I know that I should avoid compost containing peat, but what is the most environmentally friendly alternative that I can buy?
R Townsend, by email
Ask Leo: what is the greenest alternative to compost containing peat? Leo Hickman | 16th April 2009 Ethical Living Leo Hickman Gardening Composting Green Lifestyle Composting Composting Green Living …
From cars to petrochemical giants, every man and his dog has green credentials to show off to the world, but just how genuine are they? John Naish takes a closer look
Corporate greenwash John Naish | 16th May 2008 News Adverstising Greenwash Corporate Consumerism Green Living Society archives.jpg From cars to petrochemical giants, every man and his dog has green …
Cincinnati has passed a new law introducing 'environmental justice permits', and will use police powers to force polluting businesses to clean up their acts or get out of town
Cincinnati law to police polluting businesses The Ecologist | 3rd July 2009 News Green Living Investigations Health Society Cincinnati Environmental Justice EPA Air Business Economic cincinnati.jpg …
As the world’s most respected environmental affairs magazine, the Ecologist has always embraced change. That is why as of June we will be relaunching online. This change means we can reach a much wider audience, and provide them with better quality, more up to date news and analysis, as well as substantially reducing our own environmental footprint.
Ecologist magazine to relaunch as online brand The Ecologist | 8th April 2009 Comment Teddy Goldsmith Zac Goldsmith Ecologist Magazine Relaunch Relaunch Online Online Brand Zac Goldsmith Edward …
The award winning environmental photographer on witnessing rainforests around the world, working for Greenpeace and why photos can help save the world
Q & A: Daniel Beltrá, environmental photographer Laura Sevier | 14th September 2009 Ethical Living Natural World Green Living Prince's Rainforest Project Daniel Beltra Environmental Photographer …
Cosmetics company Lush is a zero-packaging pioneer on the high street. In the first of our new 'Green business' series, founder Mark Constantine discusses gourmet consumerism, dream factories and why his ethical creation is a work in progress
Green business: Lush Eifion Rees | 17th November 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Green Business Lush Mark Constantine Cosmetics Beauty Shop Retail Consumer Shampoo Finance Roddick Body Shop L'oreal …
Unsustainable and bad for the environment, industrial viticulture leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Pesticide-free and weed-friendly, biodynamic wine holds the key to an organic revolution.
Monty Waldin on biodynamic wine Monty Waldin | 1st March 2009 Ethical Living Food And Drink Green Living Biodynamic Wine Drought Pesticides Wine Vineard best_by_a_nose_01.jpg Unsustainable and bad …
All you need to know to start putting your money where your mouth is
Ecologist guide to ethical investments Eifion Rees Matilda Lee | 5th November 2010 Ethical Living Politics And Economics Green Living Guides Ethical Finance Green Pensions Co-operative Investments …
All you need to know to start putting your money where your mouth is
Ecologist guide to ethical investments Eifion Rees Matilda Lee | 5th November 2010 Ethical Living Politics And Economics Green Living Guides Ethical Finance Green Pensions Co-operative Investments …
Laura Sevier meets the man trying to broker a better relationship between God, man, science and the natural world.
… • Three important principles of Hindu environmentalism are yajna (sacrifice), dhana … University,has studied the Buddhist basis of environmentalism and virtue ethics. A …
An editorial by editor Zac Goldsmith. Published in the 28 page exclusive <i>Ecologist</i> supplement that appeared in the <i>Independent</i> Information magazine on 27 May, 2006
The changing face of the environment Zac Goldsmith | 27th May 2006 Comment Ecologist Environmental Movement Green Lifestyle Green Living Society An editorial by editor Zac Goldsmith. Published in the …
Bright, bold and branded with a logo... It’s time to wear your ethics on your eco t-shirt. By Laura Sevier
Topical t-shirts Laura Sevier | 1st May 2008 Ethical Living Fairtrade Organic Cotton Fashion T-shirts Green Lifestyle Fashion Fair Trade Green Living Society Archive_209.jpg Bright, bold and branded …
Ninety-eight per cent of the products in our stores claiming to be environmentally friendly are guilty of greenwash, a US committee hears
Greenwash taints most 'eco-friendly' claims The Ecologist | 23rd June 2009 News Green Living Take Action Investigations Toxic Greenwash US House Of Representatives Sins TerraChoice Canada Cigarette …
Playful website TheNag.net has created an online forum where users can rant about whatever ethical or environmental issue is bothering them, find solutions and act
It's ok just to be angry Rebecca Heald | 13th July 2009 Reviews Green Living The Nag Ethical Issues Environmental Issues Take Action reviews-thenag_001.jpg Playful website TheNag.net has created an …
Forget impersonal internet interactions, Project Dirt is connecting green initiatives in real life to make environmental change at a local level a reality
Project Dirt: the eco-web project that's much more than the Green Facebook... Eifion Rees | 5th October 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Project Dirt Mark Shearer Wandsworth Community Action Project …
The A - Z of Eco Fashion Matilda Lee Laura Sevier | 10th January 2008 Ethical Living Clothes Fashion Green Lifestyle Green Living A-ZFASHION_OCT07_MAIN.jpg All you ever need to know about clothes. A …
The bulk of our motives for buying green are selfish, say psychologists. So would appealing to social positioning help shift behaviours better than moralising?
Seeking status: embracing our selfish motives for buying green Tom Levitt | 4th May 2010 News Green Living Psychology Society Green Consumerism Consumption prius.jpg Sales of the hybrid Toyota Prius …
Greener eating doesn’t have to mean compromising on taste or quality, as these five books, reviewed by Valentina Jovanovski, prove
Five of the best... environmentally friendly cookbooks Valentina Jovanovski | 13th June 2011 Ethical Living Food And Drink Organic Local Seasonal Food Cooking Cookery Cookbook Culinary Chef Food And …
Home to many great eco-friendly attractions, Jamaica is fast becoming one of the top green destinations in the world by reducing its carbon footprint. Aimme Avory-Adams takes a look at what the paradise island has to offer.......
How to have an Eco-Holiday in Jamaica Aimee Avory-Adams | 29th May 2013 Ethical Living Green Living shutterstock_19749226_dunns_river_falls_2x2.jpg Home to many great eco-friendly attractions, …
Seven top environmentalists recommend their reads for the summer, covering everything from psychological thrillers to steady state economics
The Ecologist's top ten eco summer reads Claire Baylis | 29th July 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Green Travel Environmental Books Climate Change Economy Solar The Rapture PeopleQuake Worldwatch …
Ten festivals worth digging your wellies out for this summer
Green guide to summer festivals Mariam Bhacker | 7th July 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Eco-festivals Green Festivals Sustainability Out And About big-green-gathering-tents.gif Ten festivals worth …
'Deeper than skin' is the motto of ethical green beauty and skincare brand Madara which has received accolades from WWF
Madara: the luxury skincare range with social and environmental ethics Matilda Lee | 7th December 2011 Ethical Living Health Green Living Health And Beauty Madara Organic Skincare Preservatives …
Stella McCartney talks to Matilda Lee about designer activism and the release of her second 'eco collection'.
Fashion conscience: Stella McCartney Matilda Lee | 1st May 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Fashion Stella Mccartney Clothes stella_01.jpg Stella McCartney talks to Matilda Lee about designer …
Laundry giant Unilever's new plan for creating a 'Cleaner Planet' seems to tick all the right boxes. Until, that is, you look at what gets washed down the drained after your undies are rinsed through...
Cleaner Planet plan: a green wash or greenwash? Laura Sevier | 18th August 2009 Comment Green Living Washing Laundry Unilever Phosphates Optical Brighteners cleanp.jpg Laundry giant Unilever's new …