As if melting ice in Polar bears' Arctic habitat was not enough, Norwegian scientists have found that organic pollutants such as pesticide residues are disrupting their thyroid and endocrine systems, adding a further threat to the species' survival.
Polar bears at risk from pollution as well as warmth Tim Radford | 24th April 2015 News Toxics Pollution Ecology Oceans Waste Arctic Mammals polar-bears-cut.jpg As if melting ice in Polar bears' …
The increase in meat and dairy consumption is set to cause huge increases in greenhouse gases, reports Tim Radford. A shift to less animal-based diets would cut greenhouse gases, conserve forests and grasslands - and make us all healthier, with reduced obesity, diabetes and associated conditions.
Thanks to meat, farming emissions set for 80% rise Tim Radford | 1st December 2014 News Food Farming Climate Change Health meat-happy-pig-cut.jpg The increase in meat and dairy consumption is set to …
The gas stored in the Marcellus Shale formation is the subject of desperate drilling to secure US domestic energy supplies. But the process involved - hydraulic fracturing - is the focus of a bitter dispute over environmental damage and community rights
Fracking Hell – the environmental costs of the new US gas drilling boom Jim Wickens | 30th November 2010 Other Energy Hydraulic Fracturing Gas Investigations Ecologist Film Unit what-the-frack.jpg …
Despite massive clearance of carbon-rich forests for palm oil, cattle ranching, soybeans and other cash crops, writes Tim Radford, a new study finds that the net volume of carbon stored in trees is increasing thanks to their growing numbers on grasslands, on abandoned farmland, and in China.
Flourishing savanna woodlands mean forests are still absorbing carbon Tim Radford | 18th May 2015 News Forests Climate Change woodland-australia-cut.jpg Despite massive clearance of carbon-rich …
The first ever global life-cycle assessment of clean energy sources shows that a renewable system could supply the world's entire electricity needs by mid-century, writes Tim Radford.
Renewables can supply 100% of world's power by 2050 Tim Radford | 15th October 2014 News Energy Renewables Science Mining hydropower_site_at_holbuvatnet_sunndal_2013-cut.jpg The first ever global …
Must-have handbags? shoes to die for? From cheap trinkets to luxury car interiors, Jim Wickens discovers the startling facts behind what we buy into when we buy leather goods.
Hell for leather Jim Wickens | 1st June 2008 News Science And Technology Bangladesh Pollution Environmental Standards Leather Tanneries Chemicals Archive_243.jpg Must-have handbags? shoes to die for? …
Scientists in the US have established that chemicals used in fracking to extract gas and oil could represent health and environmental hazards, writes Tim Radford. Among the greatest hazards: biocides and corrosion inhibitors.
Health alert - fracking’s chemical cocktails Tim Radford | 21st August 2014 News Fracking Fossil Fuels Toxics USA fracking-well-cut.jpg Scientists in the US have established that chemicals used in …
Global food production may need to double over the next century to feed a growing world population, writes Tim Radford - just as yields crops in major crop-growing areas fall due to higher temperatures. But there is another way: to build sustainability into our food production and consumption.
Climate food crunch demands sustainable food system Tim Radford | 27th September 2016 News Food Farming Climate Change Population farm-sa-cut.jpg Global food production may need to double over the …
New research warns that rising temperatures will reduce the mountain snow in 97 major river basins worldwide, writes Tim Radford - cutting summer water supply to 2 billion people in lowland areas who depend on the meltwaters.
Global warming reduces snows that water 2 billion people Tim Radford | 24th November 2015 News Water Climate Change Science mountain-snow-cut.jpg New research warns that rising temperatures will …
As temperatures rise in the Southern Ocean, warmer currents are eroding the Antarctic ice sheet from below, writes Tim Radford - causing the melting rate to treble in two decades to 83 billion tonnes a year.
Antarctica: warming ocean trebles glacial melt Tim Radford | 17th December 2014 News Antarctica Oceans Climate Change Cryosphere Climate Change antarctic_sea_ice-amundsen_sea-cut.jpg As temperatures …
Must-have handbags? shoes to die for? From cheap trinkets to luxury car interiors, Jim Wickens discovers the startling facts behind what we buy into when we buy leather goods.
Hell for leather Jim Wickens | 1st June 2008 News Leather Tannery Pollution Corporate Lobbying Southern Elites Regulattion Human Rights Violations Risk Chemical Poisoning Industrial Globalisation …
Scientists are calling for the urgent protection of ecologically valuable roadless areas, writes Tim Radford, as a new global map shows that roads lead to loss of biodiversity and damage to ecosystems by fragmenting habitat and providing access to exploiters.
New map shows way to reducing roads' destruction of nature Tim Radford | 18th January 2017 News Forests Roads Transport Conservation roadless_areas_map-cut.jpg Scientists are calling for the urgent …
The birthplace of Aristotle is being laid waste by a vast mining project, opening a rift in a cash-strapped society
The heavy price of Greek gold Jim Wickens | 25th July 2013 News Gold Mining Ecologist Film Unit News Politics And Economics greekgold.jpg The birthplace of Aristotle is being laid waste by a vast …
The coast of Peru is being blighted by a fishmeal industry that's sprung up to satisfy the West’s voracious appetite for salmon – now marine life, human health and whole ecosystems are paying the price. Andrew Wasley and Jim Wickens report
How our growing appetite for salmon is devastating coastal communities in Peru Andrew Wasley Jim Wickens | 1st December 2008 News Fish Food And Farming Salmon Peru fishybusiness.jpg The coast of Peru …
The world's smart money is piling into renewable energy, solar power in particular, write Tim Radford & Oliver Tickell, as renewables pull away from fossil fuels in terms of both investment and new generation capacity added each year.
Investors pile in as renewables rise to record level Tim Radford Oliver Tickell | 16th April 2015 News Renewables Solar Science USA ivanhaw-solar-cut.jpg The world's smart money is piling into …
In an exclusive investigation, the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire 90,000 km coastline
Selling Indonesia's coast for cheap prawns and profit Jim Wickens | 24th November 2009 News Politics And Economics Natural World Prawn Shrimp Mangroves Erosion Indonesia harvesting.jpg In an …
The unspoilt pastoral landscape of Transylvania is the latest battlefield in the war against aggressive fossil energy extraction. Jim Wickens reports on the farming communities fighting back against multinational energy companies.
Transylvania revolts: Farmers against fracking Jim Wickens | 27th November 2013 News Energy Gas Fracking Fossil Fuels Romania Direct Action anti-fracking-protest.png The unspoilt pastoral landscape …
A major investigation by the Ecologist reveals a host of unreported environmental and social costs linked to the fishmeal production industry in Peru
The Greed of Feed – the hidden cost of your cheap farmed salmon Andrew Wasley Jim Wickens | 1st December 2008 Other Video Fish Ecologist Film Unit Marine Peru Fish Feed Fishmeal Fishing Crisis …
Must-have handbags? shoes to die for? From cheap trinkets to luxury car interiors, Jim Wickens discovers the startling facts behind what we buy into when we buy leather goods
Hell For Leather – investigating the leather industry in Bangladesh Jim Wickens | 1st June 2008 Other Video Ecologist Film Unit Science And Technology Bangladesh Pollution Environmental Standards …
The gas stored in the Marcellus Shale formation is the subject of desperate drilling to secure US domestic energy supplies. But the process involved - hydraulic fracturing - is the focus of a bitter dispute over environmental damage and community rights
US natural gas drilling boom linked to pollution and social strife Jim Wickens | 30th November 2010 News Energy Hydraulic Fracturing Gas Investigations what-the-frack.jpg The gas stored in the …
New analysis of the vast body of research shows 97% of climate scientists agree that human activities are fuelling climate change, writes Tim Radford. But thanks to aggressive attempts to convince us otherwise, only 12% of people in the US are aware of this high level of agreement.
Almost all climate scientists agree: climate change is real! Tim Radford | 19th April 2016 News Sciance Climate Change Media Politics US climate-scientist-cut.jpg New analysis of the vast body of …
Something scary is lurking in the melting Arctic permafrost, write Tim Radford & Oliver Tickell: 1,700 Gt of carbon. That's 53 years worth of current emissions, and if we let it melt the impact would cost the world $43 tn. Or act now, and we could preserve the Arctic ice for a seventh as much.
Mammoth Arctic carbon thaw would cost us $43 trillion Tim Radford | 23rd September 2015 News Arctic Climate Change Water Emissions Science mammoth-cut.jpg Something scary is lurking in the melting …
Earthquakes and poisoned wells are setting off a revolt against fracking in Romania, revealing deep fault lines between the rural heartlands and the urban political elite. Jim Wickens & Paraic O'Brien report on a country at war with itself.
Romania - a Peasants Revolt against fracking Jim Wickens Paraic O'Brien | 18th February 2014 News Fracking Romania Fossil Fuels Oil Corporations pungesti-protest.png Earthquakes and poisoned wells …
Scientists have found that the world's second greatest rainforest, the Congo, is losing its green, writes Tim Radford. As temperatures rise and rainfall reduces, the forest canopy is taking on a browner hue, and this could be an early signal of worse damage to come.
Congo rainforest 'browning' as temperatures rise Tim Radford | 30th April 2014 News Forests Africa Amazon Congo Water Climate Change Ecology congo-forest-tree.jpg Scientists have found that the …