Most gold mining in Peru causes serious environmental damage, write John Crabtree & Judith Condor-Vidal, but there is one exception - a Fair Trade certified mine close to the world-famous Nazca Lines. Now it's up to us to demand Fair Trade gold from the jewellery trade, rewarding responsible producers and expanding the market for new Fair Trade gold miners.
… Fair Trade gold mining in the highlands of Peru John Crabtree … | 14th January 2015 Ethical Living Mining Pollution Society Peru South America company-office-cut.jpg Mining with a human face - the Sotrami company …
London-listed copper giant Antofagasta has been entangled in scandals in Chile involving water depletion, dangers to local communities, corruption of national politics and environmental contamination, write Ali Maeve & Liam Barrington-Bush. Yet the London Stock Exchange remains silent. Following the company's AGM last week, a new London Mining Network report puts their actions and operations into the spotlight.
… | 1st June 2017 Ethical Living Chile Mining Finance Water Pollution UK Corporations … the company's AGM last week, a new London Mining Network report puts their actions and … operations into the spotlight. The biggest mining waste tailings dam in Latin America is …
From country cousin to king gold, silver is slowly cleaning up its tarnished reputation, writes Matilda Lee
… Living Green Living Clothing Dilemma Silver Mining Jewellery dilemma_april_01.jpg From … to market as a byproduct of the industrial mining of other metals, such as copper, zinc … destructive industries’, as the industrial mining industry is known. According to the …
Human rights attorney Gregory Krauss tells the Ecologist that the diamond industry is still far from ethical, and believes consumers should start demanding stringent regulation, for the sake of both people and the environment ...
… abuses have been rooted out of diamond mining. Whichever of these assumptions a … In other countries, however, diamond mining is beset by violence, corruption, and … to stop child labor or prevent violence in mining areas, let alone require that every …
Keeping your baby's bottom soft and dry shouldn't mean exposing it to a potentially harmful and environmentally costly substance
… Baby Powder Ovarian Cancer Cosmetics Illegal Mining Tiger Cloth Nappies talc.jpg Keeping … to many reports, being met by illegal mining in animal sanctuaries, and in … manufacturers were sourcing talc from illegal mining operations in sanctuaries critical to …
London Jewellery Week is kicking off and there’s no shortage of creative talent combining ethics with fashion. Ruth Styles rounds up five designers who are helping to make bijoux green
… to make bijoux green From blood diamonds to mining with mercury and terrible working … members of the Alliance for Responsible Mining, CRED were also one of the early …
Specs might be the accessory du jour but metal and plastic glasses come at a heavy cost to the planet. Luckily, Herrlicht’s chic wooden frames are the perfect alternative
… as a byproduct of copper, gold and nickel mining. But mining is one of the world’s worst polluters, … Earthworks’ joint 2010 report Dirty Metals: Mining, Communities and the Environment , …
Not just a luxury, massage can reduce stress, tension and immune system baddie, cortisol. But not everyone can afford a weekly back rub so the Ecologist joined the students at Neal’s Yard Remedies to find out how to do it DIY style
Make mine a massage: how the power of touch can give you better health Ruth Styles | 6th March 2012 Ethical Living Massage Neals Yard Remedies Health Aromatherapy Health And Beauty Holistic Natural …
There is a significant risk *you* are inadvertently funding fracking, nuclear weapons manufacture and other unethical activities - if you have an account with any of the main banks in the UK. JOSIE WEXLER of Ethical Consumer reports
… arms dealing with Israel, tar sand mining and fracking? They probably aren’t at … in 2017. These investments include arctic mining, tar sands, ultra-deep offshore mining and coal-fired power station …
Forget what you’ve heard about sheep and male voice choirs, says Hannah Corr. There’s a whole lot more to Wales than that
… and the legacy of its coal and slate mining history is still visible in the slagheaps that loom over the old mining communities of the north and south. … depiction of life at the coalface. While the mining of fossil fuels is a contentious issue …
Former lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs and now solo musician, Natalie Merchant, talks about campaigning against cement plants and leafletting her gigs
Q & A: Natalie Merchant, musician Matilda Lee | 24th November 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Natalie Merchant 10 000 Maniacs Riverkeepers Greenpeace Koyaanisqatsi Philip Glass Robert Kennedy Jr. …
This Saturday War on Want holds its Frontlines conference in London on the global conflict between communities and corporations, writes Paul Collins. Featuring a host of inspiring speakers, it will forge new alliances and new strategies of resistance.
… | 20th March 2014 Ethical Living Farming Mining Indigenous Peoples Corporations … with the Indonesian military to protect their mining interests in West Papua - a army that …
All you need to know to start putting your money where your mouth is
… they don't want their money invested - in coalmining or logging in the Amazon, for example - … NEWS Church sells stake in controversial mining company, Vedanta The Church of England …
All you need to know to start putting your money where your mouth is
… they don't want their money invested - in coalmining or logging in the Amazon, for example - … NEWS Church sells stake in controversial mining company, Vedanta The Church of England …
Whether you're fighting fracking, coal mines, new roads or a third Heathrow runway, next weekend's Earth First! Winter Moot is for you, writes Louise Somerville Williams. Campaigners and activists from across the UK and beyond will gather in Stroud to build common strength in our struggle against ecological destruction, and to work for a world of social and environmental justice.
… report ' Ditch Coal ', an exposé of global mining impacts caused by the UK's addiction to …
A little bit of natural seasoning won’t kill you, it’s what gets added – or taken away – that matters. Pat Thomas explains why refining and demonising salt is such a crude response
What type of salt is best? Pat Thomas | 1st May 2009 Ethical Living Health And Beauty Green Living Salth Health dilemma_may.jpg A little bit of natural seasoning won’t kill you, it’s what gets added …
It's the 'Gucci of outdoor wear' but for founder, Yvon Chouinard, there's far more to Patagonia than fashion. He spoke to Matilda Lee
Patagonia: the anti-fashion fashion brand Matilda Lee | 4th October 2011 Ethical Living Fashion Patagonia Ethical Retail Earth Tax One Percent For The Planet Yvon Chouinard yvon.jpg It's the 'Gucci …
Battling a fractured back and the vagaries of the weather high in the Pyrenees, is the biodynamic dream of wine writer turned grower Monty Waldin about to turn sour?
Grape expectations part 2: Monty Waldin reaps his biodynamic harvest Monty Waldin | 1st May 2008 Ethical Living Biodynamics Wine Chateau Monty Organic Agribusiness Biodynamics Organics Wine Beer And …
Summer in the garden is beautiful, but hauling gallons of water from the kitchen tap to your beds is neither fun nor sustainable. Here's some tips on how to drought-proof your plot
Growing without water: how to garden in a drought Andy Hamilton | 27th July 2010 Ethical Living Food And Farming Gardening Drought Water Permaculture droughtsoya.jpg Summer in the garden is …
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate the coming together of marriage and environmentalism. Do you, reader, take this, the Ecologist, to be your guide to environmentally friendly weddings...
… to symbolise our commitment to each other? Mining for gold is thought to be the most …
As summer sets in, Andy Hamilton grabs his tongs and invites you to have a sizzling and sustainable barbecue
How to have the most ethical barbecues Andy Hamilton | 19th June 2009 Ethical Living Take Action How To Barbecues Charcoal Firelighters Summer how-to...july.jpg As summer sets in, Andy Hamilton grabs …