Newspaper apologises for article that disputed 'peer-reviewed scientific evidence' that up to 40 per cent of the Amazon rainforest is at risk from climate change
Amazon rainforest claims not bogus admits The Sunday Times The Ecologist | 21st June 2010 News Amazon Rainforest Deforestation Climate Change rainforests.jpg Claims about climate change risks to the …
An internal police document has confirmed what many have long suspected: the Police Liaison Officers 'facilitating' protests and demonstrations are not just there to make friends - they play a 'pivotal role' in intelligence gathering.
Smiling spies: Police Liaison Officers exposed The Ecologist | 18th June 2014 News Fracking Fossil Fuels Protest UK Police blue-bibs-cut.jpg An internal police document has confirmed what many have …
The Badger Trust has been granted leave for a Judicial Review of Environment Secretary Owen Paterson and Natural England over their 'irrational' decision to conduct the 2013 badger cull with no independent expert scrutiny.
Badger cull High Court challenge goes ahead The Ecologist | 2nd July 2014 News Natural World Badgers UK Law Farming paterson-in-court-cut.jpg The Badger Trust has been granted leave for a Judicial …
Major judicial report may not help NGOs and individuals challenge environmental damage in courts without facing prohibitive financial risk
Legal costs review may not help environmental cases The Ecologist | 18th January 2010 News Environmental Law Legal Court Court Cases Society Pollution pollution.jpg Major judicial report may not help …
FSA review dismisses health benefits of eating organic but admits to a lack of research on which to base findings
Organic food report admits to lack of evidence The Ecologist | 29th July 2009 News Food Organic Pesticides Green Living Health Food And Farming carrot.jpg There is no evidence to prove organic is …
Government urged to improve recycling facilities after review of waste options finds it has the smallest environmental footprint
Recycling best for everything except garden waste The Ecologist | 17th March 2010 News Waste And Recycling recyclinglogo.jpg Householders currently recycle around 37 per cent of their waste …
A massive expansion of coal leasing by the US's Bureau of Land Management will release tens of billions of tonnes of carbon to the atmosphere, a new Greenpeace report reveals - completely at odds with President Obama's stated climate objectives.
… to increased coal exports. However, the reviews "fell far short of a comprehensive …
FSA says French study on benefits of organic farming published last week used 'diluted data'
FSA attacks French organics study The Ecologist | 18th September 2009 News Organic FSA Food And Farming carrot.jpg Organic vegetables contain 50 per less nitrates, concluded the French study FSA says …
Europe's top food safety regulator has ruled that the world's top selling herbicide, glyphosate, does not cause cancer - in defiance of the WHO and overwhelming scientific evidence. The decision opens the way for a 10-year EU re-approval next year, before its Chemicals Agency has released its own findings.
EFSA decides: no cancer risk from glyphosate The Ecologist | 13th November 2015 News Regulation EU Toxics Health Farming Corporations Science efsa-cut.jpg Europe's top food safety regulator has ruled …
Health campaigners say suspected hormone disrupter should be banned in baby bottles food and drink containers
FSA ‘ignoring’ evidence on baby bottle chemical bisphenol-A The Ecologist | 16th November 2009 News Health Biosphenol Food And Farming babybottle.jpg Breast Cancer UK is launching a national campaign …
The Badger Trust will challenge the trial badger culls in the High Court next month, claiming that Environment Secretary Liz Truss and Natural England are acting unlawfully in failing to appoint an expert panel to oversee the experiment.
Badger Trust's High Court cull challenge The Ecologist | 21st July 2014 News Badgers Health Farming Law Politics Natural World badger-family-cut.jpg The Badger Trust will challenge the trial badger …
The National Rifle Association has demanded that The Ecologist retract important elements of a story we ran about the threat to condors from ingesting spent lead ammunition, and the NRA's opposition to a lead ban. We publish our response.
Hunting for Truth - we respond to the NRA's retraction demand The Ecologist | 11th July 2014 Comment Toxics USA Law Hunting Birds wildfowl-hunting-ca-diane-cut.jpg The National Rifle Association has …
A voter initiative in Maui, Hawaii requires a suspension of GMO crops pending a safety review to be paid for by Monsanto and other corporations - although corporations spent almost $8 million trying to defeat the measure. Monsanto is now preparing a legal challenge.
Victory! Outspent 87-1, Maui voters back GMO moratorium The Ecologist | 7th November 2014 News GMOs Politics USA Corporations maui-rainbow-cut.jpg A voter initiative in Maui, Hawaii requires a …
Being green doesn't have to mean adopting a soap-and-water approach to beauty: these fabulous eco lipsticks are as sustainable as they are stylish
Mineral magic: five of the best natural lipsticks The Ecologist | 25th May 2011 Ethical Living Lipsticks Cosmetics Dr Haushka Lavera Essential Care Health And Beauty holding.jpg Being green doesn't …
Forty years ago this month J. David George looked at the increasing amount of ocean pollution. But have things improved?
The Ecologist March 1971: can the sea survive? The Ecologist | 29th March 2011 Other Archive 40 Years Ago Ecologist Oceans Natural World Exact Editions march 1971 480 x 360.jpg Forty years ago this …
With Monarch butterfly numbers down by 90% in 20 years - largely as a result of GMO crops in key feeding areas - the US Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing the insect's status with a view to granting it legal protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Monarchs may win 'endangered species' protection The Ecologist | 6th January 2015 News Natural World USA GMOs Farming Law monarch-butterfly-cut.jpg With Monarch butterfly numbers down by 90% in 20 …
A global taxonomic review of birds has 'discovered' 361 new species that were previously considered 'races' of existing bird species - but many of them are endangered, forcing a rethink of conservation priorities.
A quarter of 361 newly-recognised birds are 'threatened' The Ecologist | 24th July 2014 News Birds Natural World somali-ostrich-cut.jpg A global taxonomic review of birds has 'discovered' 361 …
The European Parliament has today adopted a ner Regulation to phase-down the use of super greenhouse gases - known as 'F-gases' - some of which are thousands of times more powerful than CO2.
Euro Parliament ratifies F-gas ban - 'huge gain for climate' The Ecologist | 13th March 2014 News Climate Change EU Regulation illegal-hfc-haul.png The European Parliament has today adopted a ner …
A coalition of fishing, consumer, and environmental groups are suing the FDA for its 'unlawful' approval of Aquabounty's GM salmon, as it relied on treating the fish as an 'animal drug' under a 1938 law, and ignored serious risks to wild salmon and fishing communities.
FDA sued for 'unlawful' approval of GMO salmon The Ecologist | 1st April 2016 News GMOs Fishing Oceans Law Regulation Ecology USA Panama atlantic-salmon-cut.jpg A coalition of fishing, consumer, and …
A green coalition has brought a legal challenge against the Treasury for refusing to rein-in the Government-owned RBS bank, which continues to invest in polluting industries
Legal challenge to Treasury over RBS investments The Ecologist | 2nd July 2009 News Investigations Politics And Econonmics High Court Treasury RBS Platform People & Planet World Development Movement …
Overseas aid still being channelled by DFID through the World Bank who is investing record amounts in coal-fired power stations
UK urged to stop funding dirty coal power stations overseas The Ecologist | 10th February 2011 News Aid Climate Change Coal Energy Fossil Fuels coal.jpg Fossil fuel projects supported by the World …
The Court of Appeal last month ruled that England's Badger cull is lawful despite the lack of independent supervision. But on the eve of a fresh Parliamentary debate, and with public opinion backing the badgers all the way, the Badger Trust is the clear winner where it really matters - in public hearts and minds.
Badger Trust claims victory in the court of public opinion The Ecologist | 3rd November 2014 News Badgers Farming Natural World Politics Law badgers-tim-brookes-cut.jpg The Court of Appeal last month …
Campaigners accuse Coca-Cola CEO of not being open with investors about the potential liabilities it faces for environmental damage in water-stressed areas of India
Coca-Cola 'misleading' investors over water use in India The Ecologist | 23rd April 2010 News Natural World Water Coca-Cola India india2.jpg Campaigners say Coca-Cola's 56 bottling plants in India …
Tate, the leading London art gallery owner, has revealed the price of the BP logos that plaster its exhibitions: under 0.5% of its income - but only after a court order forced it to do so.
BP's logo all over Tate for under half percent of income The Ecologist | 26th January 2015 News Oil Arts tate-bp-cut.jpg Tate, the leading London art gallery owner, has revealed the price of the BP …