The Environment Agency, the UK's lead eco-regulator, faces huge cuts that may leave it unable to fulfill its legal mandate. The Government is making a false economy, argues Veerle Heyvaert, and betraying its green promises.
Environment Agency staff cuts risk economy and reputation Veerle Heyvaert | 26th November 2013 Comment UK Politics Environment EU Regulation smokestack.png The Environment Agency, the UK's lead …
Sarah Lozanova tells the Ecologist why her and her family have decided to make the move from a city dwelling to an Eco-village....
Cohousing and community on the coast Sarah Lozanova | 9th April 2013 Ethical Living Co-housing Comunity Eco-Village community.jpg Sarah Lozanova tells the Ecologist why her and her family have …
An absence of positive political debate about the natural world is even more troubling than the decline in UK wildlife revealed by State of Nature report
The anti-nature narrative in UK politics is hard to fathom Tony Juniper | 29th May 2013 Comment shutterstock_71780920.jpg The red squirrel, ironically named Sciurus vulgaris , continues to decline in …
Deep down inside, do the people of the world want what's best for them, asks Kelly Rigg. Or what's best for everyone?
A resolution for 2014 - go 100% renewable! Kelly Rigg | 27th December 2013 Activism Climate Change Renewable Energy 2014-resolution.png Deep down inside, do the people of the world want what's best …
Phillip Manbridge, CEO of Care for the Wild International, introduces the 'No Photos, Please!' campaign, which forces us to look beyond the adorable faces of captive animals we encounter abroad and ask - what is the real story here?
Smile - You've Just Killed My Mum Philip Mansbridge | 8th November 2013 Activism Natural World Pet Trade Tourism …
In the third of her series on Activism for Busy People, Ruth Stokes looks at how we can use 'car clubs' and 'lift-share' networks to reduce the burdens and impacts of car ownership - but still have access to a car when we need one.
Travelling light - car clubs and lift shares Ruth Stokes | 16th December 2013 Ethical Living Transport Cars UK Car Clubs ecarclub-electric-car.jpg In the third of her series on Activism for Busy …
John Abraham & Dana Nuccitelli report on the expensive and time consuming attacks launched against scientists by the anti-science crowd and express their concern that this will deter the next generation of scientists........
Global warming games - playing the man not the ball John Abraham Dana Nuccitelli | 15th July 2013 News Climate Change Politcs ice.jpg John Abraham & Dana Nuccitelli report on the expensive and time …
Sarah Ditty explains why she believes manufacturers and consumers should join the increasing numbers of us who are voting with our wallets and choose fashion that doesn't harm people or planet.......
Building Momentum for Sustainability in Fashion Sarah Ditty | 9th September 2013 Ethical Living Fashion Green Living londonfashion.jpg Fashion brands are increasingly incorporating eco-friendly …
Natural gas could be a game changer for one impoverished Ohio city. But there are serious environmental and social risks associated with extracting it, reports Dimiter Kenarov
Youngstown: where the promise and curse of shale gas collide Dimiter Kenarov | 28th February 2013 News Fracking Shale Gas News Energy Politics And Economics andrew image 2.jpg Natural gas could be a …
While the horse meat scandal rumbles on the wider issue of how we are going to feed ourselves in the future is no further to being addressed, argues Caroline Allen.
Food: Sustainability, Security, Self-reliance Caroline Allen | 20th February 2013 News shutterstock_100066112.jpg We cannot allow the market to set the landscape of our countryside and food supply. …
When Daniel Reeds visited Madagascar he was struck by the beauty of its ecosystems and people, but also by the appalling poverty. However, he found inspiration from a pioneering charity that works with humans and wildlife, to ensure a sustainable future for both.
Getting to the root of the problem in Madagascar Daniel Reeds | 26th February 2013 Comment fighting-malnutrition-2-685x1024_edited-1.jpg Gerenette and her friend pick Moringa leaves. Image courtesy …
The battle against coal mining by Mountain Top Removal has been fought by the people of Appalachia over generations. The campaigners' target is now Swiss bank UBS, the main financier of the destruction.
'UBS Eight' still in jail for fighting mountain-top removal The Ecologist | 27th November 2013 Activism Coal Global Warming Fossil Energy Extreme Energy hoa.png The battle against coal mining by …
Fernanda Mayrink, who championed and launched the ‘Light Recicla' scheme tells Alex Elliott how it is revolutionising lives in Santa Marta and beyond.
Fernanda Mayrink brings light and safety into the lives of many Alex Elliott | 23rd May 2013 Comment foto em alta definiã§ã£o.jpg Fernanda Mayrink Fernanda Mayrink, who championed …
As a new generation discovers the potency of non violent activism, Ian and Jennifer Hartley - the authors of Paths Are Made By Walking - explain why Non Violent Direct Action is as relevant today as it was during the Cold War
The Power of Peaceful Protest Ian Jennifer Hartley | 29th May 2013 Activism Society Politics Campaigning jennifer & ian hartley - paths are made by walking - cover image.jpg "It is better to light …
Paul Thompson of the Back Biomass campaign on why he disagrees with an earlier article published by the Ecologist concerning the growing of trees to provide fuel for biomass stations...........
Back Biomass Paul Thompson | 11th April 2013 Comment shutterstock_96223040.jpg Paul Thompson of the Back Biomass campaign on why he disagrees with an earlier article published by the Ecologist …
Campaigner Georgina Downs has scored a significant victory in her 12 year battle against the UK Government. But DEFRA Ministers have still failed to secure protection from pesticides for people in the countryside.
Pesticides - the Government must protect us! Georgina Downs | 17th December 2013 Comment UK Farming Pesticides Health pesticide-spraying.png Campaigner Georgina Downs has scored a significant victory …
The US's 'dash to frack' for oil or gas, which has transformed the country's energy market, is seriously depleting and contaminating aquifers and surface water supplies, writes Valerie Brown. The choice facing America is plain - energy, or water?
… gas (LNG) pipelines and a massive increase in trains carrying oil and coal through the …
Poet Lorna Crozier vists the Great Bear Rainforest in BC, Canada and finds a fragile paradise imbued with myth, meaning and magic for local indigenous peoples.
In the sanctuary of the White Bear Lorna Crozier | 17th November 2013 Ethical Living Rainforest Natural World Bears Indigenous Peoples white-bear.png Poet Lorna Crozier vists the Great Bear …
As the UK Government's green policies come under sustained attack from Tory and UKIP right-wingers, Lib-Dem Leader Nick Clegg nails his green colours to the mast.
… to get about on foot and by bike, buses, trains and trams. As we head to the annual UN …
Bibi van der Zee discovers there is no excuse for Britain – still struggling with an energy system built for the 1950s – not to construct a new and greener energy system fit for the 21st century. All that is lacking is the political will.
The Future of Energy Bibi van der Zee | 20th January 2013 Other solar butterfly.jpg Bibi van der Zee discovers there is no excuse for Britain – still struggling with an energy system built for the …
'Hawk', a member of the Awá tribe and survivor of unfathomable atrocities, tells of his past losses and his future fears for his people and their beloved forest.
Lobster fishing remains big business off the coast of Maine but even with new regulations and new gadgets can it ever be sustainable? Michael Sanders investigates the real costs of the crustacean on your plate
Fishing the Gulf of Maine: Tradition at a Crossroads Michael Sanders | 20th May 2013 News Food And Farming Natural World shutterstock_3458519.jpg The Maine coastline may be picturesque - but look …
Reviled by ranchers and fawned over by conservationists, the Gray wolf is highly controversial in the US. Jim Wickens travels to Montana and Wyoming to unravel the complex arguments surrounding plans to cull the animals
Shades of gray: America's wolf dilemma Jim Wickens | 11th March 2013 News Ecologist Film Unit Wildlife Natural World News img_3546.jpeg Reviled by ranchers and fawned over by conservationists, the …