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Household pesticide link to cancer
Ecologist
30th July, 2009
US study finds pesticide link to childhood leukemia and calls for more research more...Organic food report admits to lack of evidence
Ecologist
29th July, 2009
FSA review dismisses health benefits of eating organic but admits to a lack of research on which to base findings more...Air pollution link to child IQ levels
Ecologist
23rd July, 2009
Study of children in New York links exposure to air pollutants and lower IQ levels more...Nanotechnology: are we risking too much?
Tom Levitt
23rd July, 2009
Are we ready to trust policymakers and scientists as they judge the potential and acceptability of nanotechnologies? more...Mobile phones and health: what do we know?
Yanar Alkayat
21st July, 2009
In a matter of months, an Irish mobile network will launch 'Firefly' - the mobile phone for kids. With even official Government advice against such a move, Yanar Alkayat takes a timely look at what we know for certain about mobile phones and health more...Scientists link Parkinson's with specific pesticide
Ecologist
14th July, 2009
Tests on Parkinson's sufferers have revealed a high incidence and levels of the organochloride pesticide beta-HCH, holding out the hope of a blood test to catch the disease early more...Behind the label: orange juice
Pat Thomas
13th July, 2009
Is orange juice as healthy and natural as it claims to be? Can it ever be 'eco'? Pat Thomas reports more...How to make your own skincare products
Laura Sevier
10th July, 2009
DIY skincare can be as easy as grabbing some ingredients from the fridge or kitchen cupboard. Laura Sevier offers recipes and tips from the experts more...'Whitewash' at court of appeal for pesticides campaigner
Ecologist
9th July, 2009
Pesticides campaigner Georgina Downs has seen her high court victory against the Government overturned by a court of appeal, but vows to take her campaign to the House of Lords more...Government response to school WiFi petition panned
Ecologist
8th July, 2009
In response to a petition calling on wireless technology to be removed from schools, the Government has pronounced itself happy with WiFi safety guidelines its critics have labelled 'dangerously out of date' more...Cincinnati law to police polluting businesses
Ecologist
3rd July, 2009
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 more...Grow your own drugs: an interview with James Wong
Laura Sevier
2nd July, 2009
Plants can be much more than a pretty backdrop to life. Read this and you'll never look at a garden in the same way again... more...
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Shredding tyres: sustainable or health risk?
Ecologist
22nd June 2009
Leaked documents show that the US Environmental Protection Agency has launched an inquiry into the health risks of tyre chippings more...Dioxin Dorms: Why I Can’t Give Up On New Paltz
Eric Francis Coppolino
19th June, 2009
When PCB transformers exploded in a New York university in 1991, contaminating the campus with dioxins, it set Eric Francis Coppolino on the path to becoming an environmental journalist. more...Swine flu widower prepares to sue Smithfield
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
The husband of the first woman to die from swine flu in the US is preparing a case against pork producer Smithfield Foods, part-owner of the Mexican farm where the disease is believed to have originated more...Three books for a natural, healthy life
Laura Sevier
19th June, 2009
Get healthy and go green at the same time with the help of A Greener Life; The Organic Pharmacy and Herbs For Home Treatment more...Toxic insecticide carbofuran banned in US
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Despite lobbying from the pesticide industry, the US Environmental Protection Agency has said it will continue with a ban on the toxic insecticide carbofuran.more...
What type of salt is best?
Pat Thomas
1st Mat 2009
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 more...5 reasons to appreciate nettles
Laura Sevier
1st May 2009
To most people nettles are a troublesome weed to be cursed, avoided or eradicated. Here are five reasons to appreciate themmore...
Wild work out: Green Gyms
Nicolette Loizou
21st January, 2009
Tired of the treadmill? Bored of the exercise bike? Nicolette Loizou discovers a greener way to get fit more...Cooking for allergy sufferers
Matilda Lee
1st April 2009
A child’s food allergies can be terrifying in the first instance, but they shouldn’t mean being sentenced to a lifetime of unexciting food. Matilda Lee offers suggestions for a healthy, tasty, non-allergenic diet more...Georgina Downs: The Pesticide Nun
Jonathan Leake
1st April, 2006
Jonathan Leake meets Georgina Downs, the one-woman whirlwind who’s holding the pesticide industry and politicians to account more...Reports suggest pollutants effect health
Ecologist
1st March, 2009
A flurry of new reports have all suggested that the presence of environmental pollutants is leading to a decline in our mental and physical health.more...
France's electricity grid operator fined for harm to livestock
Ecologist
1st February, 2009
RTE, France's electricity grid operator, pays out to farmers for harming their livestock.more...
European Snack Association markets unhealthy food to children through curriculum
Ecologist
1st February, 2009
The European Snack Association, a lobby group for the likes of Pringles and Walkers, provides curriculum materials claiming that crisps are healthier than apples.more...