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Tuktoyaktuk: a community on the frontline of climate change
Emma Bocking
1st October, 2009
Canadian coastal communities are faced with rising sea levels as the government continues to support destructive tar sands mining more...
Banning bottled water in universities
Sophie Haydock
11th August, 2009
Leeds University is the first in the UK to ban the sale of bottled water on campus. Will other universities follow suit? Sophie Haydock reports more...
Campaigning for cheaper solar power
Stephanie Wallis
29th July, 2009
Feed-in Tariffs for renewables are what the UK needs to make home-grown energy more attractive. We look at what the 'We Support Solar' coalition is doing to bring about a change, and take a look at the group's new photography competition...more...
CASE STUDY: the Slow Food revolution
Matilda Lee
20th July, 2009
Can the delicious revolution reach out to the uncommitted? more...
The 300-350 Show: Climate Camp Ireland & Scotland
Phil England
9th September, 2009
The Climate Radio team finds how the protest camps supported local environmental campaigns. more...
Protesters start Climate Camp Wales
Ecologist
12th August, 2009
Welsh Climate Camp gets underway as protesters set up camp near coal mine more...
The psychology of climate change: why we do nothing
Tom Levitt
12th August, 2009
Well-publicised simple steps like using energy-saving light bulbs may be making it more difficult to prepare people for the bigger changes needed to tackle climate change, argue psychologistsmore...
Household pesticide link to cancer
Ecologist
30th July, 2009
US study finds pesticide link to childhood leukemia and calls for more research more...
Police hostility will not stop us, say activists
Ecologist
28th July, 2009
Climate Camp activists are expecting more aggressive police tactics this summer more...
Japanese turn to farming to find fulfilment
Hiroyo Hasegawa
23rd July, 2009
Growing in popularity in Japan, a new environmental lifestyle choice is helping people grow their own food, reconnect with the land and pursue more fulfilling vocations more...
How to Save the Planet on a Student Budget
Rebecca Heald
20th July, 2009
Kate Aydin's book is the ideal companion for the green and money-conscious who don't want to lose out on fun 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...
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It's ok just to be angry
Rebecca Heald
13th July, 2009
Playful website TheNag.net has created an online forum where users can rant about whatever ethical or environmental issue is bothering them, find solutions and act more...
Lucas: sustainability requires urgent planning reform
Ecologist
9th July, 2009
Green leader Caroline Lucas will today use a Campaign to Protect Rural England lecture to call for urgent action to resolve conflicting land use issues 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...
Policy rethink required to avoid worsening congestion
Ecologist
8th July, 2009
Building more roads is not the answer to worsening motorway congestion, according to new research from the Campaign for Better Transport, which advocates more low-impact solutions more...
Low-tech retrofit experiment could transform social housing
Eifion Rees
8th July, 2009
The Greening-the-Box initiative aims to demonstrate that retrofitting can transform hard-to-heat housing association and council properties into models of low-tech sustainability and fuel efficiency - with almost zero heating more...
Five amazing things you never knew about potatoes
Transition Culture
6th July, 2009
Inspired by digging up some home grown new potatoes on a July afternoon Rob Hopkins is running a special competition - to win one of his potatoes... more...
Sustainability 'undone' by Treasury and BIS, says Porritt
Ecologist
6th July, 2009
The outgoing chief of the Government's independent sustainability watchdog, Jonathon Porritt, has criticised the Treasury and Department for Business for a failure to advance the sustainable development agenda more...
Tesco 'trusts' cattle suppliers involved in Amazon deforestation
Ecologist
3rd July, 2009
Despite the lack of traceability in the supply chain, the assurances of cattle producers that they are not involved in the illegal deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is apparently enough for Tesco, a letter to the Guardian reveals more...
Reusable packaging in the UK: cost the major factor
Eifion Rees
29th June, 2009
When it comes to reusable packaging and the environment, consumers are keen to do the right thing, but it seems sparking a refill revolution in Great Britain means getting the price right first more...
Cutting council emissions could create 70,000 green jobs
Ecologist
25th June, 2009
A drive to persuade county councils to cut their carbon dioxide emissions by 40 per cent by 2020 could result in as many as 70,000 green jobs, new research reveals more...
Ecologist guide to ethical finance
Ecologist
14th October, 2009
Banks, building societies, ethical funds, pensions or people - where should the discerning environmentalist put their money? more...
Greenwash taints most 'eco-friendly' claims
Ecologist
23rd June, 2009
Ninety-eight per cent of the products in our stores claiming to be environmentally friendly are guilty of greenwash, a US committee hears more...
How to have the most ethical barbecues
Andy Hamilton
19th June 2009
As summer sets in, Andy Hamilton grabs his tongs and invites you to have a sizzling and sustainable barbecue more...Members
