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'Uneven' sea level rises threaten Indian Ocean coastal regions

Ecologist

14th July, 2010

Global warming is adversely affecting certain countries around the Indian Ocean with higher than average sea level rises, according to analysis published in Nature Geoscience more...

Ashden Award Winners: building self-sufficient communities across the UK

Ecologist

13th July, 2010

The Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust is the 2010 UK Gold Winner of the Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy. Watch and read about how they and five other finalists have made significant cuts to energy use on a community level... more...

Just do it movie: direct action in the UK

Ecologist

6th July, 2010

A documentary that follows UK climate activists as they take on the combined forces of global capitalism, run-away climate change and the metropolitan police. Set for release in early 2011 more...

Small scale Bolvian farmers take up community reforestation

Theodora Tsentas & Matilda Lee

2nd July, 2010

A unique community based forestry project in Bolivia aims to give farmers long-term financial incentives to keep trees standing more...

GRAPHIC: Find out the carbon footprint of...

Ecologist

1st July, 2010

Using data from Mike Berners-Lee's fascinating new book, 'How Bad are Bananas?', this graphic shows the carbon impact of some everyday activities more...

UK to get three new nuclear power plants by 2022

Ecologist

30th June, 2010

Government's climate watchdog says 'good progress' being made towards new nuclear but renewable sector needs major investment if UK is to meet emissions targets more...

The People's Ferry: reducing emissions by buying a ship

Paul Miles

24th June, 2010

How a discontinued ferry service between Swansea and Cork was reborn when locals pooled money and resources...and bought their own ship more...

Barclays Bank, British Gas and RBS implicated in ‘scandalous’ carbon trading scheme

Ecologist

24th June, 2010

British companies accused of profiting from emissions trading scheme while consumers foot the bill more...

Amazon rainforest claims not bogus admits The Sunday Times

Ecologist

21st June, 2010

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 more...

Zero carbon Britain: how to get there in 10 steps

Tom Levitt

21st June, 2010

A blueprint for how Britain could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to zero over the next 20 years by a combination of electrification, insulation and a massive scaling up of offshore wind more...

UN biodiversity panel 'a dream of many scientists'

Ecologist

15th June, 2010

A UN panel similar to the one for climate change has been given the go-ahead by world leaders with an admission they had failed to heed scientific warnings about biodiversity loss more...

Scottish climate activists in the dock hope to set legal precedent

Ecologist

14th June, 2010

Climate activists who broke into Aberdeen Airport hope to convince jury their actions were justified in preventing larger crime of runaway climate change more...

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Police to pay compensation to Kingsnorth climate camp protesters

Ecologist

11th June, 2010

Kent Police admit stop and search operation was a violation of human rights and agree to pay compensation to three protesters more...

Can algae-eating fish save our coral reefs?

Anna Taylor

15th June, 2010

Coral reefs are under threat from all quarters - rising temperatures, ocean acidity, fishing practices... But can clever management of certain fish species help the reefs to recover their former glory? more...

Government ignoring rail in favour of domestic flights

Ecologist

10th June, 2010

Majority of UK Government departments are choosing to fly staff to destinations easily accessible by train, such as London to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Manchester more...

Get down off your Dark Mountain: you're making matters worse

Solitaire Townsend

3rd June, 2010

Drawing people's attention to the enormous challenges we face is one thing; revelling in the collapse of society is quite another. Dark Mountain could learn from Douglas Adams, says Solitaire Townsend... more...

Turning our Victorian terrace into an ecohome: part two - insulation

Sue Wheat

3rd June, 2010

Sue has a brief love affair with solar panels, but realises that if she shies away from the thorny issue of solid wall insulation, she's throwing good money after bad more...

US airlines mount legal challenge to EU emission cuts

Ecologist

1st June, 2010

American aviation sector accused of using 'every trick in the book' to block the European Union's efforts to reduce carbon emissions more...

Protecting rainforests shown to reduce poverty

Ecologist

28th May, 2010

Introduction of measures to protect rainforests and ecosystems in Costa Rica and Thailand over the past 40 years have improved the livelihoods of the local population more...

Mangroves vs airport: Mumbai's development battle

1st June, 2010

Ambika Hiranandani and Tom Levitt

Plans for a new international airport in the coastal city of Mumbai will destroy yet more of its mangrove ecosystems, and there are fears the deal has already been closed more...

How to campaign: climate change and energy

Zofia Walczak & Matilda Lee

25th May, 2010

From direct action campaigns to eco-village renewable energy systems, there are many ways to learn about and get involved in actions to prevent climate change more...

Industry threats to relocate over carbon targets exposed as 'misleading'

Ecologist

22nd May, 2010

Heavy industry has pleaded for special treatment since the European Emissions Trading System was set up, but a new report suggests their complaints were exaggerated more...

How to shut down a Shell petrol station... in style

Felix Gonzales

17th May, 2010

On 15th May, protesters shut down the Islington Shell petrol station for five hours in a non-violent, 'party at the pumps'. Watch the video to find out more... more...

Clive Hamilton: 'solving climate change is out of the question'

Tom Levitt

26th May, 2010

Author Clive Hamilton on why we've left it too late to stop climate change, his horror over geoengineering and the urgent need to become citizens rather than consumers more...

UK coalition Government announces environmental policies

Ecologist

12th May, 2010

The new coalition Government has agreed on their environmental policies for the next parliament, including the scrapping of the new third runway at Heathrow more...

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