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Mobile phone metals fuelling Congo war
Ecologist
17th February, 2010
Technology companies should be honest with customers about the origin of the metals in their products, says NGO Global Witness more...The open-source hydrogen car set to change the industry
Alex McDonald
20th January, 2010
Cars are evil, right? But what if they ran on hydrogen, did 300 miles per gallon, were leased rather than owned, and were produced under an open source business model... more...Architects propose 'radical' coastal flood defenses
Ecologist
15th January, 2010
Architects, engineers and developers say that the UK faces an 'extreme threat' from flooding, and must respond accordingly more...Was 2009 the year the world turned against GM?
Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews
11th January, 2010
Despite promising the world in 2009, biotech corporations have increasingly raised the hackles of scientists and citizens worldwide more...Solar India: why climate finance is so important
Anna Da Costa
14th December, 2009
As negotiators haggle in Copenhagen over the levels of financial assistance to be provided to less-industrialised nations, Anna Da Costa highlights the difference this money could make more...CASE STUDY: from campaign group to Westminster
Dixe Wills
20th March, 2009
From chasing endangered parrots to hunting for the environmental holy grail with Friends of the Earth, one of Britain's pre-eminent eco campaigners wants to take his quest for a better, greener world to the halls of Westminster.Dixe Wills meets a man on a mission more...
Fighting for nuclear disarmament
The Ecologist
1st July, 2003
Ploughshares actions started in 1980 in the US. They have taken place in many different countries, with weapons as diverse as rifles, warships, missiles, submarines and aircraft being dismantled or damaged. more...Shakespeare had no Blackberry: let's have a technological Sabbath
Tom Hodgkinson
9th November, 2009
Putting down some of our hi-tech gadgets and hi-octane pastimes might help us make a lot less impact... more...Does shipping have a green future?
Chris Carroll
27th October, 2009
The aviation industry has its climate change plans, car manufacturers are working on 'eco' alternatives, and rail is considered top of the class, but what has the transport mode that delivers 90 per cent of goods to the UK done to improve upon its environmental credentials? more...Inspiring solutions are out there, you just have to look
Jeremy Smith
25th October, 2009
The 350.org events last Saturday on the International Day of Climate Action give us cause for hope. As Jeremy Smith is discovering, there are thousands of inspiring stories out there about people making a difference more...National Grid plan for local waste-to-biogas plants
Ecologist
8th October, 2009
Electricity operator National Grid believes that with the right Government incentives, renewable gas could be produced from our waste and fed straight into the mains more...Apple quits Chamber of Commerce over climate denial
Suzanne Goldenberg
6th October, 2009
Technology firm becomes latest in line of high-profile departures after federation opposes efforts to reduce emissions more...
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Hell for leather
Jim Wickens
1st June, 2008
Must-have handbags? shoes to die for? From cheap trinkets to luxury car interiors, Jim Wickens discovers the startling facts behind what we buy into when we buy leather goods. more...Renewables expert David Mackay appointed to Government
Ecologist
3rd September, 2009
In a surprise move, the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has appointed Cambridge Professor David Mackay as its Chief Scientific Adviser more...Geo-engineering: climate solution or dangerous distraction?
Ecologist
1st September, 2009
The launch of the Royal Society's report on geo-engineering raises the spectre of a quick-fix solution to climate change. But is it that simple? more...Under the hood of the solar electric car
Ecologist/Positive TV
25th August, 2009
Cambridge University's solar electric car 'Endeavour' was unveiled in July as a contender in the Global Green Challenge - a gruelling race across the Australian outback in October. Now, the Ecologist and Positive TV take a look at the guts of this remarkable vehicle, and ask - what does it mean for the average road user? more...Oi! You nicked my reef!
Dan Box
3rd August, 2009
In the cut-throat world of clean energy investment, is it more important that things are done for the right reason, or that the right thing gets done? We may not like the answer... more...Hewlett-Packard = Hazardous Products, says Greenpeace
The US company has been singled out for its failure to remove dangerous chemicals from computers more...Solar plane to cross English Channel
Ecologist
25th July, 2009
World's first manned solar-powered airship provides an inspiration for cleaner travel more...MPs call for an end to GM crop protests
Ecologist
22nd July, 2009
MP's report leaves environmentalists facing a dilemma, should they allow GM crop trials or not? 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...New website shows best time to use electricity
Ecologist
17th July, 2009
Realtimecarbon.org offers electricity-users a chance to understand how changing their power habits can help reduce emissions more...Welsh construction centre leads field in sustainability
Eifion Rees
16th July, 2009
The new Construction and Sustainable Energy Centre in Haverfordwest is a blueprint for the newbuild higher education buildings of the future, in Wales and beyond more...Renewables are go (terms and conditions apply)
Ecologist
16th July, 2009
The new suite of measures proposed by the Government for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is an impressive list... but as the information sinks in green groups have begun to find some holes more...Copenhagen success rests on cash and commitment
Ecologist
10th July, 2009
New research has revealed that a lack of finance and political commitment lie at the heart of the slow take-up of renewables, as a UK think tank calls for cash for low-carbon technology to be ringfenced more...