WITNESS: Cleaning up the iconic but highly polluted Jukskei River
Oct 27, 2016, 8:20 am By The Ecologist
Efforts to clean up the Jukskei River are to be applauded but fall far short of what's really needed…Hypernormalised? Heathrow plan is proof we exist in a catastrophic fantasyland
Oct 26, 2016, 10:19 am By The Ecologist
In one reality, the government recognises climate change, signs the Paris agreement, and commits to…Wireless pollution 'out of control' as corporate race for 5G gears up
Oct 25, 2016, 2:15 pm By The Ecologist
With the UK's Digital Economy Bill set to be finalised today, new 5G microwave spectra are about to…WMO: the world's new 400ppm climate reality
Oct 25, 2016, 12:20 pm By The Ecologist
Global CO2 concentrations have reached a historic new base of 400 parts per million, writes Alex…Dirty production of NHS antibiotics in India helping to create superbugs
Oct 25, 2016, 8:14 am By The Ecologist
The NHS is buying drugs from pharmaceutical companies in India whose dirty production methods are…With Heathrow approval, aviation could use two thirds of UK's 1.5C carbon budget
Oct 25, 2016, 8:00 am By The Ecologist
The UK government today announced that Heathrow, already the UK's busiest airport, is its 'preferred…Brussels defeats toxic EU-Canada trade deal, CETA
Oct 21, 2016, 12:38 pm By The Ecologist
The city of Brussels, capital of Europe, has joined with other Belgian regions to defeat the CETA…No new runways! Not at Heathrow, not at Gatwick!
Oct 21, 2016, 12:26 pm By The Ecologist
Should it be Heathrow or Gatwick? The answer, writes Keith Taylor, is neither. For climate and…Gaia lives! Overcoming our fear of a living planet
Oct 21, 2016, 11:43 am By The Ecologist
To embrace the Earth as truly alive is a step too far even for many committed environmentalists,…Wales demands 'objective evidence' before killing badgers. Whatever next?
Oct 21, 2016, 7:09 am By The Ecologist
Wales has achieved enviable success in reducing bovine TB in its cattle herds without killing…THE ETHICAL FOODIE - Back to Basics
Oct 20, 2016, 8:27 am By The Ecologist
We refer to them as kitchen basics - milk and eggs - but how often do we stop to think about the…The future of our food depends on small farmers and well cared-for livestock
Oct 19, 2016, 2:58 pm By The Ecologist
Abusive farming of animals in factory farms is one of the great cruelties of the modern age, writes…Vicky Tauli-Corpuz: 'The better protected areas are those where indigenous peoples live!'
Oct 19, 2016, 9:20 am By The Ecologist
Indigenous Peoples are often the victims of nature conservation, according to a new report by Vicky…Challenging the delusion of cheap, safe shale gas extraction
Oct 19, 2016, 8:35 am By The Ecologist
The UK government's insistence of pursuing fracking is based on a flawed and utterly misinformed…Fracking industry advances with phase one exploratory applications in South Africa
Oct 19, 2016, 8:00 am By The Ecologist
Hydraulic fracturing is still a ‘known unknown' in South Africa's ongoing energy debate. And…ClientEarth against UK government in High Court over illegal air pollution
Oct 18, 2016, 10:40 am By The Ecologist
Environmental Lawyers group ClientEarth is in court today to bring a case against the Government for…Canada-EU 'TTIP' trade deal, CETA, down - but not out
Oct 17, 2016, 2:29 pm By The Ecologist
The EU Council today blocked the progress of CETA, the Canada-EU trade deal, writes Nick Dearden.…Paris talks, Montreal delivers! Kigali's massive climate victory
Oct 17, 2016, 9:46 am By The Ecologist
The 'Kigali Amendment' agreed this weekend to control HFC gases thousands of times more powerful…This is my cry of alarm, please listen to me!
Oct 17, 2016, 6:40 am By The Ecologist
Today, the Chief of the Paiter Surui indigenous people in the state of Rondônia, Brazil has issued…WITNESS: Colombia's indigenous Wayuu suffer the effects of climate change, drought and rising food prices
Oct 14, 2016, 12:14 pm By The Ecologist
La Guajira, a dusty but spartanly beautiful region in Colombia's desert north is in the grips of a…
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