Farm pests' global advance threatens food security
Sep 2, 2014, 8:35 am By The Ecologist
Agricultural pests - viruses, bacteria, fungi, blights, mildews, rusts, beetles, nematodes, flies,…Denmark's support of the Faroese whale slaughter - the EU must act
Sep 2, 2014, 5:04 am By The Ecologist
Denmark's unlawful support of the Faroese 'grind' whale hunt is now open and obvious for all to see,…The battle for Mosul Dam: a new age of water wars beckons
Sep 1, 2014, 3:20 pm By The EcologistConflict continues to rage in Iraq over control of the Mosul dam, which impounds 11 cubic kilometres…On trial today - Thailand's food workers' rights
Sep 1, 2014, 1:56 pm By The Ecologist
Thanks to Andy Hall's investigations of abuses of migrant workers in Thailand's fish and pineapple…Danish Navy helps Faroe Islanders kill 33 pilot whales
Sep 1, 2014, 9:22 am By The EcologistThe Danish Navy has just supported the annual 'grind' cetacean slaughter on the Faroe Islands,…Liberation is our birthright! Palestine stands with Ferguson
Aug 31, 2014, 5:57 pm By The Ecologist
Blacks, Indigenous peoples and Palestinians are all engaged in a single struggle against a racist…We must protect our seas!
Aug 29, 2014, 3:37 pm By The Ecologist
Lewis Pugh has completed long-distance swims in the 'seven seas' to promote his dream of a peaceful…Scotland's double first: tidal array and twin-bladed offshore wind turbines
Aug 29, 2014, 1:25 pm By The Ecologist
Two significant renewable energy projects are moving forward in Scotland: Britain's first tidal…Fracked off - natural gas victims flee Colorado's toxic air
Aug 29, 2014, 11:19 am By The Ecologist
Natural gas is widely touted as a 'green fuel'. But as Paul Thacker found in Colorado, fracking's…The liberal climate agenda is doomed to failure
Aug 29, 2014, 8:59 am By The Ecologist
Liberal environmentalism represents a dangerous delusion, writes Scott Parkin - that 'playing nice'…Drought hits São Paulo - what drought?
Aug 28, 2014, 4:44 pm By The Ecologist
São Paulo, South America's biggest city, is suffering its worst drought in over a century, writes…A global plan for road expansion that doesn't cost the earth
Aug 28, 2014, 9:58 am By The Ecologist
Roads are responsible for massive environmental damage around the world, writes Bill Laurance - yet…Geoengineering - the 'declaration' that never was may cause real harm
Aug 28, 2014, 5:09 am By The Ecologist
It was a great story, writes Andrew Lockley - scientists signing up to a 'Berlin Declaration'…Earthquake risk makes California's Diablo Canyon a Fukushima in waiting
Aug 27, 2014, 5:56 am By The EcologistA newly-exposed report by Diablo Canyon's lead nuclear inspector shows that the twin reactors are…Defying reality - Natural England authorises 'unlawful' cull
Aug 27, 2014, 5:13 am By The Ecologist
A High Court judgment on the lawfulness of the 2014 badger cull is awaited. A criminal investigation…Coca-Cola forced out of $25 million factory in India
Aug 26, 2014, 2:28 pm By The Ecologist
After a 15-year battle, local campaigners infuriated by pollution, over-pumping of groundwater and…Dams versus rivers - the global battle
Aug 26, 2014, 12:16 pm By The Ecologist
A new 'State of the World's Rivers' database shows how the world's rivers have been impoverished by…Bombs Ahoy! Why the UK is desperate for nuclear power
Aug 26, 2014, 7:55 am By The Ecologist
On the face of it, the UK government's obsession with nuclear power defies reason. It's very…Heat accumulating in the deep oceans has put global warming on pause
Aug 26, 2014, 5:54 am By The Ecologist
Since 2000 global surface temperatures have risen less than expected, a fact seized on by climate…The nuclear industry today: declining, but not (yet) dying
Aug 25, 2014, 5:28 am By The Ecologist
The World Nuclear Industry Status Report provides an account of an industry in decline, writes…
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