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Tackling e-waste
Dr. Keith Baker
4th June, 2009
In February 2009 the Environment Agency began its first prosecution against an individual for an e-waste crime, and claims to have prevented 33 shipments in the previous six months. more...
Behind the label: Chain lube
Pat Thomas
13th May, 2009
I know, I know. Every time you think you¡¯ve gone your greenest, some killjoy comes along and raises the bar a little higher. Apologies in advance. more...
Drugs on tap
John Naish
30th April, 2009
Britain has a serious and unnecessary drug habit, but the implications of our pill-forevery-ill culture go far beyond the adverse effects on human health. The complex chemicals in modern pharmaceuticals, as well as the manufacturing processes involved, leave a massive industrial footprint on the natural world that is largely ignored by both science and government. more...
Alternate current, intelligent current
Mark Anslow
29th April, 2009
Instead of spikes in demand and coal-fired solutions, fridges and washing machines may soon be available that can regulate their own energy usage. Mark Anslow reports on a new generation of electrical appliances that ‘listen’ and learn more...
Techno-fix or false solution? What technological controversies for solving environmental problems will we see in 2009?
Jim Thomas
23rd April, 2009
Somebody somewhere has to have a cunning plan to fix our environmental problems and save the world – right? Jim Thomas sorts through the big tech ideas you’ll be reading about this year more...
Cancer expert believe links with mobile phones will be ‘definitively proven’ in next 10 years
News
16th April, 2009
A cancer expert believes that links between cancer and mobile phones will become apparent in the next decade more...
US academic calls for a revolution in copyright laws, arguing that they hinder intellectual progress
News
15th April, 2009
Speaking to an audience at the RSA in London, Professor James Boyle said:‘We need to build a movement to preserve the public domain. I think we need an environmental movement for the public domain of the mind.’ more...
EU Parliament and the European Food Safety Agency to tighten up regulations on nanotechnology
News
15th April, 2009
Green campaigners have welcomed moves by the European Parliament to introduce new rules on nanomaterials in cosmetics. more...
Biotech firms thwarting GM research, say scientists
News
13th April, 2009
Biotech firms are abusing their trademark controls to stop scientists fully investigating the environmental and health impacts of GM crops, a coalition of US scientists has claimed. more...
The third green revolution?
Jim Thomas
2nd April, 2009
The thing is, I like urban farming. Rooftop gardens and window boxes excite me. Balconies filled with beans and tomatoes give me hope. Nonetheless, the ‘next big thing’ in urban horticulture has left me cold. more...
Dan Box Blog: learning about climate change
Dan Box
26th March, 2009
Dan Box teaches a class about climate change and its effects on the Carteret Islands, which are sinking due to rising sea levels, and how children can help stop climate change. more...
End of the road for petrolheads
Leo Hickman
24th March, 2009
Cancellation of the British International Motor Show should signal an end to our onanistic car culture more...
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Local Hero: Tony Juniper
Dixe Wills
20th March, 2009
To discuss his leap from outsider activist to budding politician I headed for the backstreets of the light-blue university town where he has lived for the past 20 years. He shares his home with his wife, children, springer spaniel and black-and-white cat. Hens scratch contentedly around a coop at the bottom of the garden. more...
UK’s nuclear arsenal - time to disarm
Joss Garman
10th March, 2009
We can’t tackle today’s threats using Cold War weapons. That’s why what the UK does with its nuclear arsenal has never been more pertinent. more...
US Department of Agriculture worried about GM food imports
News
6th March, 2009
Having exported largely untested GM crops around the world for decades, the US is suddenly starting to worry about what genetically modified organisms other countries might send their way. more...
Sustainable Know-how
The Ecologist
1st March, 2009
Do you work in the construction industry and need to know more about sustainable development? more...
Dumping iron sulphate into the ocean, or, how to 'geo-engineer' the climate
Jim Thomas
24th February, 2009
Climate change due to human interference with fragile ecosystems? No problem - we can just dump 20 tonnes of iron sulphate into the ocean more...
Why can't the automobile industry get a handle on low-carbon cars?
Harriet Williams
19th February, 2009
A hub of invention, why can't the automobile industry get a handle on low-carbon cars? The answer's in the profit margins - which is why the credit crunch offers hope for the future, says Harriet Williams more...
UK Met Office's forecast on human induced climate change - a mixed message?
Peter Bunyard
18th February, 2009
As US climatologists and scientists are urging the world that greenhouse gas emissions be curbed rapidly to prevent runaway global warming, the UK Met Office appears to be back pedalling on human induced climate change. Peter Bunyard reports on some mixed messages more...
Listen to the animals
Rupert Sheldrake
12th February, 2009
Why did so many animals escape December's tsunami? more...
Aral Sea - a cause for hope?
Paul Miles
2nd February, 2009
Does the Aral Sea, the biggest environmental disaster of the 90s, offer us cause for hope? Paul Miles reports, and sees parallels with a bigger man-made disaster – climate change more...
The UK Government paper, A Vision for Science and Society, is no clear picture
Guy Cook
20th January, 2009
A Vision for Science and Society, in today’s technological vista, sounds an honourable aim. Guy Cook reads between the lines of this new UK government paper more...
Book Review: It's not easy being green
Fred Groom
14th January, 2009
Half story, half step-by-step guide to 'greening' up your act, ‘It's Not Easy Being Green’ is a good buy for anyone looking for tips on how to minimise their impact on the planet. It tells the tale of Dick Strawbridge and his family, who give up their 'normal' life in Malvern, Worcestershire and move to a derelict smallholding in the Cornish countryside and find out how feasible it is to lead a truly sustainable life whilst not totally sacrificing their 21st century habits. more...
Jimmy's GM Food Fix
Jonathan Matthews
27th November, 2008
Last year celebrity pig farmer Jimmy Doherty kept 1000 organically reared pigs, while this year apparently he's raised barely 200. But if Jimmy’s farm is on the skids, the same cannot be said of his career as a media celeb. more...
Desert grain
Prof Jack Heinemann
1st November, 2008
Can food crops really be engineered to thrive - and to yield more - under drought conditions? After 25 years we're still waiting for the flood of evidence, says Prof Jack Heinemann more...Members
