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The Ecologist provides a mix of in-depth analysis and practical campaigns that appeal to a global community of individuals who are committed to social and environmental change.
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The Ecologist - Official Page Nail polish: it may look pretty, but that telltale odour betrays a cocktail of toxic chemicals...

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It may look pretty, but the unmistakable odour of nail polish betrays a cocktail of toxic ingredients
Dianne Green
Dianne Green
Nail polish bars the nails from feeling the environment, so is not comfortable.
Yesterday at 04:11
Juliet
Juliet
I've never worn the stuff....
Yesterday at 06:35
Juliet Lyle
Juliet Lyle
I liked to wear it on special occasions when I dressed up ! Thanks for pointing out how hideous it really is. I'll give it a miss now.
8 hours ago
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The Ecologist - Official Page How Indonesia's coastline is being privatised to keep the west supplied with cheap prawns...(video free to watch)

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In an exclusive investigation, the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire 90,000 km coastline
Mike Hoyle
Mike Hoyle
Ar Ar Ar 8-/
Yesterday at 07:47
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The Ecologist - Official Page A project to help Kenyan communities revive traditional seed diversity and enhance food security - organically

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Forget trying to grow hybrid maize - Africa already has all the crops, storage systems and knowledge that it needs to grow itself out of poverty
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As the Copenhagen summit becomes shrouded in pessimism, the Edenbee Facebook application is bringing individuals and groups together to make carbon-cutting commitments.
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The Ecologist - Official Page Using compressed straw panels as the ultimate eco-building material (focus on BaleHaus project at Bath University)

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A new project at Bath University shows that building with straw is not just eco-friendly, but cheap, easily adaptable and fully recyclable at the end of its life
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The Ecologist - Official Page Could a 'tweaked' GDP end up actually being the best safeguard for the natural world?

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Much maligned as a measurement of progress some believe a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measurement that included natural capital could be the way forward
Sharon
Sharon
hee hee! i am out of my depth with IT analogies to be honest! we need better macro indicators than GDP, for sure. and maybe a new negotiating dynamic based on natural, rather than monetary, assets: http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/ecological_debtors_and_creditors
20 November at 05:46
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The Ecologist - Official Page How to have a green Christmas

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How to be festive and green - from rentable Christmas trees and organic booze to original ethical gift ideas and tips on recycling electrical waste...
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The Ecologist - Official Page Video: how to gut, scale and fillet a fish with Darina Allen

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One of Ireland's best-known chefs, Darina Allen takes the fear out of buying fresh, whole fish with her simple preparation guide
Helen
Helen
Vegan = the way forward :)
19 November at 12:22
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The Ecologist - Official Page All carbon is not born equal: assuming that tree carbon is the same as fossil carbon could be our biggest mistake...

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Are we risking serious problems if action to tackle deforestation assumes that a tonne of tree carbon is the same as a tonne of fossil carbon?
Stephen Frew
Stephen Frew
I'd never thought about it, but it makes a lot of sense
18 November at 04:10
Filipa Gouveia
Filipa Gouveia
It´s good to ear! sometimes I think that I'm alone on this kind of thinking. I'll share it.
18 November at 06:13
Sum Dood
Sum Dood
This article seems to me to be too important to share only with paying subscribers.
18 November at 07:39
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The Ecologist - Official Page Competition: Win one of ten copies of Climate Change - Our Warming World

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A book that delivers the facts in a simple, effective and stark way rather than bombarding you with scientific data
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There are two ways of getting hold of the book. Either through an Ecotricity offer: http://www.ecotricity.co.uk/climate-change-book
Or though the publishers: http://www.sawdays.co.uk/bookshop/fragile/
19 November at 03:58
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The Ecologist - Official Page Prof Mike Hulme: we shouldn't be expecting a single Copenhagen treaty to save us - too much expectation has been placed on it...

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We've bundled so many issues up together into 'climate change' that we've made a single treaty unworkable. Let's start thinking about a many-sided solution...
Catherine Lupton
Catherine Lupton
Excellent article: proposes a tempered and sensible approach to tackling environmental and social justice issues.
16 November at 10:52
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The Ecologist - Official Page How to get community investment for green projects...

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Many a good idea has founded for lack of funds, but with today's models for community finance this need no longer be so...
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The Ecologist - Official Page Are your emissions 'survival' or 'luxury'? Read a great article by a runner-up in our essay competition...

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A runner-up in the Ecologist/nef essay competition, Daniel Scharf suggests that the whole concept of a carbon 'market' is radically flawed...