Council-run pension funds are investing billions in overseas fracking industries, new data from 350.org, Platform and Friends of the Earth has shown. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
After a summer of heatwaves, and ahead of the Rise for Climate day of action on 8 September, PAYAL PAREKH reflects on what gives her hope for a better world
Forest fires in Indonesian palm oil concessions are destroying the local environment, polluting the air and endangering lives. The concessions belong to major household brands, such as Nestlé and Unilever. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
Poorly regulated and dangerous acid stimulation could be used to increase fossil fuel production. A new report from Friends of the Earth calls for a ban. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
Mountain hare numbers on moorlands in the eastern Highlands have declined to less than one percent of their initial levels, according to a newly published long-term scientific study. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
A protester acquitted last week of trespassing on the Bradley coal mine site in County Durham has spoken exclusively to The Ecologist. ALEXANDRA HEAL reports
Friends of the Earth has launched a legal challenge in the High Court arguing that the government's National Policy Statement for Heathrow Airport fails to address climate change. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
Professor Chris Rapley discusses the Climate Change Act 10 years on - and warns we are not acting on a 'scale or pace' to stay beneath the crucial 2ºC of warming. In this interview with NICK BREEZE, he balances the inadequacies of climate policy with the growing willingness of many people to take action
Frack Free Greater Manchester campaigners joined human rights defenders from as far as Argentina and Colombia in May to protest outside British Petroleum (BP)’s first ever shareholder meeting in Manchester, UK. HELENA COATES - a local resident - environmental campaigner and mum of two, explains why she took part
A global climate movement has announced a major mobilisation effort planned for later this year. Some of the world's leading climate change organisations will take part in the Rise for Climate coordinated action to showcase what they say is real climate leadership. CATHERINE HARTE reports
Gardeners across Britain are being asked to earn their stripes by joining the Great British Bee Count and help our threatened pollinators. Bees are good for flowers - and also support our farmers, argues EMI MURPHY of Friends of the Earth
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It’s never been easier to show support for a cause. To make online armchair campaigning even easier still, Ellie O’Donnell and ALEXANDRA HEAL and ELLIE O'DONNELL have compiled a list of 10 ongoing campaigns they think Ecologist readers would like to know about
