Lynn Batten reviews Strong in the Rain, a haunting book which gives an account of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan in 2011 though the narratives of six survivors.
Founding member of the Green Party Clive Lord gives his perspective on the theme of how to stop mankind overexploiting the earth, and calls for a cultural shift based on a strategy of sharing necessities unconditionally, whilst allowing other rules for everything else.
Behind the rise of smartphones and tablets, microwave pollution is a serious assault on our health reports Lynne Wycherley, whilst a new Ecologist Film Unit investigation uncovers the hidden cost of tin used in many phones
As the delegates at the UN climate change talks in Qatar (COP18) reach their mid-summit stride, British meteorologist, Lord Julian Hunt reflects that now is the time for the Gulf States themselves to start cutting their emissions
Lorna Howarth thought she knew plenty about activism, until she read The Activist’s Handbook which changed her way of thinking about how (and why) we can all make a difference
What’s it like to stop the talking and put your life on the line for what you believe in? Activist and reporter, Eric Moll, has joined the Tar Sands Blockaders who have been protesting over the laying of TransCanada’s XL Keystone pipeline in Texas since April. Here he reveals just how brutal the authorities are with the ‘hippies’ protesting over the corporation’s damage to the environment
Inspired by a work colleague, conservationist Rosie Magudia braves a stomach churning day on a small vessel in order to discover why the South West crab fisheries are some of the most sustainable in Europe.
Just as urban bee-keeping gets trendy, London yields are reported to be at their lowest. So what can be done give our city-dwelling bee populations a much-needed boost?
More than $300m (£188m) has been promised to stop the exploitation of 846m barrels of oil below the Yasuní national park in Ecuador, one of the world's most biologically rich areas of rainforest, new figures show.
Despite promises of a radical shake-up - followed by months of bickering - the new Energy Bill delivers business as usual with the big six energy companies still dominating our energy supplies, says Bibi van der Zee
Today marks the start of the United Nations Climate Summit (COP 18) in Qatar. As negotiations commence, Matt Adam Williams, Co-Director of the UK Youth Climate Coalition, explains why young people’s prospects hang in the balance in both London and Doha .
I don't want to be told that thanks to Global Warming - now accepted by the majority (77%) of Americans and so therefore, in my opinion, a new Tipping Point - strawberry plants can now survive a Greenland winter.
