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It may look pretty, but the unmistakable odour of nail polish betrays a cocktail of toxic ingredients

Climate radio meets the activists who will be attempting to set a different agenda at the climate summit in Copenhagen

UK citizens are confused by the current publicly available information on GM foods and want clearer facts made available in shops and supermarkets

India has a substantial part to play in a climate deal, but failing to acknowledge historical responsibility is akin to giving the US 'squatters' rights' to the atmosphere

Rewarding recycling distracts attention from the real issue of packaging

A former colleague of Teddy Goldsmith pens the Ecologist founder a sonnet...

Survey of whether UK's biggest brands are reducing their carbon emissions finds more greenwash than progress

Higher temperatures cause declines in crop yields and 'economic welfare' which increases the risk of conflict

Calls for national testing in UK pig herd after survey finds superbug to be prevalent throughout Europe

These pictures were taken by journalists from the investigative agency, Eco-Storm, after they were smuggled into a tightly-guarded prawn farm in Indonesia...

In an exclusive investigation, the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire 90,000 km coastline

Former lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs and now solo musician, Natalie Merchant, talks about campaigning against cement plants and leafletting her gigs

Children are learning to use stoves made from cow dung and termite mud in a battle to reduce consumption of timber for fuel

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

Findings highlight the importance of reducing brake particle emissions as well as exhaust to safeguard human health