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Consumers encouraged to have their say on what is wrong with the current global food system

Food Ethics Council policy director Sean Roberts explains why a debate on fairness in food and farming is long overdue

Climate change campaigner Dan Glass explains why he and other protesters have set up camp on the site of a proposed coal mine

Biogas - a methane-rich fuel made from rotting food waste or sewage - has huge potential as a clean, green fuel for the UK. But a perverse web of subsidies, rules and contracts could mean UK councils are about to kiss goodbye to the real power of waste...

Suppliers rejoice at calls for an independent Ombudsman but supermarkets already lobbying against the decision

Government-owned Royal Mint admits it has no ethical sourcing policy

Fighting a mine funded by foreign investment in Gabon has seen Marc Ona Essangui spend time in prison, but his only response, he says, is 'serenity'

Climate Camp 2009 looms... so what better than to look back on last year's event and marvel at how misreported the whole thing was

Survival International says holiday resorts are putting tribal peoples' lives at risk.

The Ecologist's top picks for the holiday season features mineral suncream, a soap with 18 uses, natural insect repellent and more...

Keep up-to-date with all the important developments in the environmental movement with our new twitter site

Current oil consumption is unsustainable and supplies are likely to reach a peak within the next decade, says IEA

He's.... wicked and he's lazy. But he's also surprisingly green. The self-proclaimed Idler on saving the planet from your armchair...

Can local people benefit from tourism? This guide takes you through the issues, and lists over 400 ethical holidays

In the cut-throat world of clean energy investment, is it more important that things are done for the right reason, or that the right thing gets done? We may not like the answer...