----- Forwarded Message ----- From: The Ecologist <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, 19 April 2012, 11:57 Subject: Why 'Putinomics' is the biggest threat to Russia's environmental movement To ensure delivery of these emails to your inbox, please add [email protected] to your email address book. This email was sent to [email protected] by [email protected]. Click here to view it in your browser   |   Click here to unsubscribe   19th April, 2012 ________________________________ NEWS | GREEN LIVING | INVESTIGATIONS | MAKING A DIFFERENCE | COMMENTS     Evgenia Chirikova: 'Putinomics' the biggest threat to Russia's environmental movement 'We all live in Khimki Forest' has become the rallying cry of a local forest defense campaign. Goldman Prize winner Evgenia Chirikova describes what it's like to be green in Russia the why a culture of impunity and corruption risks destroying the country's natural heritage read more... ________________________________ BP, Dow and Rio Tinto targeted by Olympic ‘greenwash’ award Row over ‘unethical’ London 2012 sponsorship continues as campaigners target BP, Rio Tinto and Dow Chemicals read more... ________________________________ Top 10... organic seed suppliers As the weather heats up, gardeners’ thoughts are turning towards seeds. We round up the top spots to pick up organic, ethically produced seeds read more... ________________________________ Six reasons to become an urban beekeeper Urban beekeeping will help boost the UK's declining bee population. Here are six reasons to get involved read more... ________________________________ Monty Halls: ‘I will defend fishermen to my dying day’ A marine biologist by trade and a conservationist by nature, Monty Halls is an unlikely champion for the fishing industry. A classic case of gamekeeper turned poacher? Not so says Halls. As he explains to Ruth Styles, nothing is simple when it comes to sustainable fish read more... ________________________________ EIA: 'Anti-corruption activists need help bringing iIlegal loggers to justice' The Environmental Investigation Agency's forestry campaigner Faith Doherty welcomes a new report by the World Bank calling for stronger action to stop forestry corruption, but says more support is needed to help activists follow the money trail read more... ________________________________ Pharmaceutical industry 'rejoices' at demise of pioneering EPD allergy treatment Enzyme Potentiated Desensitisation is a groundbreaking treatment for allergy sufferers. But the recent closure of a firm championing EPD leaves its future in doubt. Drug companies and mainstream doctors are unlikely to be mourning, says Charlotte Davis read more... ________________________________ Natural make-up: why it’s giving MAC a run for its money Matilda Lee meets the Estée Lauder of natural make-up, Terre d’Oc’s Valerie Roubaud, to find out why natural cosmetics are ready to take on the conventional kind read more... ________________________________ Competition: Win one of three Small is Bountiful books by Liz Dobbs THe Hobby Warehouse is offering Ecologist readers the chance to win one of three copies of Liz Dobb's new book; Small is Bountiful, worth £14.99 each. It's a great guide on how to grow your own vegetables and fruit in small containers read more... ________________________________ The Ecologist meets… Korres co-founder, Lena Korres Greece might be in dire financial straights but for the country’s best-known natural beauty brand, things have never been better. Ruth Styles caught up with Lena Korres to find out why read more... ________________________________

The Ecologist meets…Method co-founder Adam Lowry Can detergent make the green movement sexy? According to Method co-founder Adam Lowry; cleaning products are just the start. Bethany Hubbard caught up with him to find out more read more... CAMPAIGN HERO: Martín von Hildebrand on indigenous rights in the Colombian Amazon The veteran campaigner talks to the Ecologist about the ongoing struggle to secure indigenous land rights and how he successfully took the Colombian government to court read more... Will London 2012 sponsors BP, Dow, EDF and Rio Tinto tarnish the Olympic brand? In a values tug of war, many are asking whether London 2012 corporate sponsors like BP, Dow and EDF live up to the Olympic spirit? read more... Competition: Win one of five Bodhi Enlightened Travellers Competition: Win a pack of Fairtrade tea and coffee goodies from Ecotricity

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