[P2P-F] Fw: Why 'Putinomics' is the biggest threat to Russia's environmental movement

Thu Apr 19 13:35:36 CEST 2012

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  19th April, 2012  

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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  
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  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 
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  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  
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  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  
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  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 
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  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  
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  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

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  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  
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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 
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  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 
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> 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 
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> 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  
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> 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? 
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