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Green Thinking
Mark Lynas
Mark Lynas is a climate change writer and activist, author of the acclaimed book 'High Tide' and fortnightly columnist for the New Statesman. He was selected by National Geographic as an 'Emerging Explorer' for 2006
Last article 18 September 2008
Why greens must learn to love nuclear power
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Top Eco Articles
Apiculture shock
In praise of bees
Why capitalism creates a throwaway society
How to deal with waste is the great policy failure of our age
Besieged by bad smells
The breakdown of Gaza's overworked sewage system threatens to spill over into an international ecological disaster
The truth about GM
Will GM technology feed the world - or destroy farming, and human health, in the name of corporate profit? How can we tell, when the science is up for sale?
Both sides are probably wrong
The latest evidence leaves the case for GM foods open
Profile: Lawrence Anthony
With Hollywood planning a film of Lawrence Anthony's mission to save the animals of Baghdad Zoo, Lucy Knight examines the conservationist's award-winning career
A whale's tale
Whale watchers mourn the suspected death of a matriarch of the seas
Recent Eco-features
In Lifestyle
Glamourising the nettle
Dissatisfaction with indigenous foodtuffs is a growing problem for those among us who believe that it is important to increase our local food security
In Art
Seeing the bigger picture
A soon-to-be published collection of photographs demonstrates that art is vital in helping us understand the impact of human beings on the environment
In UK Politics
Taking a lead
The race is on to be the first ever leader of the Green Party. Here candidate Caroline Lucas MEP sets out her vision and explains her party's place in British politics
Friends of the earth
The Big Ask
Celebrities urge the public to join an on-line march for a tough new climate law
Blog
Sian Berry's Blog
The Green Party activist and anti-4WD campaigner writes for http://www.newstatesman.com
Blogs
Life at Findhorn
A fortnightly insight into life inside one of Britain's best known eco-villages – Findhorn – by resident Jonathan Dawson.
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