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Christine

Christine Ottery

Christine is a freelance journalist and blogger, with credits at Comment is Free in the Guardian, The Science Reporter, and Theecologist.org.

Pusher and consumer of social media, including Twitter and Audioboo.

She is currently working on an MA in science journalism at City University London.



Clive Hamilton interview

Christine Ottery speaks to Professor Clive Hamilton on how to get people to act on climate change.

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Posted on 20th May 2010No Comments
Barefoot running

Christine Ottery spoke to some experts, including podiatrist Justin Coulter and sports scientist Lee Saxby to find out if barefoot running is better than running with shoes.

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Posted on 20th May 2010No Comments
Posted on 20th May 20102 Comments
Ethical bananas

One quarter of bananas sold in the UK have one of those blue and green Fairtrade stickers on them. But what are the ethics behind the logo?

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Posted on 11th March 2010No Comments
Environmental news round up

Find out how climate change is affecting malaria, how ocean bacteria could be the key to producing clean fuels, how a tree purifies dirty water and more.

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Posted on 10th March 2010No Comments
Feeding the grid to green up your act

Besides financial incentives, what makes people invest in solar panels to generate their own electricity? And how does having solar panels installed affect their behaviour?

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Posted on 3rd March 20101 Comment
Events round up – early March

March is looking tasty as far as events are concerned, and there’s all kinds of geeky entertainment on offer.

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Posted on 23rd February 20101 Comment
Want to discover a new species? Try your local pond

Scientists are finding a treasure trove of minute, single-celled organisms in ponds on a wildlife reserve in Dorset.

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Posted on 15th February 20103 Comments