Feeding a hungry world – or meddling with laws of nature?
25 May 2012 12:00 AM
As scientists at Rothamsted's GM trials plead with activists not to sabotage their work, Michael McCarthy visits the battle field
How festival land turned green
24 May 2012 12:00 AM
UK event organisers are leading the way in terms of staging eco-friendly events, and have hatched some inspired ideas
Cameron to view revived Severn barrage plan
20 May 2012 12:00 AM
The Prime Minister is to be briefed on plans for a £30bn, 10-mile tidal barrage from Somerset to South Wales which could provide 5 per cent of Britain's total electricity. David Cameron signalled his backing, telling MPs: "A huge amount of renewable energy could be delivered through a barrage of this kind."
Government backtracks on fracking
20 May 2012 12:00 AM
Ministers decide there is not enough gas under UK to justify controversial 'earthquake' drilling
Green motoring finds a new fan
18 May 2012 12:00 AM
In Edward Glaeser's totemic 2011 book, The Triumph of the City, he points out that if China were to suburbanise and become as car-dependent as America, the effect on the environment of China's 1.3 billion people driving would be fatal to the environment.
Solar panel subsidy cuts halted by ministers
17 May 2012 07:14 PM
Moves to cut subsidies for fitting solar panels on homes were halted by ministers today following warnings that the planned reductions threatened Britain’s hopes of hitting targets for renewable energy production.
Romney Marsh set to become nuclear dump
17 May 2012 12:00 AM
Thousands of residents have been asked for their views on a waste facility sited under the wetlands
Power politics: French threat to UK energy
16 May 2012 09:30 AM
François Hollande's reported plans to close France's nuclear plants could have a shocking impact on Britain, highlighting dangerous flaws in our national energy policy
In Japan, the lights are already starting to go out...
16 May 2012 12:00 AM
Government accused of plotting to restart nuclear plants as it warns of power cuts
Green Party leader Caroline Lucas steps aside to aid fight against Lib Dems
14 May 2012 10:00 AM
Caroline Lucas will hand over top job as part of strategy to boost her colleagues' profiles
Drink your milk: waste is equal to gas emissions from 20,000 cars
14 May 2012 12:00 AM
Waste milk creates a carbon footprint equivalent to thousands of car exhausts, according to a study that highlights the environmental costs of inefficient farming and the aggressive marketing of supermarket food.
Reinventing the wheel: The most inventive cycling innovations
10 May 2012 12:00 AM
From the practical to the freight-train bike horn...
The Queen's Speech: Electricity market overhaul bids to bridge energy gap
09 May 2012 11:55 AM
An overhaul of the electricity market set out in the Queen's Speech aims to drive massive investment in low carbon power and bridge the looming energy gap.
Greater use of fracking is backed by UK's environment watchdog
09 May 2012 12:00 AM
Controversial method for extracting gas is needed to meet rising energy needs, says Lord Smith
Government gives go-ahead for the largest onshore wind farm in England and Wales
08 May 2012 03:00 PM
The Government has given the go-ahead for the largest onshore wind farm in England and Wales.
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