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
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
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
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."
20 May 2012 12:00 AM
Ministers decide there is not enough gas under UK to justify controversial 'earthquake' drilling
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.
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.
17 May 2012 12:00 AM
Thousands of residents have been asked for their views on a waste facility sited under the wetlands
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
16 May 2012 12:00 AM
Government accused of plotting to restart nuclear plants as it warns of power cuts
14 May 2012 10:00 AM
Caroline Lucas will hand over top job as part of strategy to boost her colleagues' profiles
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.
10 May 2012 12:00 AM
From the practical to the freight-train bike horn...
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.
09 May 2012 12:00 AM
Controversial method for extracting gas is needed to meet rising energy needs, says Lord Smith
08 May 2012 03:00 PM
The Government has given the go-ahead for the largest onshore wind farm in England and Wales.