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Feeding a hungry world – or meddling with laws of nature?

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Three senior scientists made impassioned appeals yesterday to anti-GM campaigners not to destroy a field trial of GM wheat which is the culmination of several years' work.

How festival land turned green

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

“We could have saved the Earth but we were too damned cheap,” wrote author Kurt Vonnegut in Slaughterhouse-Five.

Government backtracks on fracking

Sat, 19 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

The Government has rejected shale gas technology as a solution to Britain's energy crisis, conceding it will do little to cut bills or keep the lights on.

Cameron to view revived Severn barrage plan

Sat, 19 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

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."

Green motoring finds a new fan

Thu, 17 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

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

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:14:46 GMT

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

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:57 GMT

Romney Marsh in Kent, one of England’s most peaceful areas and most wildlife-rich wetlands, has been suggested as a site for Britain’s future nuclear waste dump.

Romney Marsh suggested as site for Britain’s future nuclear waste dump

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:57 GMT

Romney Marsh in Kent, one of England’s most peaceful areas and most wildlife-rich wetlands, has been suggested as a site for Britain’s future nuclear waste dump.

Power politics: French threat to UK energy

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:30:01 GMT

Six years ago today Tony Blair figuratively pushed Britain's nuclear button. Pre-empting the outcome of his review into the country's future energy needs, he announced that to "keep the lights on" and prevent global warming the Government was backing the creation of the first new generation of nuclear power stations in a decade. If we don't do this now, he said, "we will be committing a serious dereliction of our duty to the future of this country".

In Japan, the lights are already starting to go out...

Tue, 15 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Millions of Japanese homes are preparing for a long hot summer after Japan's government warned that a shortage of electricity generation could lead to mandatory power cuts. Critics say the threat is a ploy to force the restart of the nation's idling nuclear power plants.

Green Party leader Caroline Lucas steps aside to aid fight against Lib Dems

Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:01 GMT

Britain's only Green MP, Caroline Lucas, is to step down from the leadership of her party as part of a strategy centred on challenging the Liberal Democrats at the next election.

Drink your milk: waste is equal to gas emissions from 20,000 cars

Sun, 13 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

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.

Green Party leader steps aside to aid fight against Lib Dems

Sun, 13 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Britain's only Green MP, Caroline Lucas, is to step down from the leadership of her party as part of a strategy centred on challenging the Liberal Democrats at the next election.

Reinventing the wheel: The most inventive cycling innovations

Wed, 09 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Back in the day – in 1890, say – you could buy a bicycle made of steel with a chain, brakes and two wheels fitted with pneumatic tyres. It looked like a bicycle and rode like a bicycle, and it set the standard. Today's models may be lighter, slicker and come with better paint jobs but the safety bicycle, as it was known, was a design of such ingenuity that it has remained essentially unchanged in the 120 years since its wheels first rolled.

The Queen's Speech: Electricity market overhaul bids to bridge energy gap

Wed, 09 May 2012 10:55:14 GMT

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

Tue, 08 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Fracking, the controversial technique for extracting the new energy source of shale gas, should be allowed to go ahead, Britain's top environmental regulator has said.

Government gives go-ahead for the largest onshore wind farm in England and Wales

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:00:51 GMT

The Government has given the go-ahead for the largest onshore wind farm in England and Wales.

The 10 Best eco cleaners

Mon, 07 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

1. Ecover toilet cleaner

£2.05, ethicalsuperstore.com

May tear through limescale and attack bacteria, but it goes quite easy on the environment, using things like citric acid and xanthan gum, not the heavy-duty stuff you usually find in cleaners.

Thousands of jobs at risk after David Cameron abandons solar subsidies

Sun, 06 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

New moves to reduce subsidies for fitting solar panels on homes are jeopardising Britain's hopes of hitting renewable energy targets and threatening thousands of jobs, David Cameron was warned last night.

Thousands of jobs at risk after PM abandons solar subsidies

Sun, 06 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Wind farms 'have major economic benefit'

Sun, 06 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Onshore wind farms, recently under attack from leading conservationists for damaging the countryside, can bring significant economic benefits locally and nationally, as well as contributing to the fight against climate change, a new study claims.

Minister turns the disco lights on to sell eco home upgrades

Sat, 05 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

A nationwide home-makeover programme is promising hundreds of pounds in savings on energy bills, a chance to preserve the planet and the added bonus of what is being described as an "instant disco in the kitchen".

Trump warns wind farms threaten independence

Wed, 02 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Donald Trump has written to Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, warning him Scotland can "never" become independent under his leadership because wind farms will destroy the country's tourism industry.

Bad news for the booze cruise: New green fuel rules are set to send ferry fares soaring

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Fares across the Channel and the North Sea will soar if rules on cleaner fuel are tightened as planned, ferry companies are warning. When internationally agreed measures take effect in 2015, some longer routes could be axed – forcing holidaymakers and hauliers to drive much further.

Rapid rise of wind farms under attack

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:00:01 GMT

One of Britain's largest conservation groups has broken ranks with fellow environmentalists to criticise the rapid development of onshore wind farms.