We’re into August now, so as usual, we look back at the month of July to examine the biggest headlines that emerged. Before July 2012, the...
Westmill Solar Co-operative, the community-funded renewable energy scheme, has closed its share offer and announced it has comfortably met its initial £4m investment target. The project,...
A 500 kilowatt wind installation in the Forest of Dean – the first funding project from community finance platform, Abundance Generation – has reached its £300,000...
The feed-in tariff (FiT) for domestic solar installations comes down to 16p per kilowatt (kW) hour today, but this shouldn’t put people off investing in the...
The gold medal is arguably the most distinguished symbol in sport. But, with reserves depleting at a rate of knots, it’s estimated that Olympic Games organisers...
Alex Blackburne reviews The Island President, a documentary film about a country on the brink of extinction because of climate change and one man’s arduous fight...
A recent report by WWF-UK and BioRegional confirmed that the London 2012 Olympic Games are set to be the most sustainable in history. But Alex Blackburne...
A report published by a trio of institutional investment groups has found that whilst a majority of investors were increasingly aware of climate change and its...
Today, the government published the banding review for the Renewables Obligation. It says the UK’s economy will get a £20-25 billion boost because of it. Here’s...
The government has published its much-anticipated plans for renewable energy subsidies. It claims the new banding for the Renewables Obligation (RO) will “support jobs and deliver...
A guide has been released that urges churches, faith groups and religious communities across the UK to use this October’s National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW) as...
Just nine days remain until Westmill Solar Co-operative’s share offer closes, and the project is within touching distance of its £4m target, as well as a...
After a successful run in the US, Chris Paine’s latest documentary film, Revenge of the Electric Car, is crossing the pond and being shown on UK...
A record $10.8 billion (£6.9 billion) was spent on new solar power projects in 2011, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), with continental Europe and...
The Co-operative Bank has struck a deal to buy 632 Lloyds TSB and Cheltenham and Gloucester (C&G) branches in the UK, in what it’s calling the...