Campaigners protesting against fracking in Balcombe, Sussex, have complained that the police were “heavy-handed” and used excessive force to against demonstrators. Campaigners from the No Dash...
Former Green party leader and current Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas has been arrested in Balcombe, Sussex, during protests against fracking firm Cuadrilla drilling at a...
The Church of England has said that the environmental risks of shale gas extraction should not overshadow the benefits of cheaper fuel. Philip Fletcher, chair of...
A new report by Swiss investment group RobecoSAM, which scores countries on sustainability based on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies, has hailed Sweden as...
The Chinese state council announced plans last Sunday that will see energy efficiency placed at the heart of economic activities by 2015. Although it is the...
You’ve probably never really had the urge to stick your head into a beehive, but now, thanks to Explore and its new live feed straight from...
Anti-fracking protestors have set up camp near the controversial exploratory shale gas drilling site in Balcombe, west Sussex. The five day ‘Reclaim the Power’ action camp,...
Some of world’s finest natural architecture is right above our heads on a daily basis, according Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, in this week’s...
Researchers have planted flower meadows in four UK cities in an effort to understand the effects of urbanisation on insect pollinators such as bees and butterflies....
Climate change will cause increasingly frequent and more severe heatwaves around the world over the next 30 years, according to a new study. Published in the...
On June 22 1935, Daily Herald writer Tom Stephenson wrote an article entitled Wanted: A Long Green Trail. In it, he called for “a Pennine Way...
Fracking firm Cuadrilla has said that it is “unlikely” that its exploration site at Balcombe in West Sussex will be used for shale gas extraction in...
Tensions are growing in the relationship between BP and the US, with the oil giant planning to sue the country’s government for banning it from obtaining...
The Church of England has told its followers that shale gas extraction by fracking might risk the future of “God’s glorious creation”. In a message to...
“Any turtle that gets through to adulthood is precious”, says Roger Downie, honourary professor of zoological education at Glasgow University. It is estimated that only one...