Councils across England and Wales could have over £2 billion of pension funds invested in the tobacco industry. Alex Blackburne questions why, given the increasing number...
Fishermen will be allowed to continue discarding edible fish at sea, with MPs focus on changing fishing methods rather than stopping wasteful practices. A Governmental committee...
Kirkbi, parent company of toy firm Lego, is to invest some 3 billion Danish kroner (£341m) in an offshore European wind farm over the next four...
The Prince of Wales, investment banker Jacob Rothschild and supermarket Sainsbury’s are just three of the big names to have invested in Tamar Energy, a company...
The 2012 National Farmers Union conference focused on how farming can cope in drought conditions and why the environmental agenda must not be ignored. Drought conditions...
Manchester United has become the first football club in England to be granted the international Environmental Management System standard, ISO14001, in recognition for its continued good...
The giant supermarket has teamed up with the RSPB to help save the rainforest. The campaign, Together for Trees, aims to raise money and awareness to...
Tech giant Apple has confirmed that it will be fitting its North Carolina data centre with a 100 acre, 20 megawatt solar array, in an effort...
A lack of Government support and high logistics costs are to blame for the cancellation of two planned biomass plants in the UK. Predominantly coal-fired power...
The Heartland Institute, a US climate sceptic think-tank, inadvertently revealed its backers last week when scientist Peter Gleick leaked confidential documents to the press. Cue ‘Denialgate’...
Prime minister David Cameron has defended wind farms, despite recent opposition from over 100 MPs, who publicly disputed government policies in the sector. A coalition of...
A report has showcased creative ways to reduce carbon emissions and make energy efficiencies in the supply chain. The US campaign group Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)...
In the run up to this summer’s Rio+20 Earth Summit, a new report further supports the concept that countries must start taking into account environmental and...
Peter Gleick, a US climate and water scientist, says he “deeply regrets” leaking confidential documents belonging to the Heartland Institute, who have said that a “mere...
Last week, a deal was agreed between the US and Europe to share organic certification. It marks a very positive development in expanding organic agriculture. From...