The world-renowned poet, author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou died on Wednesday at the age of 86. In an extraordinary life Angelou, a true renaissance...
The United Nations World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned that time is running out to cut rising greenhouse gas emissions, after atmospheric concentrations of carbon reached...
The growing demand for bioenergy will exert “unparalleled and unsustainable” new pressures on the world’s land and forests, according to campaign group Friends of the Earth (FoE)...
Siemens is considering launching a bid for Alstom. The proposed deal would see the German manufacturing giant acquire the French company’s power business and “create two...
Reducing the carbon emissions generated by power plants in an effort to curb climate change would also reduce other atmospheric pollutants that cause premature death, heart...
Pachamama sells unique pieces of fair trade clothing, made with natural materials and by fine artisans in Ecuador and Nepal. Pachamama – an ancient Inca...
The building society Nationwide has revealed that it is benefitting from the seven-day switching service launched last year, with a new current account opened every 50...
Annual research conducted by the European Environment Agency (EEA) on bathing water quality across Europe has showed that the quality of UK beaches in 2013 was...
Sixteen years ago today, Pakistan detonated five nuclear devices in retaliation to India’s own tests 18 days earlier. Never has the sub-continent come so close to...
Blue & Green Tomorrow is offering its readers the exclusive chance to reserve tickets for Sustainable September, the month-long celebration of sustainability that is a little...
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, now in his new role as a UN special envoy, said on Tuesday that it is cities and their...
Financial markets must reform in order to make capitalism more inclusive and address the challenges of inequality and trust, Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of...
Americans are more likely to engage with and support action to stop ‘global warming’, rather than ‘climate change’, according to new research that found people react...
The public has spoken… kind of. The European elections last week saw just 33.8% of the British electorate turn out to vote, although the typical British weather may...
British pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over the bribery allegations it faces in China, Poland and Iraq. The...