The UK’s political leaders must engage in an “informed, pluralistic debate” about key issues such as energy and the economy, according to a coalition of social...
Last week, we brought you the John Cleveland College (JCC) Community Woodheat Co-operative, which is currently open to investors. We heard from one such investor, David Nicholls, and...
Businesses, organisations and tourists are celebrating World Tourism Day 2013. Co-ordinated by the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), the theme for this year focuses on how...
More and more countries are increasingly dependent on tourism to bring in the revenue they need. So it’s worrying that so many tourism businesses still haven’t...
Telecoms giant BT has been placed in a quasi-monopolistic position, being the main provider of superfast broadband to rural areas while taxpayer is being “ripped off” over the...
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said it is in the public interest to prosecute former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas, after she was arrested at shale gas drilling site...
The chairman of the controversial high speed rail project HS2 has said it must be backed by all three main political parties, and that the country desperately needs it. Sir David...
Brazil’s soybean industry has been blamed for indirectly contributing to the deforestation of the Amazon, despite the introduction of a moratorium that aimed to prevent this...
More than 500 investors and savers gathered at the Old Passenger Shed in Bristol earlier this month for Triodos Bank’s annual general meeting (AGM). It was...
The Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) – founded in 1971 by Briton Sue Coppard – is a global network where organic farmers offer food and...
Clean energy should not be accessible to rich countries only. Instead, it should help those nations that mostly suffer from the lack of electricity, according to...
New Zealand Airlines is set to become the first commercial airline to transport scientists on passenger jets to Antarctica. The firm said that planes will land...
A UN sustainable development forum has been set up to provide “political leadership grounded in solid science”, secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said during an inauguration ceremony on...
Several innovative UK technology companies have won a business opportunity to visit China to explore greener approaches to manufacturing. The six-day mission was organised by the...
A founding shareholder of Dart Energy, which works in the unconventional gas industry, is demanding the troubled company removes a number of board members. The company...