Fifty years ago today in Dallas, Texas, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th president of the United States, was assassinated. His murder shook the world. Whatever his qualities as...
This week’s featured TED talk sees ecologist Greg Asner, who leads the Carnegie Airborne Observatory project, tell us about the fascinating, high-tech system he uses to map...
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has published the policies that will underpin its investment strategy. It says each investment will be assessed, continuously monitored and...
New roads and housing developments require “trade-offs” between economic and environmental benefits, the environment secretary Owen Paterson has said. Biodiversity offsetting – where infrastructure developers commit...
Prince Charles has spoken out about his concerns around climate change action and warned that natural disasters like Typhoon Haiyan will become more frequent. Speaking at...
On this day 150 years ago, US president Abraham Lincoln made his now-famous Gettysburg Address, in which he announced that the American civil war would bring...
Marketing guru Seth Godin sent out two posts last week about bullying (first; second). “He’s a bully, but he’s our bully” was the gist of the first...
A specially created website that encourages people to rate green spaces could help improve local parks and similar urban environments, according to a new report. The...
The Conservative party has returned a decade’s worth of pre-election speeches to the internet, including many promises on the subjects of green taxes and climate change,...
November 15 is National Philanthropy Day in the US. Philanthropists come in all shapes and sizes, from all backgrounds and in all industries. Some donate their...
A new competition has been launched, offering £250,000 to the person who can create the best design of a new garden city to help solve Britain’s...
The Conservative party has been accused of deleting a decade’s worth of pre-election speeches from the internet – including many that promised action on climate change...
The Prince of Wales turns 65 on Thursday, and despite reaching state pension age, shows no signs of weakening in his role as an advocate for...
The political, economic and cultural climate in Britain makes it an appealing place to make investments in the waste and recycling industry. These reasons help explain...
The devastation in the Philippines reminds us of our responsibility to stop profiting from the wreckage caused by companies whose business plan includes destroying the planet,...