Twenty-five Greenpeace activists are being held at gunpoint after a protest in Russia. The country’s coastguard boarded the activists’ ship in the Barents Sea, as campaigners...
Her name is Aurora and she’s the biggest polar bear in the world, standing 5 metres tall, 2.5 metres wide and 12.5 metres long. OK, she’s not...
Seven of the biggest campaign groups in the UK have criticised the three main political parties for failing to implement strong and coherent policies that will...
Fans of the long-running BBC radio soap The Archers are being offered the chance to own a share in the farm that inspired the series. The...
The EU parliament is preparing for a crucial vote that could decide the fate of the biofuels industry on Wednesday. The plenary vote in Strasbourg will...
Energy secretary Ed Davey has said that the extraction of shale gas does not clash with UK climate targets, adding that it should be cautiously used...
Leading economist has warned over David Cameron declaration that shale gas will help keeping gas prices down, but added that the environmental risks exist. Lord Nicholas...
The Department for Communities and Local Government is considering a reform of oil and gas drilling planning applications under which companies would not be required to...
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,...
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...
It wasn’t the Exxon Valdez captain’s driving that caused the Alaskan oil spill. It was yours. Greenpeace advertisement, New York Times, 1990
Senior cabinet ministers, including the chancellor George Osborne and energy secretary Ed Davey, could see fracking developments begin on their doorstep, with licenses for exploratory drilling...
The government has unveiled a long-term strategy that it says will add weight to the UK’s already dominant position in the offshore wind industry, while potentially...
Russia has entered the top five of the world’s biggest economies, with its $3.4 trillion GDP leaving fellow European nations behind, according to the World Bank....
Sustainable and intelligent farming practices are crucial in tackling the negative effects of climate change, a leading Indian scientist has said. Nishi Rai, a scientist at...