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Finance, not politics, the main obstacle to nuclear, say campaigners
Ecologist
14th May, 2010
Nuclear industry's need for subsidies rather than political opposition remains main obstacle to building of a new generation of power plants in the UK more...We're all responsible for BP's oil spill disaster
Dan Box
10th May, 2010
Filled up your car recently? Bought new bike tyres? Popped any pills? Then you're in part responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill... more...Green Party victory start of 'historic new political force'
Ecologist
7th May, 2010
Newly elected MP Caroline Lucas said her party was now ready to 'take its rightful place in Parliament' after her landmark victory in yesterday's general election more...EU votes for labels on nano, cloned and GM food
Ecologist
5th May, 2010
UK and other member states expected to fight proposals to bring in compulsory labelling for consumers on novel foods more...Microsoft's 'new busy' campaign leads only to antidepressants
Tom Hodgkinson
5th May, 2010
You must have noticed the new advertising campaign for Hotmail, 'the new busy'? Screw that, says Tom Hodgkinson, I want the old lazy... more...The next parliament will be the last that can act on climate change
Green Alliance
29th April, 2010
The MPs that fill the House of Commons after next week's election have a huge responsibility. What decisions should they make? Leading thinkers give some answers... more...Bond markets, not politicians, control our future
Dan Box
29th April, 2010
We've lost control of our spending and debt to international bond markets and whoever wins the election won't be able to take it back more...RAN's greenwash of the week: Earth Day sponsorship
Rainforest Action Network
23rd April, 2010
Who greenwashed Earth Day? Well, quite a lot of people actually, who bagged some incredible titles for their companies... more...None of the main parties seem to have a clue about food
Pat Thomas
21st April, 2010
In the run up to the British general election, Pat Thomas says the various party manifestos are starved of sound policies on food security and sustainability more...Can the green, 'hairy' city work with our existing, 'mineral' cities?
Susannah Hagan
19th April, 2010
Cities are at a crossroads - 'eco urbanists' want efficiency and artificial ecosystems; conventional designers want to maintain the best bits of our current urban spaces. Can they co-exist? more...What would banks do in a green economy?
Molly Scott-Cato
15th April, 2010
Banks - love 'em or hate 'em, they're an integral part of nearly every economic system. But just how would they function in a steady-state, earth-linked economy? more...Election 2010: a manifesto checklist for the environment
Tom Levitt
15th April, 2010
How do the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Labour and the Green Party measure up on their environmental manifesto pledges? Here's the definitive list... more...
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RAN's greenwash of the week: COP15
Rainforest Action Network
14th April, 2010
Everyone was disappointed by Copenhagen, but sometimes it takes a man in a 350.org tie to choke on a nut to remind us just how frustrating COP15 was... more...I'd rather vote Labour, but the Tory manifesto is worth a look
Dan Box
14th April, 2010
It goes against his better instincts, but Dan Box finds the hardback blue bible being bashed on the Tory battlebus strangely persuasive... more...RAN's greenwash of the week: Chevron's solar balls
Rainforest Action Network
12th March, 2010
Chevron has recently announced a mammoth solar energy project known as Project Brightfield. Good news, eh? But what if they want to use the green power to pump more oil... more...Let's stop people scamming billions from the carbon market
Fionnuala Walravens
8th April, 2010
It was a loophole that most of us thought had been sewn up. But new research shows that companies are continuing to cash in on the 'super' greenhouse gas HFC-23 more...Vote for your MP only if they act on climate change
Ecologist
7th April, 2010
NGO groups targeting marginal seats to pressure candidates into raising the profile of climate change in their election campaigns more...I've picked 5 good firms; 5 bad. Who will do best?
Dan Box
2nd April, 2010
Dan launches a highly unscientific experiment to track the financial fortunes of five green companies, and five less-than-green... more...Can direct democracy win a seat in Kilburn?
Jeremy Smith
1st April, 2010
Environmental activist Tamsin Omond is running for a Westminster seat on a platform of more collaborative democracy, and resurrecting the idea of the Commons as a shared public good more...Recessions are unsustainable, but they sure cut emissions
Mark Anslow
30th March, 2010
The dramatic cuts in UK emissions suggested by the Government's preliminary figures are staggering - but we would be wrong to celebrate them more...Don't buy it - hire it: the real green consumer
Ewan Kingston
30th March, 2010
It's an unfashionable idea, but would a return to hiring products and services rather than buying them help us reduce our ecological footprint and turn businesses green? more...US oil giant pumps $48m into climate sceptic groups
Ecologist
30th March, 2010
Report finds Kansas-based Koch Industries has been financing opposition to environmental regulation, clean energy and climate scepticism more...Climate scientists accused of being uncooperative
Ecologist
31st March, 2010
MPs say Professor Jones and other scientists caught up in 'Climategate' affair were guilty of failing to disclose data rather than a 'systematic attempt to mislead' more...Budget 2010: good news for wind; bad news for green transport
Mark Jansen
25th March, 2010
As the fiscal dust kicked up by Alistair Darling's 2010 budget begins to settle, experts say they are 'surprised' by how 'un-green' the budget turned out to be more...Snapshot: what the budget does for the green economy
Ecologist
24th March, 2010
In the last budget before the general election, Alistair Darling announced a series of measures that could have a positive environmental impact, including a £2 billion green investment bank more...