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Jatropha better suited to local communities, not biofuel markets
Ecologist
6th July, 2010
Study predicts the yields of jatropha will fall in the next decade and that it is better suited to community-level, rather than industrial-scale, production for the biofuel market more...UK to get three new nuclear power plants by 2022
Ecologist
30th June, 2010
Government's climate watchdog says 'good progress' being made towards new nuclear but renewable sector needs major investment if UK is to meet emissions targets more...Severn barrage faces economic rather than environmental hurdles
Mark Jansen
30th June, 2010
The coalition Government's silence on the Severn tidal barrage may be a reflection of the high economic costs rather than the environmental concerns surrounding the project more...Electric cars can 'fit with current driving patterns'
Ecologist
18th June, 2010
First results of UK-wide trials dispel fears about the 'range anxiety' of electric cars running out of power: typical users' driving habits can remain unchanged more...Zero carbon Britain: how to get there in 10 steps
Tom Levitt
21st June, 2010
A blueprint for how Britain could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to zero over the next 20 years by a combination of electrification, insulation and a massive scaling up of offshore wind more...Nuclear power debate still divides UK public opinion
Ecologist
11th June, 2010
The majority of the public feels the risks of nuclear power outweigh the benefits and would prefer to see more investment into renewable energy, a new poll shows more...Twelve by twelve: a one-room cabin off the grid & beyond the American dream
George Wigmore
3rd June, 2010
William Powers' new book is an interesting but at times tedious account of off-grid living more...How to campaign: climate change and energy
Zofia Walczak & Matilda Lee
25th May, 2010
From direct action campaigns to eco-village renewable energy systems, there are many ways to learn about and get involved in actions to prevent climate change more...Tidal barrages: boon or blight?
Gordon Rattray Taylor
June 1980
Thirty years ago this month, Gordon Rattray Taylor wrote ‘Tidal barrages: boon or blight?’, looking at the feasibility of tidal power in the UK; something that is still being discussed today more...Amelia's Anthology of Illustration: renewable technologies to prevent catastrophic climate change
Theodora Tsentas
30th April, 2010
In Amelia Gregory's dazzlingly colourful book, illustrators artistically interpret a variety of emerging renewable technologies more...Turning our Victorian terrace into an ecohome: part one
Sue Wheat
29th April, 2010
One family's journey to turn a draughty, turn-of-the-century terrace into a snug paragon of eco efficiency more...Can our electricity grid cope with all the new wind power?
David Strahan
27th April, 2010
Wind energy finally seems to be moving somewhere in the UK, but without some new techniques, our grid is simply not going to cope with this flood of new green power more...
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Wind industry disputes 'quick' UK planning process claim
Ecologist
22nd April 2010
European report ranks UK application process for wind farms as amongst quickest, ahead of Spain and Portugal more...AUDIO: What does the new Feed-in Tariff mean for households?
Louise Parry
22nd March, 2010
It may have a dull-sounding name, but the Government's new Feed-In Tariff could revolutionise home energy generation. So how does it work, and what's the catch? more...Ecologist guide to greening your home
Laura Sevier
2nd March, 2010
Greening your home can save you energy and money as well as making it healthier and lowering its carbon footprint more...Advertorial: Emmaus
Why giving a sofa a second chance leads to so much more than you might expect. more...Ecologist guide to greening your home
Laura Sevier
2nd March, 2010
Greening your home can save you energy and money as well as making it healthier and lowering its carbon footprint more...Gas pipeline through contaminated Baltic given go-ahead
Ecologist
19th February, 2010
Environmental groups in Germany, Finland and Denmark claim gas pipeline will devastate the Baltic Sea's already fragile marine ecosystem more...What's stopping us getting solar power from deserts?
Mark Jansen
10th February, 2010
Plans to use concentrating solar power plants in the Sahara to generate and export electricity have been on the table for years. Now, it looks as though political will might help move things forward more...Government regulator redefines 'green electricity'
Ecologist
9th February, 2010
Ofgem's attempts to help consumers identify which electricity suppliers are really 'green' might lead to confusion, says energy watchdog more...Palm oil plantations could be classified as forests
Ecologist
8th February, 2010
European Commission guidance would allow biofuels to be labelled as sustainable even if forests have been destroyed to make way for the palm oil plantations more...MPs propose carbon tax to boost green investment
Terry Macalister
8th February, 2010
MPs say a carbon tax is needed to get the EU emissions trading scheme working more...New wind power tops all other sources in 2009
Ecologist
4th February, 2010
Wind and solar technology made up over half of Europe’s new electricity generating capacity in 2009, as the number of new coal and nuclear facilities fell more...Brazil to build world's third largest dam in Amazon
Ecologist
2nd February, 2010
Environmental groups say the Belo Monte dam project would devastate a large area of the Amazon rainforest and threaten the survival of indigenous peoples more...UK to pay public for generating green energy - but will it be enough?
Ecologist
1st February, 2010
Campaign groups believe the payments will be too low to encourage significant numbers of people to install small scale renewable energy in their homes and communities more...