energy: 1/25 of 387
next »
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...BP criminal action will not safeguard against oil spills, say campaigners
Ecologist
3rd June, 2010
Sanctions and legal action against BP unlikely to prevent further oil spill, say environmental groups that argue the US needs to cut its ties with oil industry more...Turning our Victorian terrace into an ecohome: part two - insulation
Sue Wheat
3rd June, 2010
Sue has a brief love affair with solar panels, but realises that if she shies away from the thorny issue of solid wall insulation, she's throwing good money after bad more...Think nuclear is clean energy? Ask the Nigeriens
Carolyn Lebel
1st June, 2010
As the new nuclear renaissance grows, so too does uranium extraction. In Niger, which boasts some of the world's richest deposits, NGOs say that the poor are being exploited for the West's 'clean energy' more...Letter - Time to get serious with the EU Emission Trading Scheme
27th May, 2010
Mark Chadwick
Mark Chadwick from Carbon Clear argues a full auctioning of ETS permits is needed if the trading scheme is to start working more...Scientists use shellfish to assess toxic impact of BP gulf oil spill
Ecologist
26th May, 2010
Concerns rise that smaller animals will absorb toxic compounds and pass them along the marine food chain causing lasting damage to fisheries and marine ecosystems 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...The Government has found a backhanded way to subsidise nuclear power
Dan Box
24th May, 2010
21st century nuclear power needs a 21st century subsidy... no blank cheques this time - just an apparently green tweak to the emissions trading system, and voila! more...Industry threats to relocate over carbon targets exposed as 'misleading'
Ecologist
22nd May, 2010
Heavy industry has pleaded for special treatment since the European Emissions Trading System was set up, but a new report suggests their complaints were exaggerated more...BP oil spill: can environmental crime ever be made to pay?
Tom Levitt
24th May, 2010
Million dollar fines and compensation claims may dent the profits of BP and other companies admitting responsibility for ecological disasters but, on their own, are they enough of a deterrent?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...The new green face of incineration technology
Mark Jansen
18th May, 2010
Incineration is a dirty word amongst environmentalists, its reputation earned through the use of outdated technology. Could new techniques help bring green approval to energy-from-waste facilities? more...
energy: 1/25 of 387
next »
MMS - the three initials behind the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster
Phil England
17th May, 2010
BP is in trouble. Big trouble. But others are to blame for the ongoing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, and the US Mineral Management Service is at the top of the list... more...How to shut down a Shell petrol station... in style
Felix Gonzales
17th May, 2010
On 15th May, protesters shut down the Islington Shell petrol station for five hours in a non-violent, 'party at the pumps'. Watch the video to find out more... more...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...How to make a solar water heater from plastic bottles
Giovana Zilli
6th May, 2010
Retired mechanic Jose Alano invented a simple, cheap, energy saving rooftop solar water heater which is benefiting thousands of people. Here's how it's done... 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...Short-haul flights within Europe up by 48 per cent
Ecologist
27th April, 2010
Report highlights rapid growth in short-haul flights within Europe and the failure to tackle air pollution from road transport more...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...Should we stay on British Summer Time all year round?
Christine Ottery
20th April, 2010
Will an hour's extra daylight after work make us greener, happier, healthier and safer? A campaign to move the clocks forward by one hour all-year-round says it will... more...VIDEO: why tar sands activists took on BP
Felix Gonzales
19th April, 2010
A report from BP's recent AGM where activists fought to raise awareness of the oil giant's investment in tar sands - includes an interview with George Poitras, member of Mikisew Cree indigenous First Nationmore...
Heathrow aiport expansion will result in £5 billion loss
Ecologist
19th April, 2010
Calculations on the cost of building a third runway at Heathrow are outdated and do not make economic sense says a new report more...