Reusable packaging in the UK: cost the major factor
Eifion Rees29th June, 2009

When it comes to reusable packaging and the environment, consumers are keen to do the right thing, but it seems sparking a refill revolution in Great Britain means getting the price right firstRead More...

New offshore wind farms could power every UK home
Eifion Rees26th June, 2009

The findings of a strategic environmental assessment open the way for an increase in the number of offshore wind farms, which could produce enough energy to power every household in the UKRead More...

'Natural' and 'organic' beauty to be standardised
Matilda Lee26th June, 2009

The Soil Association hopes that Cosmos, the new natural cosmetics standard, will lead to cleaner, greener ingredients in mainstream beauty productsRead More...

Biochar: can charcoal really stop global warming?
Almuth Ernsting30th June, 2009

Biochar - the charcoaled remains of agricultural waste - is being hailed as a huge opportunity to reduce the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But is the science sound, and do we have enough waste to go around?Read More...

Saving our heritage... from ourselves
Eifion Rees25th June, 2009

More sites may be added to the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites in Danger this week, but how effective is this register of global hot spots, and what are the areas that truly deserve international protection?Read More...

UK companies linked to devastating Indian mine
Andrew Wasley19th June, 2009

Plans to bulldoze an Indian mountain sacred to local people were controversial enough... before shareholder data revealed that a raft of UK household names, ranging from Jaguar cars to the Church of England, own shares in the company behind the mine, Vedanta Resources plcRead More...

Sustainable travel - We need to talk about... flying
Jeremy Smith2nd July, 2009

To fly or not to fly? Jeremy Smith navigates his way through a tricky issue and finds that there isn't a simple answerRead More...

Halfway to Copenhagen
Phil England2nd July, 2009

Copenhagen is where the future of our planet will be decided. So why is there such little media interest in the run-up to the talks, asks Phil England. Read More...

Permaculture food growing in a suburban garden
Louise Parry30th June, 2009

Michael and Julia Guerra grow 250kg of food in their tiny suburban garden using permaculture techniques. Louise Parry finds out howRead More...

Grow your own drugs: an interview with James Wong
Laura Sevier2nd July, 2009

Plants can be much more than a pretty backdrop to life. Read this and you'll never look at a garden in the same way again...Read More...

UK holidays: Five of the best green getaways
Sophie Chamay30th June, 2009

A converted watermill in Yorkshire, yurts in the Isle of Wight, an eco hostel in the Scottish highlands, a 16th century horticultural farmhouse in Kent and a Romany gypsy caravan in Wales... Read More...

Farm Shop Cookbook highlights the best of British food
Matilda Lee25th June, 2009

Christine McFadden's new book is a timely celebration of British farm shopsRead More...

Where am I? The world beyond sat-navs
Trevor Critchley2nd July, 2009

Maps have lost their initial purpose of orientating lost travellers. Today they mean much more: they are tools to help re-connect us to the natural world, writes Trevor Critchley Read More...

A Forest Garden Year
Mark Anslow29th June, 2009

Leading UK expert in agro-forestry Martin Crawford shares his knowledge of permaculture forest gardens in this new DVD Read More...

The World's Biggest Pants Amnesty, 7th July

Be part of Pants to Poverty's global Pants Amnesty event taking place in cities around the worldRead More...

Yann Arthus Bertrand's new 'Earth From The Air' DVD for 1/2 price
For a limited period

Over eight hours of this extraordinary aerial portrait of our planet as never seen before is available on DVD for the first time.Read More...

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