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TAKE ACTION on nuclear power
Matilda Lee
18th March, 2011
With the Japanese nuclear disaster still unfolding, make your voice heard on Britain's sustainable energy future: say no to nuclear... more...
Scramble to design supersized turbines to maximise wind power potential
David Strahan
1st March, 2011
Offshore wind power is crucial if the UK is to meet its renewable energy targets - but a lack of suitably powerful and reliable technology could hamper efforts, reports David Strahanmore...
Brazilian judge blocks plans for construction of Belo Monte dam
Amy Fallon, the guardian
28th February, 2011
Project to build world's third-largest hydroelectric plant is suspended after failing to meet environmental requirements more...
Toxic waste from Burma's largest coal project could displace 12,000
Katharine Helmore
20th January, 2011
Despite wreaking havoc on the health of local villagers and the environment, Burma's military regime is doing nothing to reduce the impact of the Tigyit power plant and mine more...
Last refuge of rare fish threatened by Yangtze dam plans
Jonathan Watts, guardian asia environment correspondent
18th January, 2011
Developers of hydroelectric plant have redrawn the boundaries of a crucial freshwater reserve for rare and economically important species more...
Locals 'unable' to oppose Scottish coal power station
Dearbhla Crosse
October 15th, 2010
Campaign groups including RSPB challenge decision not to allow environmental objections to a new coal-fired power station in North Ayrshiremore...
London's Savoy hotel gets five stars for eco refit
Matilda Lee
8th October, 2010
One of London's most prestigious hotels has had a green makeover as part of a £220 million refit. Ahead of the official reopening, Matilda Lee gets an exclusive preview of the capital's most environmentally responsible luxury hotelmore...
Will renewable energy fuel a new generation of eco-shipping?
Ewan Kingston
4th October 2010
B9 Shipping and the Greenheart project are pioneering new, fully sustainable, forms of ship design. Despite industry scepticism the boats - based on wind power and biomethane - could signify a return to the great age of sail, reports Ewan Kingston more...
Renewables offer cash boost for local communities - think tank
Emily Shelton
16th September 2010
If climate change isn't enough motivation, the increasing financial benefits from renewable energy could pave the way for lower carbon lifestyles, a leading think tank has claimed more...
How to make money from fighting climate change
Reg Platt
16th September 2010
Renewable energy presents a unique opportunity for getting communities engaged in reducing their emissions - and benefiting financially - says Reg Platt of IPPR more...
Rapid growth in Amazon dams brought home by online map
Ecologist
25th August, 2010
New website details more than 140 planned or operating hydropower projects in the Amazon basin more...
Solar power – the hidden threat to water supplies
Andrew Williams
18th August, 2010
Concentrating solar power plants seem in many ways like a silver bullet for the world's energy problems - but have we looked closely enough at their environmental impacts? more...
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Global rise in hydroelectric dams threatens tribal peoples
Ecologist
10th August, 2010
A new wave of hydropower projects is under way in the quest for clean renewable energy but tribal and indigenous peoples continue to be ignored by those pushing through the plans 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...
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 Ecologist April 1980: Nuclear power – the grand illusion
Peter Bunyard
April/May 1980
The questions over nuclear power are still the same today as they were 30 years ago... more...
The solar powered house of the future?
Ecologist
4th March, 2010
This gallery of images shows a prototype solar powered, zero carbon house designed by students at Nottingham University more...
LSE's Anne Power: my recipe for 80 per cent energy savings in your home
Matilda Lee
3rd March, 2010
Anne Power, Professor of Social Policy Housing and Social Exclusion at the London School of Economics, on why nearly all homeowners can afford to insulate properly, and how to save energy on a budget 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...
Feed-in tariffs in danger of being watered down
Ecologist
30th November, 2009
Campaigners say the Government is underestimating the potential of small-scale renewable electricity generation in the UK more...
Hydropower TV: learn from the water power pioneers
Kate Herbert
22nd September, 2009
Okay so not much happens most of the time... but for anyone interested in building a hydro-electric turbine these live images of a micro-hydropower project construction in Cumbria make compelling viewing more...
India's plan for a solar power revolution
Anna da Costa
18th August, 2009
India is set to embark on the country's largest solar endeavour - increasing solar capacity from 3 megawatts to 20 gigawatts by 2020 more...
CASE STUDY: setting up a community micro-hydroelectric project
Claire Baylis
1st June, 2009
The UK’s first community-funded hydroelectric scheme, Torrs Hydro is generating green energy as well as interest in H2O power. Claire Baylis meets the man behind it more...
Lester Brown: 'We shouldn't count on Copenhagen to save us'
Matilda Lee
10th November, 2009
Lester Brown, founder of the Earth Policy Institute and the WorldWatch Institute, on his fears for Copenhagen, genetically modified food and the failure of the media more...
Government approves ten new sites for nuclear power
Ecologist
9th November, 2009
Environmental groups say nuclear power will create a legacy of waste and undermine the UK's drive towards an economy based on renewable energy more...Members
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