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New website shows best time to use electricity
Ecologist
17th July, 2009
Realtimecarbon.org offers electricity-users a chance to understand how changing their power habits can help reduce emissions more...
Welsh construction centre leads field in sustainability
Eifion Rees
16th July, 2009
The new Construction and Sustainable Energy Centre in Haverfordwest is a blueprint for the newbuild higher education buildings of the future, in Wales and beyond more...
Renewables are go (terms and conditions apply)
Ecologist
16th July, 2009
The new suite of measures proposed by the Government for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is an impressive list... but as the information sinks in green groups have begun to find some holes more...
Copenhagen success rests on cash and commitment
Ecologist
10th July, 2009
New research has revealed that a lack of finance and political commitment lie at the heart of the slow take-up of renewables, as a UK think tank calls for cash for low-carbon technology to be ringfenced more...
Policy rethink required to avoid worsening congestion
Ecologist
8th July, 2009
Building more roads is not the answer to worsening motorway congestion, according to new research from the Campaign for Better Transport, which advocates more low-impact solutions more...
Computer companies breaking promises on toxins
Ecologist
7th July, 2009
Greenpeace's most recent green electrics guide shows that PC manufacturers are still not meeting their obligations in terms of phasing out toxic substances more...
Change farming to cut CO2 emissions by 25 per cent
Eifion Rees
3rd July, 2009
A new report has revealed that a change in the way we manage agricultural land could help sequester a quarter of the world's carbon dioxide emissions every year more...
Biochar: can charcoal really stop global warming?
Almuth Ernsting
30th 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? more...
Reusable packaging in the UK: cost the major factor
Eifion Rees
29th 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 first more...
New offshore wind farms could power every UK home
Eifion Rees
26th 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 UK more...
Extent of agricultural land-grab revealed on new website
Eifion Rees
22nd June, 2009
With rich, resource-poor nations increasingly outsourcing their food production to less developed nations, a new website aims to expose the extent of the agricultural land-grab epidemic more...
Government pledges smart meters for all by 2020
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
As the Government commits to a high-tech revolution in the home - meters that can be read remotely and may help alter energy habits - questions are raised about data security... and whether any of us will be interested more...
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Finland's safety fears over next-generation nuclear reactor
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Safety concerns may halt construction of a new nuclear facility in Finland, posing questions about the viability of the next generation of European Pressurised Reactors destined for the UK more...
It's all in the mind
Rupert Sheldrake
19th June 2009
Materialism as a scientific ideology has proved itself unworthy of the challenges we face - we must look elsewhere for life's answers, says Rupert Sheldrake more...
Scientists cast doubts on energy efficient technologies
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Our attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by using more efficient technology might be doomed to at least partial failure, say scientists. more... Global oil supplies peak in first quarter of 2008.
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Put the date on your calendar: global oil supplies peaked in the first quarter of 2008.more...
Sweeteners to track waste water flows
Ecologist
1st July, 2009
Researchers may soon be using artificial sweeteners to track the path waste water takes. more... Grant aims to streamline GM crop technology into Africa
Ecologist
1st March, 2009
A charity has given millions to a biotechnology organisation in an aim to advance the use of biotechnology on crops in developing countries. more... Internet ‘does not enhance learning’, report suggests
Ecologist
1st March, 2009
The findings of a new study suggests that our increased exposure to information technology has led to a decline in cognitive skills. more...
An audience with Sir David King
Jon Hughes
1st February, 2007
Sir David King is credited with bringing climate change to serious political attention. But he is also a campaign of GM crops. How does that square? more... NGOs question 2nd-generation biofuels
Ecologist
1st March, 2009
A group of US NGOs have published a letter examining second-generation biofuel technology. more... Pesticide link to bee deaths
Ecologist
1st February, 2009
A former Washington scientific adviser has called for a worldwide ban on neonicotinoid pesticides that have been implicated in the decline of the honeybee population. more... Call to bring GM reserach out into the open
Ecologist
1st February, 2009
The former chair of the European Food Safety Authority calls for more publicly-funded research into GM crops to avoid biotechnology firm bias.more...
The dangers of e-waste
Dr. Keith Baker
4th June, 2009
In February 2009 the Environment Agency began its first prosecution against an individual for an e-waste crime, and claims to have prevented 33 shipments in the previous six months. more...
Behind the Label: chain lube
Pat Thomas
13th May, 2009
I know, I know. Every time you think you've gone your greenest, some killjoy comes along and raises the bar a little higher. Apologies in advance. more...Members
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