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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...

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...

Map of area directly impacted by Belo Monte Dam

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...

A study on a variety of GM maize found it may have negative effects on stream life

US used quarter of 2008 grain crop to make biofuel

Ecologist

25th January, 2010

More than a quarter of the total US grain crop was turned into ethanol to fuel cars last year, according to a new analysis more...

Carbon traders quit emissions market amid drop in demand

Tim Webb

25th January, 2010

Banks are pulling out of the carbon-offsetting market after Copenhagen failed to reach agreement on emissions targets more...

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Nuclear power may still need taxpayer help says watchdog

Ecologist

22nd January, 2010

Government spending watchdog says it is still not convinced new nuclear power stations will be built without public subsidies more...

Gordon Brown's figures for offshore wind are nonsense

Dan Box

18th January, 2010

Building offshore wind farms is great. Inaccurately quoting or massaging the figures that support them is not more...

Largely self-sufficient Scottish island wins prize

Ecologist

18th January, 2010

Isle of Eigg pursuit of self-sufficiency through renewable energy projects has been rewarded with share of UK-wide award
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Shell faces shareholder revolt over Canadian tar sands project

Terry Macalister

18th January, 2010

Royal Dutch Shell group's dissident shareholders will press for a review of its tar sands project in Canada, at the oil firm's annual meeting in May more...

Sustainability watchdog slams Government’s energy plans

Ecologist

15th January, 2010

The Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) has accused the Government of producing energy strategies that are 'carbon blind' more...

When will we see green jobs in the UK?

Sam Bonham

13th January, 2010

Will the latest announcement of nine proposals for offshore wind projects and a promised £100bn worth of investment lead to new jobs in the UK or elsewhere? more...

Europe unites to build renewable energy 'supergrid'

Alok Jha

4th January, 2010

Europe's first electricity grid dedicated to renewable power will become a political reality this month, as nine countries formally draw up plans to link their clean energy projects around the North Sea more...

Do you want next generation biofuels? Have your say

Ecologist

22nd December, 2009

New consultation to look at whether the next generation of biofuels will be more environmentally-sustainable than current food crop varieties more...

Geothermal projects get funding boost

Ecologist

22nd December, 2009

Two power plants in Cornwall could be producing renewable heat and electricity for the local community as early as 2013 more...

Wind turbines have no impact on house prices

Ecologist

8th December, 2009

Ten-year survey of house sales in US finds wind turbines have no negative affect on market price despite public fears more...

EU could easily make 40 per cent cuts by 2020

Ecologist

1st December, 2009

Phasing out fossil fuels, encouraging faster take-up of renewables and making radical improvements in energy efficiency would double Europe's emission cuts, says study more...