Protests against plans to make an enormous storage site for fracked gas at Seneca Lake in New York state seven times bigger are gathering pace, writes Ashoka Jegroo, with 13 arrests at a gate blockade last week. But is the company, Crestwood, getting the message?
… and even negative impacts on the local wine and tourism industries . "The volume of … put it right there over Seneca Lake, near the wine country" , Bill Gautreaux, president of …
Gathering food from the wild is good for your mind and your taste buds, writes KATE BLINCOE, but always make sure you know what you're picking and you leave enough for other creatures
… and samphire. Later, cooked together in white wine and cream, my seaside discoveries created …
Last month’s downpours might have put you off water for life but that doesn’t mean a watery getaway isn’t worth a look. Ruth Styles rounds up 10 of the best
… If a beach break with a side order of wine tasting appeals, the Mar Menor has to be … more GREEN LIVING Glorious Garda: olives, red wine and a biomass boiler by Italy’s largest …
Robert Louis Stevenson’s account of his epic 1879 journey through the Cévennes is one of the high points of travel literature but as Ruth Styles found out, there’s still plenty to be discovered
… tale GREEN LIVING Glorious Garda: olives, red wine and a biomass boiler by Italy’s largest …
They tried to influence government - but that's not working any more, writes John Vidal. So Friends of the Earth's new boss is taking a more radical approach rooted in community activism. And as he prepares for a storm of protest over fracking and cuts to wind and solar, he's ready to take on George Osborne in an 'ideological war' for the future of Britain.
… in roundtable groups, drinking warm white wine with policy wonks or schmoozing civil …
For the US fracking industry - and for Vice-President Joe Biden - fracking is more than just a way to bring in vast amounts of cash, writes Steve Horn. It's also a key weapon in the US's long war with Russia, as Biden made clear this week in Kiev.
… in the making. In other words, it's ' old wine in a new bottle '. Gas 'support package' …
Forget My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding; the UK’s Romany caravans offer discreet luxury, emerald eco credentials and the chance to get back to nature in style. Lisa Stephens rounds up five of the best
… tale GREEN LIVING Glorious Garda: olives, red wine and a biomass boiler by Italy’s largest …
The jobs and quick money that fracking can generate may seem initially attractive, indigenous Canadian activist Caleb Behn told Jen Stout on his recent visit to Scotland. But after decades of oil and gas production, the ineradicable legacy is of fractured landscapes and long-term pollution. 'My land is bisected, divided, by pipelines, roads, well sites, pads, all that. It's really hard on my heart.'
… a 'lone piper' on the pier, and an luxury wine-and-dine trip for journalists . The …
Jules Pretty sets out a plan to engage people with Nature and create more sustainable and enjoyable living for everyone. The first call to action is: “Every child outdoors every day”.
It’s better known for the yearly financial knees-up that is the World Economic Forum but when the bankers have gone, Davos is a family-friendly town with oodles of quiet charm, as Ruth Styles found out
… food, generous portions and excellent local wine. Sleep: A tiny town, Davos doesn’t have a …