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Why urban commuters can breathe more easily

Monday, 4 July 2011

David Phelan finds out that London no longer deserves to be known as the ‘Big Smoke’ – and discovers what other communities can do to follow its example

Coalition scraps national network of charging points for electric cars

Saturday, 2 July 2011

The coalition Government's green credentials were called into question yesterday after it scrapped plans for a nationwide network of recharging points for electric cars.

Greenpeace drops spoof VW advert

Saturday, 2 July 2011

A Greenpeace video attacking the environmental record of Volkswagen has been dropped from the internet after a complaint from the creator of Star Wars.

Government names eight new sites for nuclear power plants

Friday, 24 June 2011

The Government is to press ahead with the biggest nuclear programme for a generation, announcing yesterday eight sites where new reactors are planned.

Sites for new UK nuclear plants named

Thursday, 23 June 2011

The Government pushed ahead with plans for new nuclear power plants in the UK today as it confirmed a list of eight sites where the next generation of reactors can be built.

Texas forces firms to open up on 'fracking'

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Guy Adams and Jonathan Brown: For years, the industry in the US has refused to declare what toxic chemicals it uses during fracking, a policy that has bred public mistrust and accusations of pollution.

A snapshot of biking Britain

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

As Team Green Britain Bike Week gets up to speed, just how much do we like to get on our bikes – and who needs to be coaxed back into the saddle?

Win a Pashley bike to celebrate Team Green Britain Bike Week

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

EDF Energy, Britain’s largest producer of low carbon electricity, is proud to be supporting Team Green Britain Bike Week (18-26 June). This nationwide event aims to get more people cycling more often and show that using your bike can be a low cost way of getting around that’s good for your health and the environment.

Solar industry takes tariff fight to Lords

Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Solar industry campaigners have their last chance to save much-needed subsidies today as MPs meet to decide if the Government's controversial cuts warrant a debate in the House of Commons.

Catch of the day: McDonald's to serve up 'sustainable' fish

Saturday, 18 June 2011

McDonald's is seeking to enhance its once heavily-criticised environmental record by switching to fish certified by the Marine Stewardship Council.

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'They tell us recycling is good for us. Garbage'

Thursday, 16 June 2011

Fortnightly collections, zero waste targets, recycling panic – the battle of the bins is raging. Our relationship with rubbish means we won't be told when or how to toss, argues John Walsh

Actors join campaign against fracking

Thursday, 16 June 2011

Leading actors including Ethan Hawke, Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana have joined the campaign against shale drilling by recording an online protest video in which they tell gas prospectors: "I love my New York water – stop fracking with it."

Government dumps promise to provide weekly bin collections

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Nigel Morris: Retreat comes because of cost of bringing back weekly rounds – estimated at more than �100m – and fears that move would hit recycling levels.

Government refuses to get tough on excess packaging

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Martin Hickman: Tougher measures to reduce the 10 million tons of packaging produced in the UK annually were ruled out by ministers yesterday.

London to welcome Olympics with a green revolution

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Everything from Tower Bridge to London buses will be given eco makeover.

Methane galore: Whisky and the green energy revolution

Monday, 13 June 2011

Whisky has a huge carbon footprint. But now a green energy revolution could be changing all that, says Jamie Merrill

Bins that reward recyclers may help clean up the streets

Sunday, 12 June 2011

Matt Chorley: Government review wants household habits to continue when people step outside.

Government subsidy cut prompts solar outrage

Friday, 10 June 2011

Sean Farrell: Campaigners said the Government was 'crippling' the solar industry just as other nations were focusing on it.

Car-hire giants in U-turn over electric fleet

Friday, 10 June 2011

John Lichfield: A pressure group has now accused Paris city hall of organising unfair and publicly subsidised competition.

Oil firm wins injunction against Greenpeace

Friday, 10 June 2011

The British oil company Cairn Energy has been granted an injunction by a Dutch court to prevent Greenpeace activists boarding its two deep sea drilling rigs 180km off the coast of Greenland.