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Will climate change make your house uninsurable?
Jon Hughes, Rebecca Bole
29th January, 2009
The insurance industry is set to abandon two million British homeowners to the perils of climate change. Jon Hughes and Rebecca Bole report more...
High Court action against UK Government over toxic crop pesticides
Georgina Downs
29th January, 2009
Hers was a landmark victory against the Government. Campaigner Georgina Downs on the importance of setting a policy precedent on pesticides more...
The UK Government paper, A Vision for Science and Society, is no clear picture
Guy Cook
20th January, 2009
A Vision for Science and Society, in today’s technological vista, sounds an honourable aim. Guy Cook reads between the lines of this new UK government paper more...
Emission Impossible?
Jamie Andrews
20th June, 2008
The Government has backtracked on radical plans for personal carbon trading schemes, reports Jamie Andrews – taking accountability for what we emit is the only way to go. more...
UK trying to wriggle out of renewables commitments
News
15th October, 2007
A leaked document revealed by the Guardian over the summer showing how the Government was preparing to dodge its EU commitments on renewable energy has been borne out in a new round of EU talks. more...Energy 'too cheap', says Scottish & Southern
News
24th September, 2007
It’s not what you'd expect to hear from a player in the fiercely competitive utilities sector, but Brian Smith, head of projects at Scottish and Southern Energy, has said that electricity is ‘too cheap’. more...
New nuclear consultation a 'sham'
News
7th September, 2007
The Government’s second attempt at a fair and legal public consultation on nuclear power has been declared a ‘sham’ by leading environmental groups. more...
Government pulls plug on local renewables policy
News
24th August, 2007
Environmental groups and local authorities are dismayed by Government plans to drop a key local policy to promote renewable energy, following pressure from developers. more...Sweeping emissions under the carpet
Peter Lockley
9th August, 2007
International aviation is the UK’s fastest-growing source of carbon emissions, and yet the government isn't even accounting for them. Peter Lockley explains why we urgently need to call a halt to airport expansion more...
Greenpeace: nuclear power sums don't add up
News
3rd May, 2007
Greenpeace has published an independent report demonstrating that support for nuclear power as a way of tackling climate change would be an economic disaster. more...
US lobbies for watered-down IPCC report
News
2nd May, 2007
The United States is trying to water-down the recommendations made in the third report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, due to be released this Friday, the Associated Press reports. more...
IPCC set to green-light nuclear power and biofuels
News
1st May, 2007
The third report of the year from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is expected to green-light nuclear power and large-scale biofuel production as a way of tackling climate change, to the dismay of environmentalists worldwide.more...
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Government fails to meet its own building standards targets
News
20th April, 2007
The government is failing to meet targets for reducing energy and resource consumption in its own buildings, an embarassing report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed. more...
The Sustainable Communities Bill: is this the most significant piece of legislation this decade?
Mark Anslow
29th March, 2007
Has your local pub closed down? Is your high street turning into a drab strip of chain stores? Has Tesco boarded up your post-office and turned in into an 'express' store? If so, then you need to know about the Sustainable Communities Bill. Mark Anslow asks if this is the most important piece of legislation since Labour came to power more...
Climate Change Bill announced
News
13th March, 2007
The government has this morning released its draft Climate Change Bill, which will make a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of 60 per cent by 2050 - and a 26 to 32 per cent reduction by 2020 - legally binding targets. more...
UK to miss targets for 2020 CO2 reduction
News
5th March, 2007
Environmentalist George Monbiot will tonight present findings which show that the UK will miss its target for reducing CO2 emissions by 2020 by as much as 18 per cent. more...
Road pricing is 'part of the answer'
News
13th February, 2007
Environmentalists have urged the government to support road pricing plans against a rising tide of protest. more...
Rebekah Phillips from Green Alliance on the potential of 'local energy'
Mark Anslow
8th February, 2007
A government committee last week gave support to the development of 'local energy' - small decentralised power solutions. The Ecologist asked Rebekah Phillips, policy officer at Green Alliance, whether it was time to head to B&Q and buy a wind-turbine... more...
The Great Garden Grab
Jack Shamash
1st February, 2007
You may see your garden as a spare room or a place to be in touch with nature, but changes to planning rules mean it is likely to attract higher council tax if it hasn’t already been snapped up by a developer. Jack Shamash reports more...
The Stern message: it’s not what gets said, but who says it. But will they listen?
Stephen Hale
2nd October, 2006
Stephen Hale, director of Green Alliance and former Special Advisor to Margaret Beckett, gives the Ecologist his thoughts on the Stern Review more...
Enron bought Bush the White House
Greg Palast
1st September, 2004
…and it’s time to tape up the White House gate and hang the sign saying ‘crime scene… property to be confiscated… vacate premises immediately’. more...
Direct democracy
Douglas Smith
8th July, 2004
Britain has fallen out of love with conventional politics. Could Swiss-style direct democracy end the current crisis of political legitimacy? more...
Another Ayatollah
Eric S Margolis
1st June, 2004
Once again a Shia Ayatolla is spoiling America’s plans more...Members
