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  • Ban on bluefin tuna would 'threaten Japanese culture'
  • The fate of the Atlantic bluefin tuna - beloved by sushi gourmets and on the brink of extinction ? could be decided within days.
  • Musicians look to clean up their acts
  • Imagine U2 clambering on to a train to take them to a sold-out stadium; Keith Richards swigging from a bottle of organic, Fairtrade booze while Bon Jovi recycle their post-gig waste. Unlikely as it sounds, it may yet come to pass as rock'n'roll's tradition of painting the town red fades to an ethical shade of green.
  • Industrial sites suggested for onshore wind projects
  • An energy investor has suggested building onshore wind projects in industrial centre, in a bid to avoid aesthetic planning difficulties.
  • Industrial sites suggested for onshore wind projects
  • An energy investor has suggested building onshore wind projects in industrial centre, in a bid to avoid aesthetic planning difficulties.
  • Manchester eco-flats 'first in UK'
  • A block of flats to be built in Manchester will be the first to integrate certain energy-saving technologies.
  • UK will experience 'long-term transition towards cleaner fuels'
  • The UK's minister for energy and climate change has suggested that cleaner power supplies will be needed by the country in the future.
  • Manchester eco-flats 'first in UK'
  • A block of flats to be built in Manchester will be the first to integrate certain energy-saving technologies.
  • UK will experience 'long-term transition towards cleaner fuels'
  • The UK's minister for energy and climate change has suggested that cleaner power supplies will be needed by the country in the future.
  • Paper questions implementation plans for renewable energy scheme
  • An article has questioned the implementation of the government's Feed-in Tariff scheme.
  • Paper questions implementation plans for renewable energy scheme
  • An article has questioned the implementation of the government's Feed-in Tariff scheme.
  • Ian McEwan's Solar: it's green and it should be read | Nick Cohen
  • At last, global warming inspires good fiction. And scientists are the rightful heroesGossip columnists long ago supplanted the literary editors in media hierarchies, and a writer must be grateful if the press greets the publication of his or her book with anything so quaint as a discussion of its li
  • Can I buy underwear and be green?
  • Say pants to the pesticides used in manufacturing cotton!You might be doubtful that your choice of briefs can be a catalyst for global change, but consider the statistics. The UK underwear market was valued at £4.1bn in 2009. Most of that money is spent on multinational-produced pants. Some are con
  • Six of the best from the Natural History Museum
  • The Natural History Museum has one of the world's greatest collections, capturing the earth's huge biodiversity. Ahead of a major new BBC TV series - Museum of Life ? six members of their world-class team of 300 scientists each pick a treasureThe statistics defy comprehension. The mammal collection
  • The world's smallest sea horse
  • Hippocampus satomiae, little bigger than a pea, has been found on reefs in IndonesiaLittle bigger than a pea, the smallest known sea horse, Hippocampus satomiae, was discovered at a depth of about 15 metres on reefs in Indonesia, from Derawan island to northern Sulawesi and Borneo. Like other pygmy
  • Farming is mainly to blame for the loss of our native plants and wildlife
  • Report by Natural England warns of risk to species and habitatsEngland was given an uncomfortable reminder last week of the impact of its swelling number of inhabitants. Over the past two millennia, hundreds of its native plants and animals have been rendered extinct because the human population has
  • 'Green' plastics may be worse for environment
  • A type of degradable plastic bag that was supposed to be better for the environment may not be completely biodegradable, a Government-commissioned study has found. The bag is made with metal salts that are supposed to accelerate degradation, but scientists found the material was not fully biodegradable and might contaminate the way plastics are recycled.
  • Lock up your pets, killer owl on the loose
  • It could be a job for the Flying Squad, or perhaps The Bill.
  • Solar by Ian McEwan
  • Ian McEwan approaches the climate crisis in comic modeClimate change is chiefly an engineering problem to Michael Beard, the central character in Ian McEwan's new novel. In a different sense, it is to McEwan too. A practised manipulator of his readers' expectations and responses, he has plainly
  • Mary Robinson: 'I feel a terrible sense of urgency'
  • After 13 years with the UN, former Irish president Mary Robinson is coming home to her debt-ridden country - not to retire, but to fight for 'climate justice' for all the world's poorIn 1993, three years into her presidency of Ireland, Mary Robinson paid a visit to west Belfast. The trip was controv
  • Letters: Medium-speed rail also needs a boost
  • A new high-speed rail line could play an important role in UK efforts to tackle climate change, but the proposed scheme is forecast to have only a minimal impact in cutting transport emissions - and could even lead to an increase (Report, 12 March). If the UK is to meet its legally binding targets f
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