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£364 million rise on council fuel bills 'deeply worrying'
An energy saving drive was launched by the Local Government Association last week as new figures reveal that the spiralling costs of gas, petrol and electricity prices have increased the amount spent by councils on fuel ...
Latin America and Caribbean Face Greater Climate Risks
Latin America and the Caribbean face a greater risk of more natural disasters because of environmental degradation and climate change, campaigners warn.
Baby boom for world's rarest rhino species
Scientists have found signs of four Javan rhinos born in recent weeks in Indonesia, a surprising baby boom for a species that may be reduced to fewer than 60 individuals worldwide.
Irish report on policies and challenges for renewables
Minister Noel Dempsey of Ireland recently launched the publication “Renewable Energy Development 2006”, which provides an overview of the current policies and challenges in the field of renewable energy in Ireland. The c...
Farmers 'Protected' from Environmental Legislation: SEPA
Farmers have been protected from the real world of legislation too long said the head of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) this week.
Green protesters gather to close 'Drax the Destroyer'
In the east of England the skies seem unnaturally wide. Lift your eyes from the fields of gently waving wheat and barley and there is nothing to interrupt the broad skyscape. But not in Drax. Here the largest coal-fired ...
We've Already Entered Dangerous Climate Change: Top Scientist
One of America's top scientists has said that the world has already entered a state of dangerous climate change. In his first broadcast interview as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, J...
Coal keeps US economy burning
The United States is the world's most powerful economy, but much of that power is derived from rather old-fashioned sources.
Warming 'more severe' for cities
The impact of climate change is likely to be more severe in major cities, with the elderly most at risk, according to a study commissioned for the Greater London Authority and obtained exclusively by the BBC Ten O'Clock ...
China may fail to meet energy–saving target: report
China may fail to meet its target for more efficient use of energy this year, state press said Saturday quoting the head of the country's main economic planning body.