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Japan to subsidise energy–efficient plants
Japan's government plans to subsidize domestic plants producing clean-energy and energy-efficient goods under steps to support the slowing economy, the Nikkei newspaper said, as the murky outlook keeps firms from boostin...
Rising temperatures reducing ability of plants to absorb carbon, study warns
Rising temperatures in the past decade have reduced the ability of the world's plants to soak up carbon from the atmosphere, scientists have said.
Global warming blamed for decline in phytoplankton
The microscopic plants that support all life in the oceans are dying off at a dramatic rate, according to a study that has documented for the first time a disturbing and unprecedented change at the base of the marine foo...
Urban bees fare better, research reveals
Honeybees in towns and cities enjoy a more diverse diet than their rural counterparts, experts said today. The urban bees find a richer diversity of pollen because they visit a much wider range of flowers than bees forag...
Largest tidal power device unveiled
A device thought to be the largest tidal turbine of its type to be built in the world has been described by its developer as "simple and robust".
Deforestation drives vampire bats to attack?
Peru's health ministry has sent emergency teams to a remote Amazon region to battle an outbreak of rabies spread by vampire bats.
Senior Environmentalists Urged to Nominate Graduate Green Shoots of Talent
Environmental leaders are being encouraged to nominate their graduate staff who have made a real difference to their organisation for a leading industry award.
The world's rubbish dump
A "plastic soup" of waste floating in the Pacific Ocean is growing at an alarming rate and now covers an area twice the size of the continental United States, scientists have said.
China overtakes US as world's biggest energy consumer
Increasingly affluent and energy-hungry nation reflects the dramatic increase in the wattage of China's economy.
Gatwick's green stamp of approval signals decade of change
Gatwick Airport announces the launch of its first sustainability plan as an independent airport and becomes the largest UK airport to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard, signalling its commitment to become a sustainable a...