Energy

Governments may be over-estimating global coal reserves, says US engineer

Governments may be over-estimating global coal reserves, says US engineer

It has been a long and bitter struggle. When locals who had for years enjoyed the peace and tranquillity of Thrupp lake at Radley, Oxfordshire, learned that it was to be filled with fly-ash from Didcot power station, they assumed that a small but vocal protest would help see off the plans.

The contraction of the global economic system bodes nothing but good for global ecosystems. Growth is dead – long live sustainability

Join in with Greenpeace's latest campaign: Coalfinger

Crude oil may be running out, but Brighton's transport revolution is powering up. Jan Goodey meets Tom Druitt, the driving force behind the Big Lemon Bus

It’s hard to learn much or do much about sustainability without getting your hands dirty.

It’s hard to learn much or do much about sustainability without getting your hands dirty.

Another day, another wonder crop offering green and guilt-free air travel. When will the aviation industry get is head out of the clouds?

Filmmaker Lars Johansson talks to the Ecologist about the making of the film 'Poison Fire' and the curse of oil in the Niger Delta.

Filmmaker Lars Johansson talks to the Ecologist about the making of the film 'Poison Fire' and the curse of oil in the Niger Delta.

Environmentalists arrested at community meeting on gas flaring

Algeria switches from oil production to harnessing the power of the Sahara sun

Climate camp isn't just about direct action - it's an alternative space giving many the opportunity to do things differently, as Luisa Miller tells us

Climate change is a problem of fossil fuel dependency, and solving it requires reducing that dependency quickly and dramatically.