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The Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) has accused the Government of producing energy strategies that are 'carbon blind'

The iconic, compact fluorescent lightbulb is dead: meet its next generation replacements that are brighter, more efficient, longer-lasting, and mercury-free

Survey finds that school children are being exposed to harmful pesticides, but schools claim safer alternatives would be 'uneconomic'

Eleven easy steps to get you started - from picking your committee and spreading the word to making it fun and worthwhile

Alexander Bell's Peak Water offers a fascinating insight into our changing relationship with water

Entering into its fifth year, the awards aim to bring recognition and awareness to some of today’s most promising eco-developments

Self-builders are no longer a niche segment of society: they are industrious, skilled, innovative individuals who should be helped to create vital, sustainable communities

Supermarket ombudsman will enforce a new code of practice between retailers and their suppliers

Economists have all but forgotten about the source of real wealth - the land under our feet. They do so at their peril

An ambitious sea defence scheme in Ghana could have been successful but the job is not finished and thousands of homes still flood annually

Will the latest announcement of nine proposals for offshore wind projects and a promised £100bn worth of investment lead to new jobs in the UK or elsewhere?

It has no synthetic alternative and some scientists believe supplies may already be in a terminal decline. But there is still no international effort to tackle the massive agricultural problems that will come when the phosphorus runs out

Ecosystems are buffering humanity against the worst impacts of global warming and also alleviating poverty, says United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

For whatever reason you choose to chew it, this plastic, potentially toxic mish-mash of ingredients is bad for the environment and bad for us

Cambridge University's expansion plans could change the face of sustainable building in the UK. In 2012, construction begins on the greenest development of its size and scope in the UK