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Personal Carbon Quotas need to be introduced at a ‘community scale’ new report from the RSA concludes

Next time you grumble that it's too much effort to seperate you plastic from your cans, imagine doing it as the bullets are flying over head

At 8:30pm on Saturday 28th March the world will be plunged into darkness. But fear not, this is not a cause for alarm but for celebration.

There have been plenty of attempts to try and value standing rainforest – you can tot up its total carbon content, you can value the ecosystem services it provides, you can look at its land value…

Another strain of MRSA is emerging from the factory farms of Northern Europe, and it is linked to the insatiable demand for cheap meat on our plates. The Ecologist Film Unit investigates

Dan Box teaches a class about climate change and its effects on the Carteret Islands, which are sinking due to rising sea levels, and how children can help stop climate change.

Laura Sevier reports on why we shouldn’t be taking our water for granted, as well as offering some easy ways to avoid wasting it

'We're here because our parents' generation has failed us and it's up to young people to stop climate change by whatever peaceful means we have left.'

MPs, medical professionals and scientists unite in demanding a thorough evaluation of the utility of vivisection. By Kathy Archibald, Science Director of Europeans for Medical Progress

Cancellation of the British International Motor Show should signal an end to our onanistic car culture

Campaigners give cautious welcome to Government’s decarbonisation programme

A special programme on the launch of the major new independently produced Climate Change documentary-drama, The Age of Stupid, by the director of McLibel and featuring Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite. The programme features exclusive interviews with director Franny Armstrong and head of animation Leo Murray plus appearances from Postlethwaite and Caroline Lucas MEP. This is an edit of the 60 minute live Clear Spot programme on ResonanceFM.

From chasing endangered parrots to hunting for the environmental holy grail with Friends of the Earth, one of Britain's pre-eminent eco campaigners wants to take his quest for a better, greener world to the halls of Westminster.
Dixe Wills meets a man on a mission

Mark Anslow, Laura Sevier, Dan Box and Matilda Lee profile 10 visionaries with 10 big ideas for a better world.

Ever wondered if factory farming could kill you? Think again...It has plagued hospital wards in Britain for years, picking off the elderly and infirm.