Energy

A hundred years ago, markets ruled: fortunes were made, workers abused, bubbles blown. The Austrian School of economists, led by Ludwig von Mises, said this was fine: despite temporary messiness, the market knows best.

Mining giant Vedanta receives a gift wrapped complaint following plans to turn sacred homeland into a bauxite mine.

RTE, France's electricity grid operator, pays out to farmers for harming their livestock.

A new generation of biofuels is poised to come into the market. Grown on unused, ‘marginal’ land they won’t compete for our food crops. But just where exactly is all this marginal land, and whose backyard might it be? Helena Paul reports

Will the temptation of vast amounts of clean, tidal energy lead us to ignore the chance of serious environmental damage? Mark Anslow and Peter Clark report

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

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

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.