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Drawing from 40 years of composting experience, Nicky Scott's latest book will inspire confidence in beginners and give new techniques to veteran composters

More than a quarter of the total US grain crop was turned into ethanol to fuel cars last year, according to a new analysis

Banks are pulling out of the carbon-offsetting market after Copenhagen failed to reach agreement on emissions targets

Government spending watchdog says it is still not convinced new nuclear power stations will be built without public subsidies

Deutsche Bank economist Pavan Sukhdev is heading up the groundbreaking TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) report and doing for nature what Sir Nicholas Stern did for climate change - valuing it

NESTA's Big Green Challenge inspired community groups to come up with innovative ways to reduce carbon emissions. Along the way, it has proved that change really can come from a grassroots level

Brazilian cattle-ranching company named and shamed for destroying the land of an uncontacted tribe

There is a greater variety of bikes available now than ever before, ranging from as little as £100 up to over £1000. Here is some basic information on the six main varieties

Freedom Alliance director argues that overturning the ban on the sale of tiger parts would safeguard their future

Cars are evil, right? But what if they ran on hydrogen, did 300 miles per gallon, were leased rather than owned, and were produced under an open source business model...

None of the various technofixes on offer alter the fact that humanity has to learn to stop living on the last drops of cheap energy, and to start living within its means

The Food and Drink Federation responds to Pat Thomas' article, 'Behind the Label: chewing gum'

The tale of the homemade wormery in a second-floor-flat continues... The worms are thriving, multiplying in numbers. Just don't ask about the flies...

A must-see documentary explores how campaigners are successfully using new technologies and tactics to change the status quo

Calls to bring forward ban on recyclable material sent to landfill increase, as reports emerge of big increases in the quantity of textile waste being dumped