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They're becoming more and more common - wrapped around everything from milk to chickpeas. But just how environmentally friendly are composite cartons compared to the good, old-fashioned tin or jar?

Building offshore wind farms is great. Inaccurately quoting or massaging the figures that support them is not

Major judicial report may not help NGOs and individuals challenge environmental damage in courts without facing prohibitive financial risk

Isle of Eigg pursuit of self-sufficiency through renewable energy projects has been rewarded with share of UK-wide award

Royal Dutch Shell group's dissident shareholders will press for a review of its tar sands project in Canada, at the oil firm's annual meeting in May

Architects, engineers and developers say that the UK faces an 'extreme threat' from flooding, and must respond accordingly

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