A growing number of homeowners are choosing to combine different types of renewable energy products as part of a concerted drive to reduce costs and live a more sustainable life. read more...

Birmingham residents are to benefit from funding to make their homes warmer, greener and cheaper to heat thanks to a scheme which will see green upgrades carried out at nearly 300 council properties in the city. read more...

To the ranks of the snail darter and spotted owl comes now the Sandwich tern, another species able to stop development in its tracks. The seabird breeds on North Norfolk coast of England, near where Centrica was planning to build a 540-megawatt offshore wind farm. read more...

Communities in Scotland have moved away from trying to defend themselves against floods to a position that accepts them as inevitable and finds ways of coping with them, according to research presented at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) conference in Edinburgh. read more...

A challenge has been issued in advance of the ‘forestry u-turn’ panel’s recommendations. The final report of the Independent Panel on Forestry is expected on Wednesday next week, and the Campaign to Protect Rural England has urged the Panel to be ambitious in its recommendations. read more...

Product design students at the Royal College of Art in London are to produce and exhibit chairs during the London Design Festival, in collaboration with the American Hardwood Export Council. Under the leadership of tutors Sebastian Wrong and Harry Richardson, the use of wood as a material and its Life Cycle impacts have been added to the Design Products curriculum. read more...

Local food networks are under-recognised and poorly supported, according to a new national report. Despite their critical importance to the health of our high streets, local economies and much loved landscapes, these networks are threatened. read more...

The secondary legislation that will give industry the go ahead to bring the Green Deal energy efficiency market into operation, alongside measures to strengthen consumer protection, reduce industry burdens, and implement the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) has been set out by the government. read more...