Energy Minister Greg Barker has been accused of “breathtaking arrogance” after he was quizzed over the collapse in the domestic market for solar PV installations. Barker was responding to a report on BBC’s You and Yours programme. read more...

Campaigners described themselves as frustrated today after Ministers rejected plans to make transport premises and prisons accountable for the light pollution they pump into the night sky. read more...

Peas, beans, carrots and potatoes are joining sand and gravel as the products of a Yorkshire quarry. Green-fingered workers at the Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete UK Marfield quarry have created an on-site allotment to grow their own vegetables. read more...

Geothermal power from Icelandic volcanoes could supply electricity to Britain under a new Memorandum of Understanding. The UK and Iceland today signed an agreement that could pave the way for geothermal power from Iceland’s volcanoes to supply electricity to the national grid. read more...

Greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2010, as a result of both economic recovery in many countries after the 2009 recession and a colder winter. Nonetheless, emissions growth was somewhat contained by continued strong growth in renewable energy sources. read more...

A £10 million government scheme aimed at getting lower carbon sources of heating such as biomass boilers, solar hot water panels and heat pumps into the homes of social housing tenants across Great Britain opens to applications today. read more...

Greenpeace activists have undertaken their second action today against Kentucky Fried Chicken, the UK’s third biggest fast food retailer, by placing a giant replica of a KFC family bucket outside the flagship store on London’s Oxford Street. read more...

More changes to the Feed In Tariffs have been announced by the Department for Energy and Climate change. Following detailed consultation with industry and consumers, the government is introducing a range of revised tariffs with effect from 1 August. read more...