The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has unveiled plans to spend £4.2 million pounds on a scheme to plant 1 million trees across Britain, primarily in Urban Areas. The scheme will be the first national government lead …
Scientists have discovered a mountain ridge that rises 300metres above the arctic sea floor. It is thought that this previously helped to keep the rate of melting of the Antarctic ice cap slow, as it was attached to the bottom. …
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond opened the brand new offices of Aquamarine Power. The company is a UK leader in the renewable energy sector and in harnessing wave power in particular. The company has recently attracted £11 million pounds of …
In Germany, scientists have discovered that traffic noise interferes with the ability of bats to feed. In areas of high traffic noise bats struggle to hear the rustling sounds made by the insects and spiders that they feed on. There …
Water, water everywhere? Apparently not as water is predicted to become an increasingly precious resource as climate change starts to grip. In several 3rd world and developing countries, water shortages, or at least short supplies of clean and safe drinking …
There has been a steady increase in the bushmeat trade over the last two decades or so, and there is real concern that the booming trade in animal based foods both inside and outside of the continent is threatening species …
Controversy has erupted around plans to drill for oil in ancient and protected woodland at Markwells Wood, a protected area of outstanding natural beauty in the South Downs. Despite campaigners fears that the drilling could damage the environment to a …
Landfill sites are ugly, smelly and increasingly overloaded. They release harmful gases, often pollute nearby rivers and streams, as well as damaging local ecosystems. So why do we keep using them? The landfill curse The fact is that in our …
We decided to set up a quick a list of our favourite eco websites. We hand picked some of our favourite sites for eco news, eco shopping and eco information. If your favourite site isn’t on there leave us a …
The buzz word for the past decade has been ‘eco’. Almost everything we do on a daily basis is being reassessed to establish whether it is eco-friendly. People across the world are trying to find ways to live greener lifestyles. …
