Day: 2 January 2015

Sainsbury’s reaches sustainable palm oil benchmark

Sainsbury's has burnished its green credentials today, by sourcing 95% of its palm oil from certified sustainable suppliers.

Almost 7,000 UK properties to be sacrificed to rising seas

Almost 7,000 homes and buildings will be sacrificed to the rising seas around England and Wales over the next century, according to an unpublished Environment Agency (EA) analysis seen by the Guardian. Over 800 of the properties will be lost to coastal erosion within the next 20 years.

Groundbreaking biofuel project brings new life to Cornish mine

A pioneering research project to clean up a flooded Cornish tin mine is using algae to harvest the precious heavy metals in its toxic water, while simultaneously producing biofuel.

NASA: CO2 absorption by tropical forests higher than previously thought

Tropical rainforests may be absorbing far more carbon dioxide than many scientists thought, in response to rising atmospheric levels of the greenhouse gas.

Ukip threatens to scrap Climate Change Act

The Ukip energy spokesman Roger Helmer has claimed that climate change is still 'open to question' and says that the party would repeal legally binding targets to reduce emissions, if elected.

Zero Waste Scotland tells firms to keep recycling

One year since the introduction of the Waste (Scotland) Regulations, Zero Waste Scotland has urged businesses to make sure they continue to comply by separating materials for recycling.

Luminous orbs shed light on student energy consumption

A team of student scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have developed a colour-changing orb to help students save energy which could soon be piloted at the London School of Economics.

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