Day: 4 June 2013

EXCLUSIVE: Green ‘industry’ bullying weak minded politicians says UKIP’s Nigel Farage

The environmental movement has become politicised, urbanised and is 'full of profound deep ignorance' says UKIP leader Nigel Farage.

UKIP’s Nigel Farage on wind farms, global warming and Charles Darwin

His political views have been criticised for being 'offensive' and controversial, so it comes as little surprise that Nigel Farage's environmental ideologies are equally unorthodox. Leigh Stringer talks to the UKIP leader about the Government's environmental strategy and his connection to Charles Darwin.

Climate & nature

Unilever builds on food waste drive with mobile app for chefs

Unilever has pledged to do more to help cut food waste within the hospitality sector ahead of World Environment Day tomorrow (June 5), which is highlighting the issue as its focus theme this year.

MPs vote no to 2030 decarbonisation target

MPs have voted not to include an amendment in the third reading of the energy bill that will commit the UK to a near-carbon free power sector by 2030.

MPs call to scrap biofuels support in face of rising food prices

MPs have today issued calls to exclude agriculturally-produced biofuels from the UK's existing biofuels support mechanism, the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO).

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