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Sardinia’s wind farm nightmare – and what it means for Britain
The island has imposed a moratorium to stop 3,000 turbines being constructed, starting a battle that could have an impact far beyond Italy
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Ministers want to hand themselves power to turn sewage into drinking water
Plans face opposition as it will allow local planning rules to be bypassed
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Millions of litres of sewage dumped illegally in Lake Windemere
United Utilities deposited between 143 million and 286 million litres of waste when not permitted over period of three years
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Public menace or beguiling companion: How foxes became the most divisive wild animals
Vermin to some – for others, they are enchanting. What’s shared is the strength of the reaction
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Europe’s medical students to receive training for climate-related health problems
Aspiring medics need to brace for illnesses linked to higher temperatures, such as heat stroke and dangerous mosquito-borne diseases
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The myth of plastic recycling is finally unravelling
How much of our waste gets recycled really and are ‘sustainable’ plastic alternatives actually any better for the planet?
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Net zero heat pump drive ‘will cost 6,000 jobs’
Think tank warns that ditching gas boilers will hit manufacturing and asks Government to support a transition
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The poisonous everyday plant at the heart of the rewilding battle
An innocent-looking yellow weed is stirring the emotions and Facebook groups in a rural ideological battle
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I was captain of a ship much like the New Zealand one that just sank. Mine almost sank too
We should wait until we know the facts before judging the captain
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Untested £22bn carbon capture scheme really will work this time, insists Starmer
Doubts remain about financial viability of fourth major carbon capture and storage project to be tried in UK
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Why sinkholes are opening up across the UK
As risks of whole buildings being swallowed increase with climate change, what are the dangers of one of nature’s most unpredictable events?
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Why Britain’s last coal power station is closing its doors
Ratcliffe-on-Soar, our last coal-fired power station, shuts down for good at the end of this month... but what comes next?
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A ship exploding with the power of a nuke sounds far-fetched. But it could happen
In fact it’s surprising just how large the scope for maritime disasters is
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New eco tax could bankrupt us, warn local councils
Emissions from burning waste will be taxed from 2028 as part of Government efforts to encourage uptake of greener technologies
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After the Harris-Trump debate we still don’t know. Will there be green energy suicide or not?
Whoops. Bernie Sanders said the quiet part out loud
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The US Navy is back fighting the forgotten war in the ‘Gate of Tears’
All that stuff under the Christmas tree mostly came by ship, you know
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Electric vehicles contribute more to river pollution, says Environment Agency chief
Impact on water that runs off roads into waterways made worse by heavier electric vehicles
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National Trust set to make half of its cafe food vegan
TV farmer attacks hypocrisy given number of livestock farmers on the charity’s land
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Paper straws are so hard to get right – but this high-street chain has the best
When we ditched plastic for the environment, we didn’t appreciate the skill in making an alternative that’s biodegradable yet won’t go soggy
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Milipede is entering the realm of Alice in Wonderland
Energy Secretary puts on his cool act, but hasn’t a real clue about how to ‘decarbonise’ the grid by 2030
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This is not ‘leading the world’. It’s economic suicide
It matters, as you’ll soon be required to have electric heating and an electric car
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Nobody noticed, but renewables-heavy states went to ‘Energy Emergency Alert One’ this summer
Scary times for US grids dependent on wind, solar and interconnectors
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New Zealand’s Net Zero green energy disaster is a terrible warning
The Ardern government’s eco obsession leaves NZ facing blackouts sooner rather than later
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Burning, abandoned Red Sea tanker is an environmental nuclear bomb waiting to go off
We’re looking at four Exxon Valdez disasters in one go if this isn’t sorted out
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Cotswold council forces households to use 10 bins for rubbish and recycling
Lib-Dem local authority among those to test residents with their demands to sort out waste
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Give me the forecast for my garden: hyper-accurate, hyper-local weather predictions are on the way
AI tool could be able to show heat differences between one end of a street and the other
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China just built the biggest ever offshore oil platform. There is no green energy ‘transition’
New technology is unlocking new fields – and the wider world is buying, if not the West
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Sanity is returning to the business world
At last the madness of ‘ESG’ led investing is starting to roll back
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Why Labour’s green-belt homes are a net zero nightmare
Starmer’s ambitions to build on the green belt may be incompatible with his environmental targets – and could create a major problem
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First official hedgehog crossings installed to help save the species
It is feared there are just one million hedgehogs left in Britain, compared with 36 million in the 1960s
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Britain’s net zero dream could be crushed by big tech
As demand for data storage grows, so does the need for giant data centres – which pose a threat to our landscape and our energy supply
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Historic fountain in stop-go switch-off after £400k redevelopment to stop seagulls drowning
Bird rescue volunteer saves 30 birds – but residents are in revolt at restrictions to much-loved landmark
