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As solar photovoltaic panels go mainstream, Eric Gies looks at the environmental impact of making and disposing of themIn recent years the electronics industry has gained notoriety for creating an endless stream of disposable...

The world is on the brink of a nuclear power renaissance, say scientists. From SciDev.net, part of the Guardian Environment NetworkThe world is on the brink of a nuclear power renaissance, and developing countries may also...

Photographer Toby Smith talks about his pictures documenting hydroelectric generation in Scotland, where man-made dams and turbine halls are absorbed into stunning natural landscapes

Environmental campaigners fear that drilling in the previously untouched Arctic area raises the risk of an environmental disaster on the scale of the Deepwater Horizon spill

Wind farm developers reject allegations their vessels caused seal mutilations. From BusinessGreen.com, part of the Guardian Environment NetworkOffshore wind farm developers implicated in a mysterious spate of seal deaths...

The church has joined a coalition of groups opposing plans to construct a plant at Hunterston on the west coast of ScotlandThe Church of Scotland claims a new coal-fired power station planned in Ayrshire could seriously jeopardise...

Many Americans think small behavioural changes such as switching off lights save more energy than they really do, says a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesBreaking: Americans don't know squat...

Planning approval for attempts at the first commercial geothermal power plant in Cornwall could see renewable heat and electricity being generated as early as 2013The UK could soon have its first commercial geothermal power...

'We don't want to bequeath a legacy for future generations of a toxic environment' say aboriginal clans in opposition to major uranium mining site opening in western AustraliaAs a mining giant prepares to open a major uranium...

New analysis shows that government support for fossil fuel industry is about 10 times that offered to renewable energy firmsDespite repeated pledges to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and criticism from some quarters that...

British homeowners can green their properties using government loans – and visit a functioning 'superhome' before committing • Interactive: Green your homeWith an electricity meter that goes backwards and a roof covered...

Britain is racing firms worldwide to design and construct a new generation of mega-turbines that will tower 600m above the waves. Find out how the technology has changed in the last 25 years

British firm to design mammoth offshore wind turbines with 275m wingspan that produce three times power of standard modelsBritish, American and Norwegian engineers are in a race to design and build the holy grail of wind...

'Archimede' demonstration solar plant in Sicily becomes the first to use molten salts to store energy overnightThis month, the Italian utility Enel unveiled "Archimede", the first Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant in...

Attack by insurgents at Russian plant owned by RusHydro, the world's second largest hydroelectric power producer, leaves two dead and two injured