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How to save money by being more energy efficient, we look at various ways of reducing your energy bills and electricity consumption.

Solar Power systems installed at the home or office can reduce environmental impact. How solar panel systems work is described and how you and the environment benefit.

Windows, doors and other openings account for up to 40% of a buildings energy consumption in heating and cooling. This article explains what you can do to save money and be green.

What passive solar is and how passive solar design principals are used to create green and eco homes and buildings.

A collection of images that show the beauty of wind power

Our tariff plan is near-identical to Germany's – that's the one that produced woeful amounts of energy, jobs and innovationJeremy Leggett: I accept George Monbiot's £100 solar PV betLet me begin with a plea to tone down...

• Lobby consists of 90 academics, politicians and experts• Claim appropriate information has not been made availablePressure on the government to organise an independent inquiry into a new generation of nuclear power...

RenewableUK says inconsistencies in tariff favour solar panels, which takes microgeneration business out of UKUK small wind turbine manufacturers say they will lose out to foreign solar panel manufacturers in the race to...

Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta by the photojournalist Ed Kashi documents the consequences of 50 years of oil extraction in the Niger delta

I wish to make nine points in my response to George Monbiot's latest round in our disagreement about the importance of solar photovoltaics (PV) and the UK government's upcoming feed-in tariffs...

New machine by Xeros cleans clothes with beads and a tiny amount of water and may cut household bills by 30%"Dry" cleaning is set to become a domestic activity with a washing machine that uses 90% less water than a normal...

Average carbon emissions of new cars reduced by 5.4% in 2009 as drivers trade in their old car for cleaner modelsThe average emissions from a new car dropped at the fastest rate in 13 years last year because of the UK government's...

Last month, inspectors found dangerous chemicals in the groundwater near the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor. The situation demonstrates that from the mining of uranium ore to the storage of radioactive waste, nuclear reactors...

The Environment Agency has identified thousands of potential small-scale hydropower sites in English and Welsh rivers that could power up to 850,000 homes

Get a loan of up to £15,000 to green your house – but the scheme could falter if the government loses the electionIf you want to install solar panels on your roof and take advantage of lucrative new feed-in tariffs but...

The aim is to cut costs and carbon levels - but they can't do it for you, says Lisa BachelorThousands of households will soon get the chance to receive more accurate energy bills as the one company to offer smart meters extends...

Report identifies thousands of potential small-scale hydropower sites in English and Welsh rivers that could power 850,000 homesThousands of small-scale hydroelectric schemes could power 850,000 homes and produce 1.5% of...

Zoo joins 10:10 campaign to cut carbon emissions with plan to use biogas from dung to generate electricityMucking out the elephant enclosure may not be the most glamorous job at Paignton zoo in Devon, but managers there are...

• Ex-industry boss sheds light on Sellafield panic• Greenpeace calls for fresh review of atomic industry The autobiography of a former director of British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) is likely to reignite fears about the safety...