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Preventing mould in your house without using expensive chemicals or solutions, managing it the DIY way.

Low allergen design is a whole building approach that aims to reduce and avoid all known allergens, and to minimize the conditions in which they occur...

Terminals near London and in Wales were 40% and 52% full on the day it was claimed the UK had six hours' worth of gas leftSome of Britain's biggest energy suppliers were holding back gas in storage tanks at a time when the...

As household energy costs reach an all-time high, councils are using collective purchasing power to get better dealsThe cost of household energy has outpaced the rise in incomes substantially over the last decade, leaving...

Committee on Climate Change says the sooner the UK invests in low-carbon power generation the cheaper it will beInvesting in new renewable power generation, rather than a "dash for gas", will be the lower-cost option for...

Hong Kong is laying the foundations for a zero-emissions city with a brand new fleet of 45 bright red electric taxis. Manufactured by China's BYD, which is partially backed by Warren Buffet, each five door BYDe6 crossover...

Decision by two countries to join scheme exposing corruption in mining and oil industries represents significant breakthroughBritain and France have both announced they are to join a groundbreaking initiative to expose systematic...

"This is climate change. We were warned about extreme weather. Not just hot weather. But extreme weather. When I had my hearings, when I had the gavel years ago – It’s been a while – the scientists all agreed that what...

Work on the world's largest hydropower plant is expected to start in October, 2015 following commitments from the World Bank and other development agencies to finance its construction...

Hong Kong is laying the foundations for a zero-emissions city with a brand new fleet of 45 bright red electric taxis. Manufactured by China's BYD, which is partially backed by Warren Buffet, each five door BYDe6 crossover...

The fuel could become a 'new North Sea' energy business, and create more than 70,000 jobs, according to a new reportInvestments in shale gas drilling could yield an industry worth nearly £4bn a year to the UK economy and...

Work on the world's largest hydropower plant is expected to start in October, 2015 following commitments from the World Bank and other development agencies to finance its construction...

Ed Davey tells conference that more than one-third of the UK's subsidies for wind, wave and tidal energy is spent in ScotlandEd Davey, the UK energy secretary, has warned that Scotland could lose billions of pounds in subsidies...

Select committee report accuses ministers of failing to set clear goals for what they hope to achieve from flagship energy policyThe green deal, the flagship environmental policy of the UK's coalition government intended...

Jones accuses the government of 'random desecration' of the countryside and broadens his criticism to taxpayer support of green energy, the planning system and the reliability of wind and solar power

The comedian says renewable energy projects are subsidy-hunting free enterprise, despoiling 'pristine landscapes'The comedian Griff Rhys Jones has accused the government of "random desecration" of the countryside and despoiling...

A huge two-mile-wide tornado touched down south of Oklahoma City Monday afternoon, devastating a community of 41,000 and killing as many as 51 people. The tornado hit wind speeds of 200mph and scored a preliminary rating...

Works out the repayments on a home loan and displays a handy graph to show you how quickly you are paying off the loan. Also allows you to check how green your house is and if the money saved could help pay off the loan sooner.

Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout: The Making of a Sensible Environmentalist is Dr. Patrick Moore's engaging firsthand account of his many years spent as the ultimate Greenpeace insider, a co-founder and leader in the organization's...