New Radnor, Powys: I reject in the strongest terms the idea that we must choose between building renewables and keeping our most precious land
George Eustice says adapted kerosene boilers can run on ‘hydro-treated vegetable oil’ and cut emissions by 88%
Exclusive: Environment minister seeks to expand definition of prime farmland in drive for productivity
Guardian analysis finds 151 licences already granted threaten environmentally important spots
Exclusive: Government discussions ongoing to designate sites as nationally significant infrastructure projects
Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire: There was something monumental about these terracotta-coloured funnels, these magical vessels of rain-river-cloud
Richard Middleton, Robin Russell-Jones, Judith Wright, Tom Fyans, Richard Aldwinckle, John Nissen, and Mayer Hillman respond to the latest dire warnings from scientists and policymakers on biodiversity and climate changeEduardo...
Government admits process that allowed Pont Valley site to begin operating was flawed
More than 71,000 hectares of protected countryside in the south-east face risk of drilling
Donal Boyle says Historic England must preserve some of the country’s cooling towers; while David Smythe says there is no justification for fracking in the UKWe are in danger of losing a major feature of the late 20th-century...
Ironbridge Gorge As the reasons for the old power station’s cooling towers being there fade from memory, they become more enigmatic, more magical
While Barnaby Joyce has been vociferous in his opposition to the Shenhua mine, the Nationals leader, Warren Truss, has not uttered a word
Relentless local protests and a damning report have dealt a double blow to a fledgling fracking industry, but the companies aren’t going to go away
Heavily redacted report on the impact of fracking in the UK should be released in full, information commissioner tells environment department
Having access to gas is a matter of national security. Our homes and large parts of British industry need gas; any suggestion to the contrary is just not the real world. The truth is we are going to be using gas, including...
- Popular Related Tags: rural affairs, environment, uk news, renewable energy, politics, wind power, gas, fossil fuels, business, energy industry
- Search for "rural affairs" on our Eco Web Search