On eve of energy policy debate, Conservative MP Tim Yeo reiterates call for target to decarbonise UK electricity generationMinisters’ failure to set firm targets on cutting carbon emissions from electricity generation will destroy the environmental cas…
Bumblebees take off with a special fungus weapon to save strawberries
Growers turn away from chemical pesticides in the battle against grey mouldSquadrons of bumblebees are being deployed in a novel attempt to prevent grey mould turning the summer’s strawberries into fluffy mush.The bees are routed via a one-way system i…
We must spurn meat and shop locally to save our food supply | the big issue
Food security and sustainability would be enhanced if we switched to a vegetarian dietJay Rayner was aware that he was opening himself up to criticism (“Why worrying about food miles is missing the point”, Magazine). I welcome his support of the notion…
Holloway by Robert Macfarlane, Stanley Donwood and Dan Richards – review
A slim, but poetic and beautifully illustrated book about travels on sunken paths makes a powerful impressionA holloway is, for the uninitiated, a sunken, shady path sometimes 18ft beneath the level of fields, “worn down by the traffic of ages and the …
Renewable energy is clean, cheap and here – what’s stopping us? | Ashley Seager
Energies such as solar and wind have seen dramatic price falls. The revolution in non-grid energy should be embraced by the UKThe report from the Committee on Climate Change arguing that investing in renewable energy would eventually save consumers a l…