Despite the rise of renewable energy and the struggles of older plants such as coal, the United States’ energy infrastructure remains dominated by …
Peer to peer energy trading
The growth of distributed renewable energy generation has seen the emergence of many new concepts and business models. One such example is …
NZ’s plastics challenge: Four solutions to piling up waste
New Zealand has a problem with plastic. There’s too much of it. It’s filling up our landfills, our oceans, there are piles of the stuff at recycling plants …
Donald Trump UK visit: US president is ‘putting British national security at risk’, say over 100 top …
The UK’s top climate change researchers have issued a desperate plea to Theresa May, urging her to challenge Donald Trump over climate change …
Cheap solar trial spreads to Logan homes
Low-income Logan families living in public housing will be able to buy cheaper solar power under a Queensland government program to cut …
Hove school signs up for uniform recycling scheme
The biggest school in Brighton and Hove has signed up for a uniform recycling scheme. Students at Cardinal Newman Catholic School, in The Upper …
Kenyans building dhows from recycled plastic hope to turn tide against pollution
Next month the first dhow built from recycled waste scooped up from the once-pristine beaches of Africa and turned into plastic planks in a recycling …
Green vehicle strategy to tackle pollution and climate change branded ‘road to nowhere’ by …
The strategy has been plagued by delays, prompting Lord Deben from the Committee on Climate Change to urge the government to “get on with it”.
Turakina School shows that Recycling is Primary and wins Volunteer Whanganui competition
Turakina School principal Leigh McKay didn’t know what the Recycling is Primary competition was until a parent informed her – now her school is the …
New use for old bottle bill: Unredeemed empties will fund clean water
The town of Peacham in the Northeast Kingdom separates its recyclables including returnable bottles and cans. Photo by Ellen Bartlett/VTDigger.