After the Deepwater Horizon blowout that killed 11 workers and spilled large amounts of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, BP have been found guilty of gross negligence and could face up to $18 billion i...
The owner of a Kent scaffolding business has been jailed for 15 months for safety failings.
A worker fell 14 metres and died at a site in North West London.
This conviction is not t...
British politics has been dominated by three main parties for decades now, yet that is being challenged as the Green Party begin a campaign that highlights some of their policies that aren't direct...
Sir David Attenborough has warned that the erosion of wildlife from the planet will threaten our quality of life. Sir David's comments came as he was preparing to speak at the RSPB's Conference for...
Heysham 1 and Hartlepool reactors are still offline after being closed in August, and EDF officials say they may not be returned to power until the end of the year.
As for the effects this...
The 2014 African Agriculture Status Report has warned that vital food producers face a risk of being overwhelmed by climate change.
The five areas where the AGRA report authors wanted actio...
Toyota (GB) plc, which is responsible for marketing and aftersales of Toyota and Lexus branded vehicles in the UK, has implemented new legal registers to ensure compliance with stringent and far-re...
Wind, solar and other renewable power capacity now produce 22% of the world’s electricity. This was reported by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on 28 August.
I...
Beijing has found an innovative way to encourage their citizens to recycle, while other countries around the world struggle with the same task.
The city is giving free train rides to people...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has decided that they will take no further action following an incident at a ski centre in Aberdeen.
The accident, which result...
A research study recently undertaken by the Universities of Cambridge and Aberdeen have found that if our consumption of meat continues to rise at the current rate, global targets on limiting emiss...
With only 1% of the items we buy still in use six months after they're bought, and the majority going to landfill, it's now more important than ever to take part in Zero Waste Week and limit the am...
Greenpeace have brought media attention to new coal power stations which have been designed to burn Europe's deposit of lignite.
It is a move that will displease the environmentally fr...
The annual Ladder Exchange scheme is up and running through until December this year!
In the scheme, users of ladders can take damaged, old or broken ladders to participating partners to ex...
The Labour party are looking to table amendments to the Infrastructure Bill, including the tightening of rules for companies drilling for shale gas.
Caroline Flint, ...
