Environmental stories tagged with: S P

In the House of Lords, today, the Queen set out the Labour Government's programme for the coming year.  Here is a brief overview of the environmental elements of the Queen's Speech.

With the release of SimCity Societies, due on November 15, comes a new feature that lets you choose how much of the power is produced sustainably.

Announced today in the international journal Science, the new plastic membrane allows carbon dioxide and other small molecules to move through its hourglass-shaped pores while preventing the movement of larger molecules like methane.

More people walk, cycle and use public transport after using personal travel planning (PTP) schemes, research unveiled today by Transport Minister Rosie Winterton shows.

Data centres that require energy to run servers and provide cooling account for almost a quarter of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from information and communications technology (ICT), according to Gartner.

Professor Julia King has issued her interim analytical report as part of her independent Review of low-carbon cars. "Part I: the potential for CO2 reduction" sets out the environmental challenge for road transport and looks at the scope for emissions savings from more efficient vehicle technologies, cleaner fuels and smart consumer choices.

Television's DIY supremo, Tommy Walsh, had a busy summer building an eco-house for the princely sum of £60,000 and nearly managed to complete it within 60 days.  The results are currently being shown on Discovery Real.

While many are looking to the sky for answers to our energy needs and climate change, others are looking to the ground, but not for natural gas, coal or oil.

ScottishPower has been granted planning permission by the Scottish Government for the world's largest generating capacity wave farm - announced by First Minister Alex Salmond at the opening of the new European Tidal Test Centre in Orkney.

As the Conservative conference gets under way in Blackpool, the environmental agenda is promising to be a key test for David Cameron and his party.

Two new publications offering guidance on the key industry issues of improving the environmental performance of existing homes and for developing a comprehensive sustainability strategy are available, for free, to all organisations involved in the housing sector.