New superbug strain affects youing and healthy

A new strain of the superbug MRSA has been detected on the Isle of Man, said health bosses. The island's Department of Health confirmed a small number of cases of a bacterium called MRSA USA 300. It said that, unlike other strains of MRSA, it predominately affects young, fit and healthy people. The department added it was mainly transmitted...- 24/12/2010, Health News

One in ten Finnish species threatened: environment ministry

One in ten Finnish plants and animals is now threatened as climate change plays a role in speeding up extinctions, the Finnish environment ministry said Wednesday.- 05/12/2010, Environment

Shell to be prosecuted over fire

Oil giant Shell is being accused of breaching environmental and health and safety legislation following an explosion and fire at a gas terminal, prosecutors said today. The Environment Agency and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said Shell UK was being jointly prosecuted by both authorities following the explosion and fire at the Bacton Gas Te...- 01/12/2010, Home News

Environment: Major projects to tackle climate change escape the knife

Major programmes and projects to tackle climate change under the remit of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) were left largely untouched.- 21/10/2010, UK Politics

Andrew Copson: Why we should phase out state religious schools

What sort of education do we want to provide for our children and in what sort of environment? Those of us who work for the reform or phasing out of state-funded religious schools do so because we wan ...- 16/10/2010, Commentators

Environment quangos: It could be worse, but fears persist

Green campaigners will be relieved that the three main environmental quangos, Natural England, the Environment Agency and the Forestry Commission, have at least survived the cull; there had been fears since the election that the first two would be merged and the last abolished. - 15/10/2010, Green Living

Environment Quangos: Green initiatives in the firing line

Ministers have denied abandoning their green ambitions, despite abolishing nearly 40 environment and agriculture quangos. Most controversially, Caroline Spelman, the Environment Secretary, is scrapping the Sustainable Development Commission, which advises the government on money-saving green initiatives.- 27/07/2010, Environment

Environment quango axed

The sustainable Development Commission is expected to be axed today to save money. - 22/07/2010, UK Politics

Surge in hydropower schemes since 2000

The number of small-scale hydropower schemes to generate energy from rivers in England and Wales has surged in the last decade, figures from the Environment Agency showed today. The number of new licences issued by the Government agency for hydropower schemes has increased sixfold since 2000. Last year, 31 new licences for energy schemes in rive...- 23/06/2010, Green Living

Region faces drought order as water supply falls

The threat of a summer drought is hanging over seven million people in the North West of England, it emerged yesterday. - 17/06/2010, Nature

British beach water's mark of quality

More than 97 per cent of Britain's beaches met EU mandatory standards for water quality last year, a report published yesterday reveals.- 11/06/2010, Nature

World Environment Day from Kigali to Pittsburgh on June 5

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has celebrated World Environment Day (WED) on June 5 for over 35 years, to increase people's awareness of the environment, and since a big cause requires big names, for the 2010 edition, American actor Don Cheadle and Brazilian supermodel Gisele B�ndchen will take part in the UN initiatives, Cheadle in Kigal- 03/06/2010, Environment

Making the case for games as art

Next week sees the launch of a new exhibition at the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology (FACT) in Liverpool. Part of the foundation’s gaming season, ‘Space Invaders: Art and the Video Game Environment’, which opens on Friday, will explore the blurred boundaries between real and virtual spaces. Sculptures, photography, fi...- 11/12/2009, Gaming

Obama and Jintao focus net attention on the environment

President Barack Obama's November 17 meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao ahead of December's UN Climate Change Conference drove an increased worldwide interest in environmental topics, according to the Nielsen Company's Blogpulse analysis.- 21/11/2009, Environment

Nick Herbert: Emerging economies can still prosper while cutting emissions

Those of us who have benefited from the economic growth pursued regardless of dangerous emissions have obligations to help emerging economies pursue sustainable development. The UK recognises that there will need to be sufficient finance and technology flows from developed to developing countries to support their action on climate change. The Conservativ- 14/10/2009, Commentators