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Resident prompts anger after ordering urban foxes to be shot
A furious row has erupted amongst residents of a quiet middle class street after marksmen were deployed to shoot urban foxes.
04 Jun 2011
Donald Trump angers neighbour after erecting new boundary fence and then billing him
Their David and Goliath dispute over a proposed £1 billion golf course has raged for several years.
04 Jun 2011
We should all have a beef with factory farming
Antibiotics are widely used on livestock, and humans are paying the price, says Geoffrey Lean.
03 Jun 2011
Elite, educated women 'not welcome at green conferences'
India's environment minister has angered the country's feminists after warning elite, educated women they were no longer welcome at green conferences.
03 Jun 2011
A beautiful view is priceless
You can’t quantify a bluebell wood, thank goodness, says Clive Aslet.
02 Jun 2011
Ben Fogle: why I want to buy Taransay
Ben Fogle hopes to buy the uninhabited Outer Hebridean island of Taransay, where he lived for year for the BBC reality show 'Castaway'. Here, he explains why he'd turn the remote outpost - on the market for £2 million - into a wildlife reserve
02 Jun 2011
Brazil grants building licence for Amazon dam
Brazil's environmental protection agency has granted a licence for construction of a massive hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon jungle.
01 Jun 2011
Leading physicist calls China's nuclear programme 'rash and unsafe'
One of the scientists who worked on China's atomic bomb has warned that the "giddy speed and zero preparation" of the country's hugely ambitious nuclear energy programme could end in disaster.
01 Jun 2011
Cate Blanchett defends 'vain' pro-carbon tax campaign
Cate Blanchett has been forced to defend her role in an advertising campaign that supports Australia's proposed carbon tax after being accused of being "morally vain" and out of touch with "ordinary Australians".
31 May 2011
Warmest UK spring since 1659
It might come as a surprise to those who tried to hold a barbecue in the rain yesterday, but this spring has been the warmest since records began more than 350 years ago.
31 May 2011
Germany to shut all nuclear reactors by 2022
Germany is to shut down all the country's nuclear reactors by 2022 making it the first major industrial power to become nuclear free in the aftermath of the Japanese Fukushima disaster.
30 May 2011
Chris Packham warns New Forest could be lost
Television wildlife expert Chris Packham today warned that the New Forest National Park could be left without any trees unless drastic action is taken to preserve it.
30 May 2011
Record gas emissions 'puts drive to halt temperature rise at risk'
Record levels of greenhouse gases were emitted into the earth’s atmosphere last year, according to new international figures.
30 May 2011
Moth balls back in fashion
Moth balls are making a come back amid fears the night time bug is on the rise.
30 May 2011
Britain is 'running out of wind'
Despite the freak gales that battered parts of the country last week, climate experts are warning that many of Britain’s wind farms may soon run out of puff.
29 May 2011
Hay: for the greenest nation, look west
Yesterday, representatives of some 70 communities, companies, councils and public bodies met at the Hay Festival to report on greening their operations, says Geoffrey Lean.
27 May 2011
Everest glacier 'turning into a lake'
Global warming has melted one of Mount Everest's most-visited glaciers into a vast and growing lake which now poses a threat to villagers and trekking tourists, scientists have warned.
26 May 2011
Nearly 50 beaches in Britain fail cleanliness test
Nearly 50 British beaches failed to meet basic cleanliness standards despite it being one of the best years on record.
26 May 2011
Chelsea Flower Show: awards for smaller gardens
A ‘spiritual toilet’ won best artisan garden while a design celebrating offshore wind farms won best urban garden.
24 May 2011
Chelsea Flower Show: the winners
Diarmuid Gavin’s flying garden and B&Q towering allotment both won gold at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, while the Daily Telegraph won Best in Show. Here are the main results:
24 May 2011
Charles' honarary degree
Prince of Wales laments climate change deniers at degree ceremony.
24 May 2011
New plants named after celebrities
Chelsea Flower Show 2011: New plants named after celebrities
24 May 2011
Queen presented with rare orchid
Rare orchid named in Queen's honour at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show.
23 May 2011
‘Spiritual toilet’ at heart of garden
A toilet may seem an unusual feature at the Chelsea Flower Show, but the traditional Korean belief that emptying your body also means cleansing your mind has led to it becoming the centrepiece of a garden.
23 May 2011
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