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- Mould Prevention, do it yourself tips Mon, 20 Jul 15, 11:18amPreventing mould in your house without using expensive chemicals or solutions, managing it the DIY way.
- Low Allergen Building Design Mon, 3 Aug 09, 11:31amLow allergen design is a whole building approach that aims to reduce and avoid all known allergens, and to minimize the conditions in which they occur...
- Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests 14 hours agoWarm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield, thinktank finds
- The hidden costs of fracking: boom in Argentina linked to trail of sickness Thu, 15 Oct 26, 9:00pmFamilies in Vaca Muerta, the centre of Patagonia’s shale operation, report cancers, miscarriages and pollution
- Just what damage can the emissions from a new fossil fuel facility cause? A new tool has estimates Fri, 16 Oct 26, 6:00amFrom crop failures to coral bleaching, a new tool developed by climate scientists aims to predict in detail the impacts of each megatonne of carbon emissions
- IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’ Tue, 13 Oct 26, 1:00pmWorld Economic Outlook says states’ oil stocks are low and budgets are overstretched, as it upgrades UK GDP growth forecast for 2026
- Minns government’s only meeting before reopening gas exploration was with fossil fuel lobby Mon, 12 Oct 26, 10:00amExclusive: Peak body for oil and gas industry met with minister’s office before a 2014 freeze on new licences was overturned, documents show
- Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending Mon, 12 Oct 26, 4:00pmExclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources say
- Our place in the sun: Australia’s uptake of solar panels is already through the roof. How much higher could it get? Sun, 11 Oct 26, 6:00amSunshine, government subsidies and high power prices are driving record solar installations
- ‘We need less point scoring’: What party conference season taught us about UK climate action Sun, 11 Oct 26, 5:00pmTories plan to scrap low-carbon housebuilding, Greens back new nuclear reactors, and Labour put oil-drilling decisions on hold
- Cop31 host urges wealthy countries to spend ‘much more’ on climate than defence Fri, 9 Oct 26, 11:00pm‘The climate issue is the security issue,’ says Turkish minister at Pacific pre-Cop summit in Fiji
- MoD has objected to four windfarms in past year over radar interference fears Fri, 9 Oct 26, 4:00amComplaints risks putting defence ministry on collision course with Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Chris Minns says activists shouldn’t get ‘overexcited’ about ‘technical’ landmark coalmine decision Thu, 8 Oct 26, 4:04pmHigh court judgment blocking Mount Pleasant mine expansion will not affect state regulation, NSW premier says
- Overseas, Albanese sees ‘the very definition of climate injustice’ – but at home, he still wants coal Thu, 8 Oct 26, 1:00amIt isn’t hard to see a contradiction between the PM’s message in Fiji and his opposition to legal action to stop a NSW coalmine
- ‘Lawyers should be running to courts’ to stop coal approvals after landmark ruling, NSW MP says Wed, 7 Oct 26, 6:24pmHigh court finding in favour of Hunter Valley community group sets precedent other environmentalists should follow, advocate says
- Hunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case over Mount Pleasant coalmine Wed, 7 Oct 26, 12:44pmRuling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group says
- Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power Tue, 6 Oct 26, 2:53amParty in England and Wales ditches commitment to phase out nuclear in major shift in its energy policy
- Works out the repayments on a home loan and displays a handy graph to show you how quickly you are paying off the loan. Also allows you to check how green your house is and if the money saved could help pay off the loan sooner.
- Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout: The Making of a Sensible Environmentalist is Dr. Patrick Moore's engaging firsthand account of his many years spent as the ultimate Greenpeace insider, a co-founder and leader in the organization's...