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Former environment secretarys comments a reminder of just how out of touch the Tories are, says Labour

Former environment secretary does not understand the risks climate change poses, says Lord Stern

From protest camps to packed-out town hall meetings, shale gas and fracking is a major issue in safe Tory seatsWhen parish councillor Chris Hesketh volunteered to form a local group to challenge plans to drill for gas in...

Outgoing Environment Agency chair warns of false economy of failing to improve protection and speaks frankly on Owen Paterson, the greenest government and fracking safetySlashed flood defence budgets have left the nation...

'Triple or quadruple renewables', say experts, as pressure grows for UK to deliver on eco prioritiesDavid Cameron's commitment to the green agenda will come under the fiercest scrutiny yet this week when top climate-change...

Environment secretary held high-level meeting at Cuadrilla's request with Environment Agency over regulation disputeThe environment secretary, Owen Paterson, convened an urgent high-level meeting for the boss of fracking...

Shale gas remains a costly, polluting option to source energy for the UK with doubtful long-term benefits – and it won't cut billsThe message from Downing Street could not be clearer: David Cameron announced on Sunday the...

This is a story with everything: bees, junk science, the French behaving badly, the EU at its worst… (H/T Richard North at EUreferendum). You'll read it and go: "Yes! This is why I hate the EU. This is why it can never...

The story so far: with the release of its Fifth Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has proved beyond reasonable doubt that it cannot be taken seriously...

I'm writing these words in what was formerly one of the loveliest valleys in all of Wales. To be fair, the Edw valley still is pretty spectacular. But this year, for the first time in the decade or more I've been holidaying...

Environment secretary says analysis is a necessary part of investigation into the sustainability of energy generationAn internal government review into the impact of renewable energy generation is examining whether windfarms...

I did very much enjoy recording Any Questions in the belly of the beast – aka Eco Loon Central, aka the Centre for Alternative Technology in Machynlleth – this week...

Former senior official John Ashton attacks government for 'spooking potential investors' in energy infrastructureThe number of people employed by the government to work on the UK's adaptation to the effects of climate change...

New environment secretary's views on fracking, runways and windfarms fuel accusations he is a climate change scepticThe little orphaned badgers Bessie and Baz, one-time pets of the new environment secretary, Owen Paterson,...