Ten green bottles

Organic ales, fair trade wine, returnable bottles, sustainable corks...

Shop keeping

Fashion-friendly weeds

Nettles claim a niche in the eco-textile market

Nano-clean water

New technique combats arsenic contamination

Pulling power

Scientists link chain of kites to harvest wind energy six miles high

They call it a laddermill – and they think it is “the third generation of wind power”. The device is essentially a huge chain of wing-like kites attached to a looped cable, developed by scientists at the Delft University of Technology.

Adapting the capital

Mayoral plan addresses climate change risks to London

London’s vulnerability to the effects of climate change has spurred mayor Boris Johnson to announce what is billed as the first ever Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for a major city.

Bread rising

Campaign backs 'real' baking, exposes factory failings

Good bread needs to be at the centre of our tables again, says organic baker, teacher and campaigner Andrew Whitley. So get ready for a nationwide Bread Campaign, due to launch later this year.

Human warming

Swedes channel excess heat from people to positive use

Just think about the excess body heat of a crowd of commuters. A turn-off, or turn on? A quarter of a million people a day pass through Stockholm Central station, but it’s not a problem – they’re seizing this opportunity to heat an adjoining office, hotel and shopping mall.