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Coal protest woman: My children helped me be stronger eco-warrior

27.10.09

Greenpeace activist who jumped in front of a coal freighter and led a protest on top of the Houses of Parliament says her children give her strength to do her work... more

We'll fight second runway, promise green protesters

21.10.09

Environmental groups today warned the new owners of Gatwick that any plans for a second runway would trigger massive opposition... more

Ł44 'energy tax' to fund new N-plants

19.10.09

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Commons roof protester praises family’s support

13.10.09

Mother-of-three who led a protest on the House of Commons roof admits her family are 'baffled' by her climate stunts... more

We got here so easily, says mother in rooftop climate change protest

12.10.09

Eco-activists reveal how easily they breached House of Commons security, as the ringleader was unveiled as a 40-year-old mother of three... more

Mediterranean nations reject EU bluefin ban

22.09.09

Efforts to save bluefin tuna have been dealt a blow after the European Union dropped its demand for commercial fishing of the species to be banned... more

VIDEO: Undercover film reveals Nobu staff making misleading claims to diners

07.08.09

Environmental activist release undercover footage of Nobu staff apparently lying to customers over bluefin tuna... more

VIDEO: Greenpeace protesters evade police in Kingsnorth 'hijacking'

22.06.09

Greenpeace protesters in dramatic stand-off with police as they defy efforts to remove them from coal freighter at Kingsnorth power station... more

VIDEO: Greenpeace volunteers shut down Kingsnorth power station

22.06.09

Watch a video of six Greenpeace volunteers who shut down Kingsnorth power station, in protest at the government's plans to build a new generation of coal-fired power plants... more

M&S lines up behind ban on endangered bluefin tuna

09.06.09

Marks & Spencer is to switch to using only pole and line caught tuna in its entire range of food ... more

G20 'is determined to tackle climate change'

30.03.09

Ministers insisted the G20 would offer a step-change on the environment despite claims from green groups that Britain was failing its own duties to tackle global warming... more

Green activists warn of 'almighty battle' ahead

15.01.09

Environmental groups warned Heathrow bosses to expect years of disruption to prevent the construction of a third runway ... more

Thousands sign up to buy slice of third runway site

13.01.09

Thousands of people have signed up to join the campaign against the third Heathrow runway by buying part of a field near the airport... more

Ingenious block to third runway

13.01.09

The environmental group Greenpeace has adopted an ingenious approach to blocking a third runway at Heathrow... more

Hoon: Heathrow study on pollution 'over-cautious'

05.01.09

Geoff Hoon has cleared the way for expansion of Heathrow airport by branding the Government's own warnings over pollution "over-cautious"... more

Support for direct action is growing

08.12.08

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You can’t build even bigger airports and still go green, Gordon

08.12.08

There are red faces at BAA after today’s Stansted protest but the real damage is to ministers’ claims about fighting climate change... more

Tory infighting over airport expansion plans

05.12.08

A Tory lobby group has been set up called Conservatives for International Travel, or C-FIT to campaign for airport expansion... more

Tory infighting over airport expansion plans

05.12.08

A Tory lobby group has been set up called Conservatives for International Travel, or C-FIT to campaign for airport expansion... more

Pollution law delay for Heathrow expansion

16.10.08

Ministers are planning to water down EU pollution curbs in order to allow Heathrow airport to expand, Whitehall documents obtained by the Standard have revealed... more

Extra 10 million passengers a year to fly at Stansted

09.10.08

Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has delighted business but angered green groups by allowing Stansted airport an extra 10 million passengers a year... more

Environment

08.10.08

Once an area ignored by politicians, it is now a key issue with battles such as airport expansion taking centre stage ... more

Hail the Tory high-speed train but duck the flying pigs

30.09.08

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a great big flying pig? No, it's a brand new high-speed rail link between London and Manchester, slashing journey times to the northern city by over a third... more

Cameron 'failing to deliver on green vows'

10.09.08

David Cameron's green credentials are under fire from environmental groups... more

Green tax to hit gas bills

26.06.08

Gas bills will rocket by up to 37 per cent to pay for Britain's Ł100 billion green energy revolution, the Government has admitted... more

Nuclear power puts Gordon in a devil of a fix

12.06.08

Gordon Brown is going to face some tough confrontations over his nuclear policies... more

Ministers facing all-out fight over Heathrow data

10.03.08

The Government is facing a legal battle over its plans to expand Heathrow amid fresh claims it colluded with the airport to hide noise and pollution increases... more

Peer's grandson among the new Greens

27.02.08

They are the new pin-ups of the green movement - the young campaigners who today clambered atop the Palace of Westminster to protest at plans to expand Heathrow... more