Solar panels, wind turbines and rainwater harvesting are all set to be features of a community of new green homes in the north-east of England, according to the Green Building Press.The green homes are set to be built to the highest standards under the Code for Sustainable Homes and all...

A variety of tips have been offered in order to make homes more environmentally-friendly by one publication.The Times has highlighted a variety of ways in which to save energy and reduce carbon footprints. Among the advice offered by the newspaper is the idea of switching to a water conservation toilet.Lavatories...

Drought could be the main threat facing mankind, according to one expert.Lord Nicholas Stern, author of the government's Stern Review on the economics of the climate change, told the Goldman Sachs Top Five Risks conference that water shortages may outweigh the seriousness of lacking energy reserves and increasing food prices,...