Sainsbury's denies double standards in 'bag for life' row
Published: 28 April 2007
Sainsbury's was embroiled in an embarrassing row yesterday after claims that its "green" shopping bag was anything but ethical.
Asda shows the way, but customers are slow to follow
Published: 28 April 2007
Sharon, the campaigns organiser at the Asda superstore in Dewsbury, west Yorkshire, would have been happy to show off the morning's proceeds from a trial that allows customers to dump unwanted packaging from the store - if they had just taken the time to dump some.
MPs join campaign against excess packaging
Published: 27 April 2007
More than 100 MPs have backed The Independent's campaign against excessive packaging as political support grows for action to reduce the millions of tonnes of wrappers and cartons dumped in the nation's bins.
The Big Question: Does halving rubbish collections really help the environment?
Published: 27 April 2007
It doesn't sound like it. Why should it?
Bushcraft training: I will survive
Published: 26 April 2007
Julia Stephenson: The Green Goddess
Published: 26 April 2007
Ground force: The eco-house
Published: 26 April 2007
Retail coalition unveils eco-friendly crusade
Published: 24 April 2007
From cars to mobile phones, British corporations have launched "green" products and services to spur shoppers into fighting climate change.
Crow's green plea sounds bum note
Published: 24 April 2007
Americans are gradually hearing the call to pitch in against global warming whether by driving hybrid cars or choosing eco-friendly light bulbs.
Saving the planet: Battle for the land of Khan
Published: 23 April 2007
Britain's beaches blighted by rising tide of litter
Published: 20 April 2007
The throwaway society is taking an increasing toll on Britain's coastline. Litter on bathing beaches has nearly doubled in just over a decade, according to the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) in its annual Beachwatch survey, published today.
Education, education, conservation: Schools go carbon neutral
Published: 19 April 2007
Julia Stephenson: The Green Goddess
Published: 19 April 2007
Over the past few months it seems as if every glossy magazine is having a green issue moment. A Hollywood celeb is put on the cover wearing glam green garb and extolling their commitment to organic veg and their Toyota Prius. But they usually remain spookily silent when it comes to their use of carbon-busting private jets. When John Travolta recently encouraged his public to "do their bit" to combat global warming, he didn't mention he owns a £2m Boeing 707, three Gulfstream jets and a Learjet, which he keeps at the bottom of his garden next to his private runway. Stay green, John!
How to save the planet
Published: 19 April 2007
'Gold rush' for wood flooring is destroying endangered habitat
Published: 17 April 2007
British shoppers are unwittingly playing a part in the destruction of one of the world's last great wildlife habitats by buying flooring made of endangered wood from "paradise forests".
Julia Stephenson: The Green Goddess
Published: 12 April 2007
Twice a year Ken Livingstone and the London Assembly team pop up in a London borough for an any-questions jamboree. This gives Londoners an opportunity to vent their spleen and make them feel as though their opinions really matter (as if!).
Behind the signs: those ethical labels explained
Published: 12 April 2007
The ultimate green gardening guide
Published: 07 April 2007
It's not just a fad - organic food is better for you, say scientists
Published: 03 April 2007
New evidence has emerged showing that organic food does contain nutrients that deliver health benefits, contrary to the view put forward earlier this year by David Miliband, who said it was only a "lifestyle choice".
The great Easter packaging eggstravaganza
Published: 31 March 2007
Easter eggs are boxed in so much card and plastic that the packaging can weigh almost as much as the chocolate itself, research by The Independent shows.
San Francisco bans plastic shopping bags
Published: 29 March 2007
San Francisco has become the first American city to ban plastic bags from large supermarkets and chemists' shops - attracting the applause of environmentalists but also scepticism from business owners and many heartland Americans who feel that the quintessential "Left Coast" city has once again dived off the deep end.
Swap drop: Fashion goes green
Published: 29 March 2007
Tanks on the White House lawn
Published: 27 March 2007
The bosses of America's big car manufacturers asked President George Bush yesterday to help boost the number of petrol stations offering ethanol-based alternative fuels.
Ministers suspend solar panel grants
Published: 25 March 2007
Ministers have quietly suspended a grant scheme to help householders generate their own power through solar panels and wind turbines.
