The Independent
Children must think differently
2 Şubat 2007
The change in climate was dramatic: the following year, "the year without summer", failing crops meant 80,000 people died of starvation. By...
All pupils to be given lessons in climate change
2 Şubat 2007
Children will learn about the dangers faced by the environment - and what they can do about it. By Richard Garner
Emissions targets hit by rise in air traffic
1 Şubat 2007
The benefits of persuading householders to save energy in the campaign against climate change are being wiped out by increased air traffic,...
Bird survey to reveal impact of global warming
29 Ocak 2007
It could almost now be classified as the British national hobby. The nation's love of wild birds has never been stronger, with millions of...
Why Britain's G8 carbon offsetting pledge rings hollow in Cape Town
29 Ocak 2007
At the height of summer, Nokholekile Mtina's small brick house feels like an oven. The corrugated iron roof has no insulation so Mrs Mtina...
Blair accused of nuclear waste 'cover-up'
19 Ocak 2007
Scientists claim committee's conclusions were manipulated for political gain, reports Colin Brown
The Letter: 'Sick or injured children, who could be easily treated, are left to die in hundreds'
19 Ocak 2007
We are concerned that children are dying in Iraq for want of medical treatment. Iraq, instead of being a country at the top of the league...
One third of fish species in Yellow River dead
19 Ocak 2007
Human encroachment, pollution, overfishing and dam-building have killed one third of fish species in the Yellow River, China's...
The battle to save Iraq's children
19 Ocak 2007
Doctors issue plea to Tony Blair to end the scandal of medical shortages in the war zone. By Colin BrownColin Brown
We need to act now to save the environment
18 Ocak 2007
The threat of all-out nuclear war hung over us for 40 years. But this catastrophic threat could be merely in temporary abeyance. We are...
Snowdon will be snow-free in 13 years, scientists warn
18 Ocak 2007
Those who originally named the peak spoke as they probably found it, calling it "Snow Dun", from the Saxon for "snow hill". But Snowdon may...
Save energy by washing clothes at lower temperature, says Asda
18 Ocak 2007
Britain's biggest supplier of budget clothing is recommending customers wash its clothes at a lower temperature to save energy. By Martin...
Planting trees won't offset jetting to the sun
18 Ocak 2007
If you fly one way, one time to Miami, you emit more greenhouse gases than the average SUV driver in a year
Global warming to blame as anglers delay salmon season
16 Ocak 2007
For more than 150 years, the start of Scotland's salmon fishing season on the river Tay has been celebrated in the middle of January. By...
For the first time, a real blueprint for peace in Iraq
13 Ocak 2007
The Iraqi state that was formed in the aftermath of the First World War has come to an end. Its successor state is struggling to be born in...
Gold in the lair of the tiger: Big cats vs big profits
10 Ocak 2007
When the Burmese junta agreed to protect a vast tract of wilderness, the world was astonished. But the move also sparked the exploitation...
'Irreversible' global warming claims its first victims of the New Year
9 Ocak 2007
A birdseed factory in Shropshire, a holy lake in China, Baltic Sea fish and new-born hedgehogs have emerged as the first tangible victims...
How richest fuel global warming - but poorest suffer most from it
9 Ocak 2007
By the end of tomorrow the average Briton will have caused as much global warning as the typical Kenyan will over the whole of this year,...
Future of Iraq: The spoils of war
9 Ocak 2007
How the West will make a killing on Iraqi oil riches. By Danny Fortson, Andrew Murray-Watson and Tim Webb
The mystery that has endured since Big Bang
9 Ocak 2007
For anyone who has been mesmerised by the sheer number of stars that make up a clear night sky, it seems incredible that what we can see,...
A plague of swans
4 Ocak 2007
A series of mild winters and strict conservation laws mean their numbers are rising as never before. But the huge flocks are stripping...
World faces hottest year ever, as El Niño combines with global warming
4 Ocak 2007
A combination of global warming and the El Niño weather system is set to make 2007 the warmest year on record with far-reaching...
Disappearing world: Global warming claims tropical island
25 Aralık 2006
For the first time, an inhabited island has disappeared beneath rising seas. Environment Editor Geoffrey Lean reports
A sorry story that highlights the flaws of aviation policy
22 Aralık 2006
As the country comes to a standstill, Simon Calder offers a challenge to the foggy thinking that clouds the aviation debate. By Simon Calder
