SNIPEF (The Scottish & Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers' Federation) has set up a public petition through the Scottish Parliament to urge the government to follow the lead of Westminster and introduce a boiler scrappage scheme in Scotland.

Recent research has revealed that, despite concerns that 'garden grabbing' is on the rise, the likelihood that the developers will be moving into a garden near you is not increasing.

CIWEM believes that the water industry needs to undergo a fundamental change in regulation and broaden its scope to move towards sustainability.

The Conservative candidate for Great Yarmouth, Brandon Lewis, has come out on his blog in support of a major eco-tourism centre proposed for the derelict site of Pontins holiday park in Hemsby.

Environment Bank applauds the fact that landowners and conservationists are collaborating in aims to ensure that a reformed Common Agricultural Policy will protect and allow sustainable management of the farmed and natural landscape, but says that additional sources of funds should be used to safeguard the ecosystems of the future.

Career Energy, a specialist career management and outplacement consultancy, has launched a free career guide highlighting the top ten career opportunities for people seeking to change their working lives in 2010. 

Tens of thousands of US households have joined local Cool Community campaigns following a step-by-step, low-carbon plan to cut carbon emissions by 25 per cent.

World record holding adventurers, Ray Zahab and Kevin Vallely, will try to withstand snow, wind, ice and sub-zero temperatures during a daring attempt to run the 650 kilometre frozen length of Siberia's Lake Baikal in just ten days.

Scientists at Teesside University are helping to find answers to one of the most difficult problems facing the world today - generating energy without accelerating climate change or harming food production.

A new flood warning service for infrastructure owners and operators has been unveiled by the Environment Agency.