Genetically modified salmon is deemed safe for human consumption – despite higher levels of a suspected carcinogen With fish stocks around the world depleted by overfishing and depleted by overfishing, farm-raised salmon stands as a viable if not depleted... (Continue reading)
Local green firms get a Royal visit, but Prince of Wales accused of double standards Prince Charles described Edinburgh as "a very special place" when he visited the city yesterday. HRH The Prince of Wales made the comment to... (Continue reading)
Greenpeace Japan defiant as activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki are convicted of theft and trespass after intercepting a box of whale meat ... (Continue reading)
• President Alvaro Colom declares national emergency • Dozens of rescue workers buried in further slide Torrential rains from a tropical depression caused landslides that have killed at least 38 people in Guatemala – some of them rescuers trying... (Continue reading)
The truth about energy monitors People keep giving me smart energy monitors. I now have four: the vintage diykyoto.com Wattson – a digital display that changes colour to show energy use; an Owl (theowl.com) that claims to save me... (Continue reading)
A man has pleaded guilty after his bag containing snakes broke open on a luggage belt at Kuala Lumpur International airport A Malaysian man has pleaded guilty to wildlife smuggling after his bag bursting with 95 live boa constrictors... (Continue reading)
Ric O'Barry, who appeared in the Oscar-winning film, delivers petition signed by 1.7 million people to US embassy in Tokyo The star of an Oscar-winning film about dolphin hunting in Japan delivered a petition to the country's US embassy... (Continue reading)
This is a weekly email briefing from environmentguardian.co.uk, bringing you the best news, analysis and debate Biodiversity • Protect nature for world economic security, warns UN biodiversity chief • Protect nature for world economic security, warns UN biodiversity chief... (Continue reading)
Whitehall spending review expected to approve multimillion-pound scheme to accelerate rollout of 'Plugged-in places' electric car recharging infrastructure The government's upcoming spending review is expected to save the high-profile Plugged-in Places scheme, paving the way for the accelerated rollout... (Continue reading)
Nuclear energy is not on the rise – the hard facts point to a continuing, slow phase-out around the world Repeatedly in recent years there have been calls for a revival of nuclear power. Yet that renaissance never seems... (Continue reading)