A national programme to restore our rivers, help wildlife and reduce flooding is underway at a number of pilot locations including one in East Sussex, where it's hoped fish species and wildlife populations will increase following the removal of weirs on the Ouse River. The projects are being undertaken by local river trusts in conjunction with the Environment Agency. They stem from the EU Water Framwork Dir ...

Great News for Solar Power: Denmark is to reach its 2020 solar energy generation target of 200 MW capacity by the end of 2012, eight years ahead of schedule. Denmark aims to be completely self-sufficient in energy needs by 2050, currently 22% of the nations energy comes from renewables. Houses and public buildings can have a 'net meter' installed whereby they can store surplus production of solar energy in ...