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What Polly Toynbee didnt say (This war on windfarms is the Tories latest sop to Ukip, 28 October) was that two weeks ago wind generated 25% of Britains power...

From bin collections to windfarms and fracking, the communities secretary and supposed champion of localism has made it clear localism only stretches as far local opinions that he shares

Fracking is likely to be part of Britains future, but the mix of Whitehall haste and corporate greed is alarmingThe very word sounds designed to shock, and it really can make the earth move...

Drilling will be allowed in national parks in 'exceptional circumstances' but ministers retain power to veto plansMinisters will give the go-ahead on Monday for a big expansion of fracking across Britain that will allow drilling...

Lobby group hopes to harness Eurosceptics' momentum to spark a move away from 'emotion driven' energy agendaEnergy UK will on Monday use electoral successes made by Eurosceptics to call for a rethink on "green"...

Figures show that the percentage of rejections in the UK jumped from 25-29% in 2009-12 to 41% in 2013The percentage of onshore windfarms being rejected rose dramatically in the UK last year, leading the renewable energy trade...

'Triple or quadruple renewables', say experts, as pressure grows for UK to deliver on eco prioritiesDavid Cameron's commitment to the green agenda will come under the fiercest scrutiny yet this week when top climate-change...

Green energy boss Dale Vince says communities secretary is applying greater local scrutiny to windfarms than frackingThe communities secretary, Eric Pickles, is guilty of "double standards" because of the much greater local...

There are many reasons why David Cameron does not deserve to win the next general election but the first is this: rather than take the brave and principled decision to lead a minority government he instead took the pusillanimous...

There are many reasons why David Cameron does not deserve to win the next general election but the first is this: rather than take the brave and principled decision to lead a minority government he instead took the pusillanimous...

About this time ten years ago, I enjoyed one of my happiest family holidays ever. It was on Lundy which, as Will Heaven rightly says, is the most beautiful island in Britain. If you're lucky enough to be staying in one of...

1. Cowardice. Whose bright idea was it to ban Nigel Farage from speaking at the Tory conference in Manchester? And what kind of signal does this send out to all those waverers in the party wondering whether or not to transfer...

BusinessGreen: Association for the Conservation of Energy to take legal action over minister dropping 'consequential improvement' rules

Contaminated waste is expected to be transported to the landfill site at King's Cliffe by road from Harwell in OxfordshireThe government has ignored local planning objections and pushed through a controversial scheme to allow...

Contaminated waste is expected to be transported to the landfill site at King's Cliffe by road from Harwell in OxfordshireThe government has over-ridden local planning objections and pushed through a controversial scheme...