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Wind turbine farm

‘Green’ energy overtakes fossil fuels in the UK — but only...

By JASON AGNEW WITH just half the year gone, the National Grid has confidently predicted that 2019 will be the year when zero-carbon energy overtakes...
Tesla Model Y

EV News Round-up Summer 2019

By RICHARD THOMAS IT HAS been a busy year for electric vehicle manufacturers. Tesla’s Model Y, an SUV based on the Model 3, has been spotted...
Richer Sounds, Belfast

Employee share ownership: Richer joins his own workforce

By RICHARD THOMAS THE ISSUE of share ownership for employees recently hit the UK headlines when Julian Richer announced he was handing 60 percent of...
Butterfly and water droplet

High-profile, high-importance, high hopes at InterEcoForum conference

Story by HAL WILLIAMS Photographs by HEATHER LEAH SMITH THE InterEcoForum´s eighth event held recently on Spain’s Costa del Sol — addressing the theme of Water...
Hands Water Tap

Eighth InterEcoForum held in Spain with full UN backing

THE InterEcoForum's eighth annual event addressing the theme of Water For Sustainable Development, supported by the United Nations and its agencies, was held recently...
Wind farm, Tarifa, Spain — green energy

Never mind the valleys: how green is your juice?

… and we aren't talking about kale smoothies. BV’s RICHARD THOMAS gets out his calculator and tots-up the true environmental cost of powering ‘green’...
Bears Ears National Park

Rival outdoor clothing brands united in fight for environmental protection

ETHICAL fashion may be a buzzword now, but some clothing brands have been riding the sustainability wave longer than others. And naturally, outdoor apparel...
KFIC blood donation

Admirable driving forces put KFIC at head of pack

KFIC was established in early 2000s as a Kuwaiti Shareholding Company, primarily operating in the financial services sector. The company's driving forces are its shareholders,...
India - Women Pumping Water

It all flows together for Damon, White in win for water...

An actor/activist and a water crisis expert join forces to protect the most precious liquid of them all. HEATHER LEAH SMITH reports. SOCIAL and environmental...
Hurricane Maria

Cooking up a storm with Spanish disaster-relief chef Jose Andres

COMBINING his skills as a chef and entrepreneur, Jose Andres is on a mission to cook for the many, instead of the privileged few. By...