If we are to confront the true nature of the climate threat, says Katrina Forrester the government must first scrap its airport expansion plans

Whilst the poor of the world’s developing nations starve and struggle over soaring food prices, Andy Rowell describes how the rich world is now squabbling over the huge subsidies it gives its producers to produce more biofuels instead of food.

Almuth Ernsting reports on the need for protest against the government’s and the EU’s policies on biofuels.

Is the airship a viable alternative to jet travel? George Monbiot investigates.

The rejection of the Lewis wind farm highlights how environmentalists are lining up against each other in countryside battles. Mark Lynas reports

Trevor Johnson investigates how British experiments in nuclear power generation in the 1950s were recklessly accelerated in order to develop nuclear weapons.

Tuna, once the ‘chicken of the sea’, is now at grave risk from overfishing. Unless you prefer plankton stew to sushi, says John Sauven – it’s time to act

Ken Livingstone is by far the best-qualified candidate to run London, and even more so from an environmental perspective argues Mark Lynas.

Cuts in the UK’s science budget will cause the closure of key scientific programmes and facilities writes Robert Stevens

Friends of the Earth release the results of a survey into public attitudes on biofuels.

We jump on a plane as a matter of routine. Yet the climate-changing emissions from aviation are now a major concern. Chris Brazier wrestles with one of the trickiest issues of our time.

As the world faces a prolonged food crisis, George Monbiot argues that If you care about hunger, you should eat less meat.

Paul Kingsnorth explains how he copes with the thought of imminent apocalypse.

The ongoing love affair with oil has got to be broken, says Michael Meacher

Since late summer 2007, an employee of a corporate espionage agency has been trying to infiltrate the anti-aviation action group Plane Stupid, the organisation have revealed.

A reinvigoration of the idea of the public realm is vital to mitigating climate change, says Andrew Dobson.

A new government ‘kitemark’ suggests that most carbon offset schemes are flawed, but fails to address the more fundamental problem of paying others to clean up after us, argues Kevin Smith

The Chancellor can no longer afford to ignore the contribution of international aviation and shipping to our carbon footprint, says Mark Lynas.

Schnews is not too hopeful that the ‘disastrous’ opening of Terminal 5 will do anything to halt massive growth in air travel. The chaos at Terminal 5 is a mere blip for the monstrous British Airways.

The annual seal cull begins in Canada today, with the quota set at 275,000 animals. Europe should join the US in banning fur imports, says Caroline Lucas