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Water butts, on the whole, are ugly things: green plastic hulking things that lurk by the downpipe and are hard to disguise. So isn't it about time someone designed a stylish water butt you can be proud to display on your patio? Sankey is leading the...

Environmentguardian.co.uk's interaction manager rounds up this week's liveliest debatesOver the weekend John Vidal wrote that food and water are driving a 21st-century African land grab. His analysis told how African land tends to be cheaper: "Ethiop...

Parents of American activist killed by Israeli bulldozer seven years ago take fight for justice to Haifa courtroomAn Israeli court today is to begin hearing a civil suit brought against the Israeli government over the death of Rachel Corrie, the US a...

Doomsaying precludes the possibility of ingenious solutions – and indicates a morbid vanity that we must be the savioursIsn't it welcome to have Ian McEwan as an advocate for a little optimism in the climate change debate? His hope, expressed in hi...

Should you be getting an e-reader for the planet's sake? I'd always thought not, but a new study has made me think againThe recent announcement that Foyles are soon to launch the bebook is further proof (as if any were needed) that the e-reader bandw...