In this extract from his new book, Dominic Standish explores how Venice has gone from symbolising brash human vision to being viewed as a victim of eco-degradation.

The campaign to get a tiny charity to reveal its backers is driven by a desire to stamp out any eco-criticism.

Boris Johnson certainly hit the common sense button this week when he said that many unemployed Brits need to take a good look at the energy that many overseas workers, especially in London, put into their work - and learn from it.   Boris is no supporter of the immigrant worker invasion lessening the number opportunities for young and part time British jobless, but he is savvy enough to appr...

Eco-warriors who campaign against the building of dams are damning the poor to live at nature’s mercy.

The Brazilian government is likely to move the dates of a key UN environment summit, as a clash with the UK Royal Jubilee threatens to keep leaders away.

A new collection of essays challenges both pessimists who see urbanisation as a human disaster and eco-footprint obsessives who want to corral as many people into towns as possible.

The European Commission's roadmap for a resource-efficient Europe does too little to address environmental concerns, argue green campaigners while businesses have criticised it for ignoring the benefits eco-industries bring to the environment. More »

Most left wing political activists will have at one time or another come to the attention of the security services. Yet there reaction when asked about this is often one of bewilderment; “No, I am far to unimportant for them to waste their time on me and besides all my political work is perfectly legal." If only one might say, when the tattooed and ponytailed eco-warrior Mark Stone was expos...

THE backlash against the SNP's budget mounted last night when business figures stepped up their attacks on Alex Salmond and John Swinney and raised concerns that their eco

There’s something irritatingly infantile about blaming the boomers for everything from recession to eco-apocalypse. But in some ways, the boomers invited such ridicule.