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A series of reports by medical professionals highlight the human health issues associated with global warming.

Report from India on the level of human migration likely as sea levels rise in Bangladesh.

European Environment Commission recognizes it has underestimated the environmental and social impact of biofuels.

California Environmental Justice Movement submites its case.

Don't read this if you want cheering up.

Friends of the Earth produce hard evidence of human rights abuses as palm oil plantations expand in Indonesia. EU targets on bio-fuels are helping to drive these land grabs from subsistence farmers.

The debate about bio-fuels reaches the mainstream media. Starting with waste products rather than purpose-grown crops may be the key to bio-fuel emerging as a genuine alternative to fossil fuels.

Mobile devices powered by the wind, sun and walking? The future's here....

It's not about being organic, it's about being local, seasonal and direct.

So says a suburban family as they set out to avoid supermarkets and buy their weekly food from local sources - without going bankrupt in the process.

England's River Severn is targetted for a barrage project - using tidal stream technology - much to the protests of local environmental groups.

A site that connects businesses with surplus resources to groups in the social and non-profit sector who need them may have the potential to enable companies to move their recycling strategies beyond paper and cardboard.

Illinois-based Coskata is claiming it can produce ethanol for $1 a gallon from virtually any organic substance.

What are the implications of this for the future of alternative energy and for agriculture around the world?

It's been a week of conflicting fortunes for bio-fuel - with the first flight of a commercial airliner using the technology and at the same time protests about the impact of the new fuel on the agricultural systems of developing countries.