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Comments on environmental policy in Great Britain as of May 9, 2005. Challenges to giving environmental issues an important role in politics; View that politicians fail to address important environmental issues; Impact of emissions from aircraft on environmental conditions; Comments on the potential use of nuclear power in Great Britain's energy industry; Argument that solar and wind power sources must be made available to consumers; Suggestions for short-term environmental policies to prevent further pollution; Need for cooperation between politicians and environmental activists.

Reports on the issue of human over-population. Domination by the human species of virtually all living systems; Doubling of the world population since 1950; Mass extinctions of other species where humans dwell; Disappearance of species 1,000 to 10,000 times the natural background rate; Rise of carbon dioxide levels in the earth's atmosphere; Destructive environmental policies of the current United States government; Conflict between scientific truth and ideological beliefs.

Focuses on the issue of genetically modified (GM) food in Great Britain and two British Labour Party politicians, Elliot Morley and Michael Meacher. Reasons that Morley was selected to replace Meacher as the environment minister for Prime Minister Tony Blair, who supports the GM industry; Discussion of the controversy caused by the European Union decision to block imports of all new bio-engineered crops; Background on Morley, career highlights, and his position on green issues; Opinion that Meacher became a figurehead for the anti-GM movement; Speculation on what Morley's environmental goals will be.

The article discusses international cooperation among socialists in the U.S. and Great Britain. Topics include the impacts of the 2008 financial crisis on political attitudes, the possibility of Green New Deal (GND) legislation for climate change prevention policy, and campaigns by politicians including Jeremy Corbyn, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The author presents a case for rewilding, or bringing back species that once lived in an area, focusing on returning large predators such as lynx and wolves to Great Britain. Topics include evidence that lynx were found in the country as recently as the 9th century, the benefits large predators bring to ecosystems through their role in the food chain, alternative models of environmental conservation, and rewilding in the ocean setting.

The article presents remarks by Edward Davey, a British politician from the Liberal Democrats party who is the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. He discusses the apparent conflict between ruling coalition partners the Conservative Party, widely sceptical about Britain's participation in the European Union (EU), and the Liberal Democrats, viewed as pro-Europe. Other topics include onshore windmills, airport expansion proposals, and EU criminal justice rules.

The article discusses a decision by the British government to temporarily lift its ban on the pesticides known as neonicotinoids, which are believed to harm bee populations. A report published in the "Journal of Experimental Biology" describing how parasitic wasps control the behavior of spiders is also discussed.

The article presents an interview with Jonathan Porritt, an adviser to British prime minister Gordon Brown on environmental issues. In the piece Porritt discusses a number of issues including Brown's reluctance to combat climate change and global warming, the high cost of energy in Great Britain and terrorist threats against nuclear power facilities.

In this article the authors comment on a study that revealed that British government personnel were responsible for a significant increase in carbon emissions even though sound environmental policy was said to be a cornerstone of prime minister Gordon Brown's government. Details of polluting actions on the part of British government ministries are provided.

The article evaluates the environmental policy of the government of British prime minister Gordon Brown, as executed by environment secretary Hilary Benn. The author is critical of the two men and claims that Britain's policy on global warming is ineffective and confused. The author endorses an environmental initiative put forward by German chancellor Angela Merkel and urges its adoption in Great Britain.

This article comments on the environmental policies of the government of U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair. According to the editors, the course of action followed by the British government has done little to curb emissions which contribute to global warming. A promise by Blair to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 20% by 2010 cannot be kept. The expansion of air travel will cancel out all carbon dioxide reductions made by industry and automobiles.

Presents the predictions of several journalists and social critics on social and economic conditions in Great Britain in 2009. View that the political importance of environmental issues will increase; Projected developments in fashion and style; Comments on the negative aspects of making art accessible to the public; Potential for growth in the use of technology by the public; Forecast for energy policy in Great Britain.

Offers a look at the British environmental policies under Jonathan Porritt, chair of the Sustainable Development Commission. Lack of focus in the environmental movement; Increase of sales of organic foods in Great Britain; Necessity of clear objectives; Proposal for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; Policies needed for sustainable development.

Offers observations on British energy policy. Release of a government white paper on energy policy, which went unnoticed by many for lack of press coverage; Details of the paper, which addresses environmental issues; Public perceptions of energy-conscious policy and behavior in Great Britain; Suggest that, in order for these policies to work, a profound cultural change may have to be affected.

Focuses on the agricultural and environmental policies of the British government, after failing to handle the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, as of January 2002. Contradictions faced by the Policy Commission on the Future of Farming and Food; Discussion on the need for a complete redeployment of the scarce national resources consumed.

The author expresses concern about the destruction of peatlands in Great Britain, including to supply peat to gardeners, and discusses a planned windfarm to be located on peatlands in Scotland. Topics include factors that explain politicians' failure to address the problem, the volume of carbon naturally sequestered in peat bogs, and the need for energy conservation.

Comments on the British Chancellor's proposal to place the environment at the core of the government's objectives for the tax system. Treasury's emphasis on welfare economics; Cost-benefit analysis of the environmental tax scheme; Appeal of green taxes to economists.

The article looks at British environmental policy as of January 2014, focusing on the views of British Liberal Democrat politician and former British Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) head Chris Huhne. It notes Huhne has generally been lauded as a strong advocate for the environment and says that view is belied by statements he has made since leaving the cabinet on topics including hydraulic fracturing and opening up more natural areas for housing development.

The author offers opinions on the technique of hydraulic fracturing to produce natural gas from shale, stating that the technique presents significant environmental risks and does not reduce emissions of carbon dioxide to any large extent. The author expresses skepticism that hydraulic fracturing will be sufficiently regulated if used in Great Britain.

The article examines the environmental policies of Great Britain's Liberal Democrat party. The author is critical of the Liberal Democrat's energy policy, particularly its opposition to nuclear power. Among other issues the author discusses the policies of the Liberal Democrats as voiced by Simon Hughes, a party spokesman.

The article discusses the environmental policies of Ed Miliband, Great Britain's Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. In the article Miliband addresses a number of issues including the December 2009 summit meeting on climate change held in Copenhagen, Denmark, Great Britain's wind generating capacity, and his commitment to social justice.

The article discusses aspects of Great Britain's environmental policy and efforts to increase the purchase and use of energy from renewable resources. The author is critical of the Malcolm Wicks, the energy minister in the government of prime minister Gordon Brown. The environmental efforts of Great Britain are contrasted unfavorably with those practiced in Germany.

In this article the author examines the environmental policies of the Labour Party government under British prime minister Tony Blair and his successor, Gordon Brown. He feels that such policies have been inadequate in efforts to offset global warming and to reduce the production of greenhouse gases. The article notes the increase in the use of coal on British power pants.

The article reports on the economic advantages attached to environmentally friendly practices instituted by business in Great Britain. Green programs announced by major retail chains such as Marks & Spencer and Tesco are essential factors in attracting more customers. The costs associated with making organizations more ecologically friendly are discussed.

Comments on the next round of negotiations on climate change in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in December 2004. Growing alarm among scientists that climate change is occurring faster and more dramatically than was previously thought; Observation that few policy-makers have high expectations for the meeting; Outlook for negotiations; Issue of helping developing countries adapt to a changing climate; Suggestion that there are few signs that British Prime Minister Tony Blair's aspirations have been translated into a practical political strategy.

Focuses on the need for climate change in Great Britain. Problems of the country concerning emissions; Strategies and regulations proposed by the Labour party to deal with environmental issues; Link between aviation emission and climate change.

Focuses on a European Union (EU) directive issued in January 2002 which prohibits the old ways of dealing with discarded refrigerators because of the effect on the environment. EU countries that have the right equipment for the law; Number of refrigerators disposed in Great Britain every day; Environmental policy in Great Britain.

Focuses on Charles, Prince of Wales, as the only opponent of the ruling Labour Party. Government's environmental policy that concerned Charles; How Charles' revolt was described; Likely result if Charles continue with his anti-government propaganda.

Stresses the need for Great Britain's Labour Party to put top priority on environmental issues to boost its chances in the 1997 general elections. Friends of the Earth director Charles Secrett's criticism of the party's leadership for its failure to live up to its environmental promise; Growing concerns of voters about environmental problems; Call on Labour to commit to a green program of action.

Provides answers to the question proposed to several leading figures in the United Kingdom, pertaining to which single environmental policy measure would they would prefer to see in the white paper, with reference to transportation. Identification of the leading figures; Response of these figures to the question; Where the leading figures are employed.

Focuses on British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott's pledge to put environmental protection at the core of the British government's policies. Things that Prescott must do to achieve his environmental goals.