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The article focuses on five green investment possibilities. It comments on the need to improve small and independent local stores and mentions the creation of a loyalty card for local independent stores in Great Britain. It suggests investing in banks with ethical mandates that have specific ethical and environmental policies. It comments on investments in trees, both in preserving urban and rural trees and in planting new trees. It mentions the need to invest in skills to become self-sufficient. It comments on the need to weigh reasons behind possible consumer purchases and only purchasing things that are needed.

This article presents the author's visit and observation at the Thrupp Lake in Great Britain. The lake is a favorite place by people to relax and enjoy nature. The lake is now facing an environmental problem that could potentially kill it and so deprive the people of a good place to find relaxation. Npower, the company which owns Great Britain's third largest coal-fired power station, is threatening to black out two million customers if the government will impose strict environmental protection regulation preventing it from dumping on the lake poisonous ash.

Looks at a report by the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution on climate change in Great Britain. Required amount of reduction in annual carbon dioxide emissions according to the Kyoto Protocol; Prediction on carbon dioxide levels; Energy consumption in Britain.

The article discusses the student activist group People & Planet and its ranking of universities in Great Britain according to environmental policy and performance criteria. Initiated in 2007, the organization's "Green League Table" of university rankings has been credited with motivating universities to improve their environmental practices. A table excerpt is presented. The article mentions National Go Green Week and the associated activities of university groups regarding global climate change.

This article discusses criticisms of actions taken by the British Government to support household green energy initiatives. Comments from the World Wildlife Fund on these actions note that the government will not reduce carbon emissions enough to meet the 2020 climate change targets that they have established. The article also reprints comments from the Friends of the Earth criticizing the British government policy on household clean energy investments.

Interviews Caroline Lucas, Member of the European Parliament for the South East of England. Participation in demonstrations and protests against issues such as the Iraq War, nuclear power and genetically modified foods; Views on environmental issues in Great Britain; Stand on the European Union, the Euro and the constitution; Proposals for a campaign against obesity and water fluoridation.

Editorial. Comments on the distorted priorities of the governments and their environmental policies. Ecological views of Michael Meacher, first environment minister of Great Britain. Approach of the British government in regulating biotech industry; Regulation of the British government for small businesses.

Focuses on the threat posed by deep-sea trawling to coral reefs in Great Britain. Impetus for deep-sea trawling among fishers; Extent of the damage that trawling can cause on coral reefs; Concerns over the effects of deep-water trawl on ecology; Criticism on the lack of actions taken by the European Union and its member states on the problem.

The article discusses the benefits of the anaerobic digestion (AD) processes that recycle waste into energy and fertilizers to help sustain life. It informs that the AD helps in managing environmental challenges and problems including availability of suitable landfill spaces, generation of methane from organic waste and greenhouse gas. Also mentioned are the plans of the government of Great Britain to solve problems associated wtih energy, waste and climate change.

The author opines regarding Great Britain's coalition government and its inconsistent environmental policies. The author contrasts environmental policies on England's forests, so-called Green ISAs, and oil drilling in the Shetlands and Arctic with support the coalition government has given to oil, gas, and mining transparency laws that would be implemented throughout the European Union.

The author opines regarding carbon dioxide mitigation that can be achieved via home renovation, while debunking certain literature on the cost effectiveness of such efforts. Great Britain's New Green Deal is discussed and conflicting estimates in home renovation costs mentioned by the government and Retrofit for the Future director Neil Morgan are noted. The author discusses methods for assessing thermal insulation and research needs regarding moisture and heat transfer in homes.

The article presents news briefs on ecological issues in Great Britain. Lib Dem Member of Parliament Andrew Stunnell has introduced a bill that would force supermarkets to provide recycling facilities in-store for all the packaging sold with their goods. The proposals are facing opposition from retailers, who view it as expensive. The 2007 Camp for Climate Action will tackle aviation as the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions during the summer in Great Britain.

This article criticizes the Environment Agency of Great Britain for its failure and unwillingness to fulfill its duty of protecting and improving the environment. It discusses the inaction of the Environment Agency in dealing with Monsanto for breaking environmental law. It explains that the Environment Agency has never brought a prosecution against a major polluter. It calls for the abolition of the Environment Agency.

This article presents the author's discussion on social, political and environmental issues that confront the present generation, particularly in Great Britain. The Parliament is trying to impose legislation on fox-hunting without clearly understanding the complexity of the issue and without consulting the local authorities. The same attitude of Parliament can be seen in new laws against smoking -- which, like drug legislation in general, seems to ignore altogether a significant aspect of modern life.

The article focuses on the growing concerns in Great Britain over the crumbling of community pillars, such as local shops, post offices, green spaces and social services, according to a survey commissioned by Community Service Volunteers. The survey shows a burgeoning desire for grassroots contact in the face of rampant consumerism and lax governmental environmental concern. The survey of 1000 people found that local institutions foster a sense of connectedness and belonging which cannot be achieved by using the automated check-out at Tesco, standing in the queue for ages at a massive centralised post office or getting on an airplane in order to find a patch of grass big enough to roll on.

Presents news briefs on environmental issues as of September 2005. Information on vocal mimicry in African elephants; Amount of energy and water used by organic farming; Use of Airwave radios in ambulances in Great Britain.

Comments on the lack of focus on environmental issues during the general election in Great Britain in 2005. Reason behind the lack of interest in environmental issues; Solutions for environmental problems; Factors that affect environmental health.

Comments that British Prime Minister Tony Blair's agenda is indifferent to environmental issues. Priority of Tony Blair during his first term; Tony Blair's promise to the Labor Party shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack; British government's failure to tackle transport issues.

Details the issues addressed by the public in Great Britain in the 2001 Great British Environmental Survey. Closure of nuclear industry; How environmental policy will affect people's vote; Correlation between economic growth and accurate measure of society's advances; Role of local communities on the local economy; Donations made by corporations to political parties.

The article reports on the potential ban of plastic microbeads from use in toothpaste, cosmetics and other products to protect fish and ocean wildlife under a new policy in Great Britain. Minister of State George Eustice at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs states that the manufacture of products with microbeads could be banned in the country. It mentions that the hazard presents by microplastics on human health and environment.

An interview with Michael Mansfield, an English barrister, socialist and republican, is presented. When asked about legislation he would introduce to meet challenges of climate change, he states on the requirement of a strategy related to adoption of renewable energy which will affect all environmental policies. He was also enquired about the work carried out by political parties in Great Britain and his environmental heroes.