Are biofuels really the greenhouse-busting answer to our energy woes? It’s not that simple, says Fred Pearce

The electricity-generating plants that pump out the most sulphur dioxide and other noxious pollutants have been revealed in a new report

Why reinvent the wheel for harvesting the sun’s power when there’s a masterclass going on under our noses?

Environmentalists are furious about the Venezuelan president’s plans for a giant oil pipeline to unite the continent

How do you keep an energy-hungry developing country from turning into a carbon-spewing monster? New Scientist went to find out

The portable device would supply hydrogen to the micro fuel cells of electronic gadgets

Yes, say ecologists, but not if the current enthusiasm for corn ethanol continues to hold sway

When the turbines go up, it’s not just the scenery that suffers, it’s the atmosphere too. Ed Douglas reveals the environmental costs of wind power

A last we can store vast amounts of wind energy and use it when we need it, as New Scientist reports

The International Energy Agency calls for limits on growth of energy demand for the first time