Farmers have been told to go green or face the financial consequences

Times

English farmers have been given a last chance to adopt greener practices that benefit wildlife and help to combat climate change or face deductions from their state hand-outs of cash.

Oil sands: Dirty fuel needs more than a bucket and spade

FT.com

As the Copenhagen climate-change summit approaches, environmental activists are stepping up their attacks on the vast Alberta oil sands as a prime example of the world’s dependence on “dirty” energy.

Gucci joins other fashion players in committing to protect rainforests

Independent

The Rainforest Action Network announced on November 3 that the Gucci Group - which includes fashion houses Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, and Balenciaga - has joined a growing list of major companies who are pledging to change their paper policies.

Power generation: Amazon dam comes under close scrutiny

FT.com

As you gaze at the vast construction site for the Santo Antônio hydroelectric dam on the Madeira river in the far west of Brazil, it is hard to believe the project has been designed to minimise its environmental impact.

It’s a dirty business — the new gold rush that is blackening Canada’s name

Times

...no crop could grow in the pitch-black surface exposed by the machine working 1,000ft below our helicopter. This is the edge of a fast-expanding open-cast mine in the Canadian tar sands, one of the world’s most polluting sources of oil.