Wed Sept 24, right in middle of WallSt bailout fight, House passed $612b defense bill by 392-39 vote without a murmur of public protest or any meaningful press comment (NYTimes- 3 short paragraphs buried in story about another appropriations bill)

The Swedish banking meltdown of 1992 was very similar to the current US crisis. The government successfully bailed out the banks and the taxpayer actually made a profit. They've sent a delegation to Washington to explain how. Pay attention Mr Bush!

An experimental tidal power scheme is to be launched in Scotland. Underwater turbines which harness the power of the tides to generate electricity will be placed at three sites. ScottishPower

It may have been a dismal summer for most of us, but farmers are celebrating a bumper crop of apples this year. As the British apple season gets under way, farmers across the country are

Ancient lava flows are guiding a better understanding of what generates and controls the Earth's magnetic field - and what may drive it to occasionally reverse direction.

Gray water is the good wastewater generated from sinks, showers, bathtubs and washing machines that can be used to irrigate trees and plants. Make use of it to help us. Sunstroke author David Kagan promotes its use in Doomwatch Legacy.

Brazil's government has been named as the worst illegal logger of Amazon forests by one of its own departments.

Nobody would let you quad bike through a forest if an endangered species of deer or squirrel lived there, but it seems alright to jet-ski and power boat in dolphin breeding grounds and no action is taken. Why is marine conservation so neglected?

Malaria is responsible for one million deaths in Africa every year. This week world leaders promised $3 billion to eradicate the disease.

New coal-fired power stations shouldn't be built unless they have the technology to filter out damaging greenhouse gases, the Environment Agency has warned. It said new coal-powered stations