Take the tuk-tuk to Hove

Brighton borrows from Bangkok

Advanced retreat

Holiday home sets higher eco standards.

Solar solution for dirty water

For cheap clean water, take an old plastic bottle and just add sunshine...

Cool Thai housing

Government’s low-energy blueprint changes the shape of Thailand’s homes

Hasselt free travel

Belgium extends free commuting initiative to cut road congestion

Redford’s new direction

Film star’s house takes the lead in sustainable living

Ride the wind

Carbon-free mass transit in Canada’s oil city

Making light of low energy

New initiative marks the solstice with the lights out

Rubbish reward

Recognition for innovative Thai recycler

Airing the city

Mothballs contribute to healthier urban ventilation

The aim in Spain

Government launches incentives, imposes limits, in drive to cut oil use 

Industry minister Miguel Sebastián introduces a 31-point government plan designed to slash the country’s oil bill drastically by 2011.

School report

Councils ‘must try harder’ on emissions, says sustainability watchdog

The CO2 output from schools will be counted as part of each authority’s total under the Carbon Reduction Commitment, the domestic emissions trading scheme due to be launched in 2010.

Leaf service

Indian leaves bring new life to disposable crockery

They’ve been used in rural India for countless years, but ‘disposable’ plates made from leaves are now becoming a big hit on British dining tables.

Not just rearranging the loungers…

Titanic Spa aims to set an eco-example

It says it’s “the UK’s first eco-spa”. It opened last year inside Titanic Mill, a luxury green apartment complex conversion in a former textile mill near Huddersfield.