China solar company pledges toxic waste cleanup

Protests in rural areas and smaller cities are often quashed or ignored. But those in and near big cities like Shanghai appear to be having some influence on leaders who have pledged to deliver a more sustainable, healthy lifestyle along with job-creating growth.

Providing a glimpse of a renewable future: Orkney Islands, Scotland

Orkney archipelago, situated where the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean collide, a maritime crossroads that Vikings featured in their sagas, continues to provide inspiration but this time it’s for a new generation of pioneers using the land and sea to produce renewable electricity.