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- Do wood burners add to air pollution in cities? Yes, say citizen scientists Sun, 29 May 22, 4:00pmPioneering Bristol study blames the solid-fuel burners in people’s homes for breaches of World Health Organisation guidelines
- Bristol community secures funding to build tallest wind turbine in England Sat, 16 Apr 22, 5:00pmResidents of Lawrence Weston, a deprived housing estate, achieve £4m target without government aid
- Third WWII bomb found in Bristol Channel near Hinkley Point Wed, 30 Aug 17, 9:37pmHalf-mile exclusion zone set up near nuclear plants after third unexploded device discovered in as many weeks
- World's first solar-powered hot air balloon visits UK school Tue, 18 Jul 17, 9:51pmSchoolchildren living in the coolest city in the UK just got a glimpse of one of the coolest energy sources in action with the arrival of the world's first solar-powered hot air balloon...
- Keynsham Civic Center is a vibrant new public space for Bristol Fri, 22 Jul 16, 3:00pmThe complex occupies a large sloping site located within the town center, and makes it accessible to pedestrians. In addition to office spaces and civic facilities, the complex includes 20,000 square feet of retail spaces...
- Keynsham Civic Center and One Stop Shop brings public space back to Bristolians Fri, 22 Jul 16, 3:00pmThe complex occupies a large sloping site located within the town center, and makes it accessible to pedestrians. In addition to office spaces and civic facilities, the complex includes 20,000 square feet of retail spaces...
- Bristol mayor approves £5m low-carbon heating scheme Thu, 9 Jun 16, 9:55pmNew low-carbon heating network is first stage of a plan to transform Bristol into a carbon-neutral city by 2050, reports BusinessGreen
- Energy companies are cheaper and cleaner when run by the council Fri, 3 Jun 16, 4:08pmLondon mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged to follow Nottingham and Bristol in setting up a council energy company – and it could shake up the whole market
- The greenest city mayors take home the fight against climate change Mon, 30 Nov 15, 6:05pmAn organic farmer turned politician, a woman with solar panels on her shed and a man who cycles in the snow – the city leaders who live green
- Plans for more poo-powered buses to hit Bristol and Bath Wed, 25 Nov 15, 9:55pmWessex Bus, First West of England and GENeco have submitted bids to low-emission vehicle grants scheme for more bio-buses
- Rustic reclaimed concert hall pops up in a bombed-out Bristol church Sat, 14 Nov 15, 2:57amTheaster Gates' new installation, Sanctum, opened October 29, fully contained within the roofless shell of a church in Bristol. From the looks of these photographs captured by Max McClure, the opening was a rollicking good...
- Bristol pound gets boost of energy as power company signs up Tue, 16 Jun 15, 11:53pmRenewables provider Good Energy claims it is world’s first power company to accept an independent currency, which aims to keep money in local economy
- Bristol pound now to be powered by renewables as Good Energy signs up Tue, 16 Jun 15, 11:53pmEnergy provider claims it is world’s first power company to accept an independent currency, which is designed to keep money in the local economy
- 'It doesn't even smell': a ride on the Bristol bus powered by human poo Mon, 27 Apr 15, 4:00pmIs Bristol’s biomethane-powered city bus a bold new move towards sustainable transport, or just hot air? Ajit Niranjan catches the No 2 (really) to find out
- Super-efficient straw-bale houses hit the market in the UK—piglets need not apply Tue, 10 Feb 15, 1:39amWhen one thinks of houses made from straw, typically an image of wolves, pigs and less than stellar construction methods come to mind. But in the UK of Bristol, the nation's first straw-bale houses have just gone on sale—and...