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- National Trust fits ‘pioneering’ ground source heat pump at Kingston Lacy Wed, 17 Jan 24, 5:00pmNew system should help preserve art collection at Dorset country mansion by providing a steady, gentle heat
- Tiwi Islanders challenge offshore drilling, saying Santos did not consult them Tue, 7 Jun 22, 1:33pmSantos has reported attempt to contact Tiwi land council over $4.7bn Barossa gasfield but federal court challenge claims it did not meet its legal obligations
- ‘Our ancestors are in the rocks’: Australian gas project threatens ancient carvings – and emissions blowout Thu, 12 May 22, 3:30amCustodians of petroglyphs in remote north-west say Woodside’s $12bn ‘carbon bomb’ spells disaster for culture and climate
- End of the line? Vintage train journeys at risk as coal supply fails Sun, 10 Apr 22, 3:30pmHeritage railways, which make millions for UK economy, axe services as mines close and Russian sources are ruled out
- Plan to change Westminster’s historic gas street lights to LEDs sparks anger Mon, 22 Nov 21, 1:00amCouncil says electrification better for environment and maintenance but some residents oppose move
- Pollution experts refuse to let Science Museum feature work over Shell links Tue, 16 Nov 21, 9:47pmSteve and Dee Allen say sponsorship deal and ‘gagging clause’ show it is no longer a credible scientific institution
- Losing our marbles over Stonehenge | Brief letters Mon, 15 Feb 21, 3:45amJudiciary | Queen’s leases | Travel plans | Ancient showroom | Stonehenge
- Saxon church prays for deliverance from nuclear plant Sun, 24 Jan 21, 8:00pmCommunity says boom in renewable energy means Bradwell B in Essex is not needed
- Rio Tinto: why the sacking of three executives isn't enough for mining investors Sat, 12 Sep 20, 6:00amAustralia’s biggest superannuation funds also demand the miner guarantee the protection of culturally important sites
- Indigenous leaders say Rio Tinto dumping executives must be beginning of genuine transformation Sat, 12 Sep 20, 6:00amAustralia’s biggest superannuation funds also demand the miner guarantee the protection of culturally important sites
- Rage against the dimming light: Irish rebel over lighthouse LED makeover Sun, 2 Aug 20, 6:15pmProposals to install low-energy devices in seven coastal beacons in the north and the republic have angered campaigners, who say the enchanting ‘loom’ of the beams will be lost
- Country diary: vanished giants of the age of coal Thu, 2 Jan 20, 4:30pmIronbridge Gorge, Shropshire: There was something monumental about these terracotta-coloured funnels, these magical vessels of rain-river-cloud
- Home of one of first Bibles printed in Welsh saved from flood risk Fri, 22 Nov 19, 5:00pmHydropower scheme at William Morgan’s 16th-century house to keep humidity levels in check
- Let’s go with the grain of tidal power | Brief letters Thu, 14 Jun 18, 2:43amFictional Leros | Tidal power in the 18th century | Feast | AA salute | Interpreters v translatorsFurther to your travel feature on the Greek island of Leros (9 June), may I recommend to your readers Four’s Destiny: A Wartime...
- Historic Turkish tomb moved to make way for hydroelectric dam Sat, 13 May 17, 2:04am1,100-tonne Zeynel Bey monument relocated despite legal challenge to Tigris river construction project