Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- Chilling light installation visualizes sea level rise caused by climate change Sat, 23 Mar 19, 10:32amGhostly white bands of light are illuminating the coastline in the Outer Hebrides to show the potential rise in sea levels that could become reality as a result of unchecked climate change...
- Footage of cracks in North Ayrshire nuclear reactor released Fri, 8 Mar 19, 11:48pmEDF Energy says cracks in offline Hunterston B reactor growing faster than expected
- The Guardian view on fracking: the end can’t come soon enough | Editorial Tue, 5 Feb 19, 5:23amLaunching a new fossil fuel industry was a bad idea, and a coalition of localists and environmentalists appears close to defeating itLess than four months after what was supposed to be a new beginning for fracking in England,...
- British taxpayers face £24bn bill for tax relief to oil and gas firms Fri, 25 Jan 19, 11:01amNAO report reveals cost of removing hundreds of North Sea wells, rigs and pipelines
- If you thought Snake Plissken’s New York was a dangerous place... | Kevin McKenna Sun, 2 Dec 18, 4:59pmTrump in power; the farce of Brexit; dire warnings of power shortages – welcome to dystopia now
- Migrants building £2.6bn windfarm paid fraction of minimum wage Mon, 22 Oct 18, 1:51amWorkers on Beatrice project in Scotland include unregulated migrants on under £5 an hour
- £7m crowdfunding bid for Orkney tidal energy turbine launches Sat, 20 Oct 18, 6:57pmScheme launched by ethical investment platform Abundance offers 12% interest
- This gorgeous converted bus hotel in Scotland pulls out all the stops Thu, 11 Oct 18, 1:30amThe world is full of cookie-cutter lodgings, but for those looking for a bit of character on their next vacation, The Bus Stop is now taking reservations...
- Drone operators disturbing wildlife incur fines and jail time in Scotland Wed, 5 Sep 18, 6:30amThe number of cases in Scotland involving drone interference with animals on nature reserves has increased, causing police and wildlife experts to become "increasingly concerned" for the welfare of the protected animals...
- The heat is on for fans of publicly owned energy companies Wed, 22 Aug 18, 3:01pmThe stranglehold of the big six and tough market conditions bode ill for Labour policy
- Cracks in nuclear reactor will hit EDF Energy with £120m bill Mon, 7 May 18, 12:49amProblems at Hunterston B in Scotland trigger doubts over six other 1970s and 80s plants
- Cracks in nuclear reactor threaten UK energy policy Mon, 7 May 18, 12:49amProblems at Hunterston B in Scotland trigger doubts over six other 1970s and 80s plants
- EDF plan for tallest UK onshore wind turbines prompts outcry Wed, 2 May 18, 3:00pmIsle of Lewis residents protest against new windfarm plan to raise turbine height to 200m
- World's most powerful wind turbine installed off the coast of Scotland Wed, 11 Apr 18, 3:32amThe world's most powerful wind turbine was just installed off the coast of Scotland. Developer Vattenfall announced this week it completed the installation of 11 turbines in Aberdeen Bay - two of which were upgraded with...
- Abandoned collieries could hold key to heating UK homes Sun, 8 Apr 18, 9:04amGeologists aim to tap reservoir in tunnels under GlasgowScientists are finalising plans to exploit the vast reservoir of warm water that fills a labyrinth of disused mines and porous rock layers underneath Glasgow...