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- In the UK, wind energy provides more power than nuclear for the first time Sat, 19 May 18, 2:03amFor the first time, wind energy provided more power than nuclear energy to the United Kingdom grid. In the first three months of 2018, wind provided 18.8 percent of all power; only natural gas was a larger energy source....
- UK fracking measures could make exploratory drilling "as easy as building a garden wall" Fri, 18 May 18, 5:00amThe United Kingdom's government has come under fire from fracking opponents after releasing measures that could fast-track shale gas projects. Under these measures, explorers could drill test sites without first applying...
- London considers car-free days to fight air pollution Thu, 17 May 18, 1:07amLondon officials met at City Hall this week to discuss the best way to move forward with a ban on cars in certain areas of the city on specific days of the year...
- UK government wants to 'eliminate' wet wipes in plastic crackdown Wed, 9 May 18, 12:13amIt's not just plastic bottles and plastic bags clogging waterways — but wet wipes too, and the United Kingdom government aims to take action and banish the wipes in a plastic waste crackdown...
- Magical new classroom reconnects children with nature in the UK Thu, 3 May 18, 10:30pmDramatic swooping roofs top this new timber-clad building designed by Studio Weave for Belvue School, a secondary school for children aged between 11 and 19 with moderate to severe learning difficulties...
- UK goes coal-free for 76 hours, smashing days-old record Fri, 27 Apr 18, 12:27amJust over a week ago, the United Kingdom set a new record: almost 55 hours without using coal. It didn't take long to shatter that record. CleanTechnica reported the country just went 76 hours without the polluting fuel....
- UK smashes days-old record, goes without coal for 76 hours Fri, 27 Apr 18, 12:27amJust over a week ago, the United Kingdom set a new record: almost 55 hours without using coal. It didn't take them long to shatter that record. CleanTechnica reported the country just went 76 hours without the polluting fuel...
- General Electric to debut world's largest wind turbine in UK Wed, 25 Apr 18, 3:05amGeneral Electric just announced that it will begin testing the world's largest wind turbine - the Haliade-X - at its facilities in Blyth, England. General Electric's renewable energy department signed a five-year contract...
- The UK just went for a record 55 hours without using coal Fri, 20 Apr 18, 2:29amCoal fueled the world for more than 100 years, but now it's being pushed out of the market. Recent evidence for that can be found in the United Kingdom, which just set a new record by going nearly 55 hours sans coal. The...
- UK plans to ban the sales of plastic straws to tackle ocean plastic pollution Fri, 20 Apr 18, 12:03am8.5 billion plastic straws are tossed out in the United Kingdom every year, according to a recent study cited by the government. They plan to take action — by ending sales of plastic-stemmed cotton buds and plastic drink...
- Major supermarket chain is the first in the UK to remove palm oil from all its food Wed, 11 Apr 18, 1:42amOver half of products in supermarkets contain palm oil, according to United Kingdom (UK) grocery store chain Iceland, and demand is contributing to deforestation...
- Major supermarket chain is the first in the UK to remove palm oil from all their food Wed, 11 Apr 18, 1:42amOver half of products in supermarkets contain palm oil, according to United Kingdom (UK) grocery store chain Iceland, and demand is contributing to deforestation...
- Footprints from world's largest dinosaur discovered in Scotland Wed, 4 Apr 18, 2:52amDozens of footprints from ancient sauropods, a kind of creature that scientists believe may have been the largest dinosaur ever, have been discovered in Scotland...
- Beloved physicist Stephen Hawking passes away at 76 Wed, 14 Mar 18, 11:58pmStephen Hawking, the brilliant and iconic British scientist who inspired countless millions with his intellect and humanity, has died at 76. After being diagnosed with a degenerative motor neuron disease similar to amyotrophic...
- Deep freeze in the UK causes massive die-off of sea creatures Wed, 7 Mar 18, 2:50amScientists and conservationists in the United Kingdom have observed a mass die-off of invertebrate sea creatures as a result of recent frigid weather. “There was a 3C drop in sea temperature last week which will have caused...