Stalled Agriculture Emissions Cuts Show Need for Green Brexit
The UK has failed to make any cuts to emissions from agriculture. Again.
New government statistics released 22 August show UK farming emitted 49.1 million tonnes...
UK Consumption of Renewable Energy Lags Behind Other European Countries
The UK consumes a smaller proportion of renewable energy than most of its European neighbours, new data shows.
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UK’s Largest Independent Oil and Gas Producer IGas ‘Poised’ for Fracking
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Drilling Begins at Cuadrilla’s Lancashire Shale Gas Site
By Ruth Hayhurst at DrillorDrop.
The shale gas firm, Cuadrilla has confirmed that drilling began today at its site at near Blackpool.
The Preston New Road site...
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Climate Science Denial Group GWPF Admits It Used False Temperature Graph
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Coal Mining Jobs in Britain Fall by Half Compared to Last Year
The number of people working in coal mining in Britain has dropped by half compared to this time last year the latest statistics show.
According to...
Using ‘Love’ to Tell the Story of Climate Change at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
There was a graph. Then there were some balloons. And then they started dancing.
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Cheap Gas and Money for Schools: An Oil Industry Plan to Save the World
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