Government criticises Severn Barrage plans
The House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee has announced it will not support the proposed venture by Hafren Power to build a £25bn tidal barrage across the [...]
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Swansea Bay tidal lagoon plans unveiled
Details of a proposed £650m scheme to build a tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay, Wales, have been released. Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Ltd, the company behind the project, says the [...]
Warning issued for Iceland’s Hekla volcano
Seismic activity near the Hekla volcano in southern Iceland has prompted the authorities on the island to issue the lowest level of civil [...]
ASDA switches to Canary Island bananas
UK Supermarket chain ASDA has announced that it will sell bananas from the Canary Islands instead of the Caribbean and South America in an attempt to reduce its carbon [...]
UK asteroid fly-by
Sky-watchers are set to view a once-in-a-lifetime event tonight as the asteroid “2012 DA14” passes within 17,000 miles of the [...]
Severn Estuary barrage could fuel Britain’s future
A fresh proposal to construct a tidal power station across the Bristol Channel is likely to be approved by the Government despite the concept being rejected two years [...]
Britain’s Oil Industry; Past, Present and Future
Forty-two years ago today (Sunday 7th October 2012) Britain’s affiliation with oil began. Oil was drawn from the North Sea in British waters for the first time, signalling [...]
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