Tag: United Kingdom
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UK driver knocks cyclist off bike, brags about it on Twitter...
This one will go into the "no comments" and "speaks for itself" category.
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Shed of the Year Competition has some inspiring entries
Vote for your favourite Tardis, Pub shed, home office or eco-shed.
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Greenpeace Campaign Calls for Energized, "Badass" Politicians to Fight CO2
An animated campaign video from Greenpeace delivers gobs of computerized ultra-violence, but for a cause.
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Nature reserves in UK may be fair game for developers, if they "offset" the damage on less valuable real estate
There's lots of less valuable land farther away from cities. Why protect it when you can offset it?
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Stay Gold Mary Rose: Gorgeous bracelets made from recycled vintage teacups
Delicate and refined, this collection of jewelry is made with repurposed vintage bone china.
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Nissan UK now allows LEAF buyers to lease the battery separately
Nissan is following in Bollore's footsteps, reducing the upfront cost of its LEAF electric car by leasing the battery separately.
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George Monbiot on recycling, consumption, population growth, China and just about everything that matters
If there is one article you read on the problems we face, this gem from George is it.
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Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister, 1925- 2013
She was hailed as "a champion for climate Skeptics" but never said the famous quote about a man on a bus.
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Keep yourself warm during the last blast of winter with these simple tips
A British infographic has lots of good ideas that even make sense in April
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UK to plant 250,000 ash trees to outwit deadly fungus
Ash trees are under attack in the UK, a deadly fungus is causing a lot of damage and so far there's not much we can do.
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UK government to side with insecticide lobby, not bees
Neonicotinoid pesticides have been repeatedly implicated in bee deaths, yet UK ministers look set to oppose a ban.
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Tesla loses Top Gear appeal in UK
The appeal court judge Martin Moore-Bick has just rendered his decision. It's not very satisfactory, but it's time to move on.
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Build your own table and chairs from shipping pallets
Sarah Williams shows us how to create a nice looking dining suite from nothing but a few old pallets.
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Horsemeat scandal in UK and Europe continues to threaten confidence in food chain
The horsemeat scandal in the UK and Europe could make more people turn to vegetarianism.
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A vision of the urban building of the future
Giant engineering firm Arup once again looks at they way we might build in the future, and it's alive.
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Artist's Massive Sand Paintings Disappear With the Tides (Video)
Intended to wash away with the tides, this artist's sand-based artworks are tied to the rhythm and flow of the ocean.
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UK Charities Create Trees for Clunkers Program
When scraping your old clunker, the least you can do is donate it to a charity that will undo some of the environmental damage. A UK group does just that by planting trees.
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Happy George Orwell Day
Forget squirrels and whatever is happening in Washington, It's an important day to celebrate a great writer.
