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Offshore Wind ‘Could Provide Half of UK’s Power Demand’
Offshore wind could provide a cost-effective and low carbon route to providing at least half of the UK’s future electricity demand. That’s the verdict made in a new report commissioned by the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC), which claims a…
Droughts Lead to Higher Levels of HIV in Lesotho
Extreme events such as droughts are known to put agricultural communities under pressure. A new paper in PLOS One now suggests that there is also a link between severe droughts and the spread of HIV in Lesotho. A Population-Based HIV…
Investors Worth $6.5 Trillion Demand Climate Action from Fast Food
It’s not just consumers who are driving change in the food industry. For the longest time, discussions around changing the food industry have centered on diets. Whether it was farm-to-fork eating, freeganism or the rise of the vegans and flexitarians,…
Microplastics Found in Every Marine Mammal Surveyed in UK Study
Microplastics are being widely ingested by Britain’s marine mammals, scientists say, with samples found in every animal examined in a study. The research on 50 stranded creatures including porpoises, dolphins, grey seals and a pygmy sperm whale is the most…
Swiss Solar Roofs Could Produce 83% of All Power Demand
Solar panels installed on every roof across Switzerland could produce 83% of the nation’s entire electricity demand. That’s the calculation made by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy, which worked out potential generation by combining maps from Swisstopo with weather…
This New Initiative Aims to Sustainably Recycle Your Old Bras
As tidying up continues to be one of the top trends in 2019, bra company Harper Wilde is asking its customers what they are doing with old bras they no longer use. Charities don’t accept most used bras, but if…
Porsche’s First EV to Come with Three Years of Free Charging
German carmaker Porsche announced that buyers of its new all-electric Taycan model will get three years of free charging at stations across the United States. The deal is part of a tie-up with Electrify America which operates almost 500 highway…