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Ukraine to Build Its Largest Ever Wind Farm
Ukraine is to build its largest ever wind farm. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued a loan of €150 million (£130m) to the country for the construction. Upon completion, the 250MW project will generate enough renewable…
Bristol Appoints New Company to Fight Environmental Crime
Bristol City Council is to appoint a new company to fight environmental crime in the city. Officers from environmental enforcement company 3GS will operate across a large area of the city, focusing on issues such as fly-tipping, fly posting, commercial…
Samsonite Packs Its Suitcases for a Sustainable Trip
Samsonite has introduced a new sustainable material that involves knitting together recycled plastic. The travel luggage company says its innovative Neoknit product will enable a new generation of sustainable luggage to be made – it works by threading 100% recycled…
Price of EVs ‘Could Be Same as Petrol and Diesel by 2021’
The cost of owning an electric vehicle (EV) could match petrol and diesel cars in the next five years. That’s according to new research by Deloitte, which reveals consumer concerns over the upfront purchasing costs of EVs will gradually ease…
Architects Propose Turning Buckingham Palace into Affordable Housing
It’s time to end restrictive single family zoning and intensify an underdeveloped, underutilized urban resource. Times are tough in the UK, not knowing whether it is in or out of Europe and the economy under stress. It is particularly hard…
Which Is the World’s Most Vegan City?
Since Greggs announced a new vegan alternative to its meaty sausage roll at the start of the year, the Quorn pastries have “flown off the shelves”, the bakery chain says, selling hundreds of thousands in the first week alone. Its success is…
Hitachi Scraps £16bn Nuclear Power Station in Wales
Japanese giant unable to agree deal with UK as fears grow for Anglesey atomic plant. Hitachi has scrapped plans to build a nuclear power station in Wales, becoming the second firm in two months to abandon a major nuclear project and triggering…