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Wind farm plans are nothing but another blast of hot air

I’m sure I wasn’t the only person this week who was surprised to hear our glorious Prime Minister singing the praises of wind farms, in the UK’s annual bastard… sorry, ‘Tory’ convention. Keep in mind that this is the same man who in only 2013 (and consistently since) vigorously denounced wind power, asserting that it […]

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From Plastic to Power: three new and innovative Sustainable Technologies you’ll want to know about…

It goes without saying there is a moral panic underway about the climate crisis we are currently facing. Thus, it is more important than ever to remain hopeful. Waking up to the potential of sustainable technologies and increasing their use can allow for some optimism amid our current age of eco-anxiety. Climate-restoring technologies do exist, […]

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Wind farms are killing thousands of bats every year

Wind turbines could be killing tens of thousands of bats a year, a new study has found. Scientists think that bats may turn their sonar off at large heights because they do not expect to run into anything. Currently, there are some wind turbines in the UK taller than London’s tallest buildings. Researchers from the […]