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- William Armstrong: Victorian who built first hydroelectric-powered house Thu, 27 Jun 24, 3:00pmVisionary engineer predicted problems with fossil fuels and advocated renewable power generation
- Northvolt v Britishvolt: clarity v confusion in the great electric car battery race | Nils Pratley Thu, 12 Jan 23, 12:05amFast action in global gigafactory race is happening outside UK, as Swedish pacesetter shows
- Newcastle councillors reject plans for opencast coal mine Sat, 19 Dec 20, 4:33amFriends of the Earth calls for end to such excavation in England after unanimous decision on Dewley Hill site
- Environmental groups claim victory as plans for Northumberland coalmine rejected Wed, 9 Sep 20, 8:19pmPlanning permission refused for ‘environmentally unacceptable’ mine near Druridge Bay
- Remembering the anti-nuclear protests | Letter Mon, 30 Dec 19, 4:10amMartin Forwood’s obituary takes Bridget Gubbins back to the campaigns across the UK in the 1980s and 1990s, particularly in Druridge Bay, NorthumberlandThe death of Martin Forwood, the Cumbrian anti-nuclear campaigner (Obituary,...
- Minister urged to drop new coal-mining plans in Northumberland Thu, 10 Jan 19, 5:30pmDruridge Bay project makes mockery of UK’s goal to phase out coal by 2025, say critics
- 'Take heed of science': minister urged to drop new coal-mining plans Thu, 10 Jan 19, 5:30pmDruridge Bay project makes mockery of UK’s goal to phase out coal by 2025, say critics
- Cumbrian coal must stay in the ground where it belongs | Letters Thu, 29 Mar 18, 3:53amThe government’s rejection of coal-mining in Northumberland is good news, says Marianne Birkby. Now they must follow up by rejecting plans for a new Cumbrian mineWhat fantastic news that the government has rejected plans...
- Minister cites climate change in rejection of opencast coal mine Fri, 23 Mar 18, 11:22pmSajid Javid says environmental impact of Northumberland plan outweighs economic benefits
- UK man builds highly sustainable near-Passivhaus home for his elderly parents Mon, 17 Jul 17, 7:47pmA UK man has built his parents the ultimate gift: a highly sustainable home where they can comfortably live out their lives in one of their favorite places on Earth—and it’s also a house that’s won numerous awards to...
- UK man builds highly sustainable Passivhaus-standard home for his elderly parents Mon, 17 Jul 17, 7:47pmA UK man has built his parents the ultimate gift: a highly sustainable home where they can comfortably live out their lives in one of their favorite places on Earth—and it’s also a house that’s won numerous awards to...
- Anti-coal protesters arrested after storming climate change sceptic's land Tue, 27 Oct 15, 12:43amNine held by police after blocking entrance to mine on Lord Ridley’s Northumberland estate and forcing operations to shut down
- Anti-coal protesters target climate change sceptic peer Mon, 26 Oct 15, 7:22pmUK’s largest open-cast coalmine sits on land owned by Viscount Matt Ridley, who argues fossil fuels have ‘economic, environmental and moral benefits’
- Palace of a modern magician to glow once more with his water-powered light Sat, 16 Mar 13, 4:00amLord Armstrong's monumental estate at Cragside, the first house in the world to have electric power, notches up its 150th birthday this year. It's getting a new hydro-electric power station as a present.William Armstrong's...
- Tech Talk - the coming problems for the Alaskan Pipeline Sun, 28 Aug 11, 6:57pmThe original Prudhoe is a small village, with a medieval castle, on the south bank of the Tyne, in the north-east of England. It lies in a coal-mining region where, within 5 miles of Prudhoe Colliery there were, over time,...