Renewable energy sources provided more electricity to UK homes and businesses than fossil fuels for the first time over the last quarter, according to new … Renewable electricity overtakes fossil fuels in UK for first timeRead more
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London Airport Braces for Climate Protests
Thousands of passengers face disruption at London City Airport after climate-change protesters Extinction Rebellion vowed to occupy its terminal and shut down operations for three … London Airport Braces for Climate ProtestsRead more
Posted inTax / ToMl
Tax Havens: Britain’s Second Empire
In August 2012, the UK-based New Left Project published an article entitled “Britain’s Second Empire,” which involved an interview with the London-based academic Ronen Palan … Tax Havens: Britain’s Second EmpireRead more
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Facebook, WhatsApp Will Have to Share Messages With U.K.
Social media platforms based in the U.S. including Facebook and WhatsApp will be forced to share users’ encrypted messages with British police under a new … Facebook, WhatsApp Will Have to Share Messages With U.K.Read more
Posted inNews / Wind
Scotland just produced enough wind energy to power all its homes twice over
Wind turbines in Scotland generated 9,831,320 megawatt hours between January and June 2019, WWF Scotland said Monday. The numbers, which were supplied by WeatherEnergy, mean … Scotland just produced enough wind energy to power all its homes twice overRead more
Posted inJournalism / News
Journalists in Britain threatened with Official Secrets Act
London’s Metropolitan Police threatened journalists with prosecution under the Official Secrets Act last Friday in an unprecedented attack on media freedom. Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu … Journalists in Britain threatened with Official Secrets ActRead more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl
“Shameless and Brazen Attack” on U.K. Democracy
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! I’m Amy Goodman, as we go to the United Kingdom, where the country is in an uproar after Prime … “Shameless and Brazen Attack” on U.K. DemocracyRead more
Posted inCoal / News
Britain has first coal-free week in over a century
Britain, the birth place of coal power, has gone seven days without electricity from coal-fired stations for the first time since its 19th century industrial … Britain has first coal-free week in over a centuryRead more