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Britain’s grid could run without fossil fuels for first time since 1882

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (724+ words) As children hunt for chocolate eggs and families cook Sunday lunch, something unprecedented could take place in the country's electricity system this Easter. Britain could be powered entirely without fossil fuels for the first time. The body that keeps the…...

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Plan to light Earth at night with space mirrors angers scientists

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (528+ words) British astronomers have expressed anger at a US company's plans to illuminate the Earth at night using tens of thousands of mirrors mounted on satellites, warning that the scheme would be "disastrous" for science. Reflect Orbital, a California-based company founded…...

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Ed Miliband’s energy department HQ powered by fossil fuels

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (954+ words) The headquarters of Ed Miliband's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is powered by fossil fuels, despite the ministry promoting renewable energy. Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to more than 400 public sector bodies reveal that several government departments and…...