Category Archives: coal

Super-Ridley blats the Bat-people: But will the evil Raccoon win out?

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Miles King

        “Escaped pet raccoons are beginning to establish themselves in northern England with potentially devastating consequences for native wildlife.” Viscount Matt Ridley Viscount Matthew White Ridley is many things. He is a very rare beast: a hereditary … Continue reading →

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Highthorn Opencast Coal Mine – some questions

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Miles King

Coal is, amazingly, still a large component (20%) of the UK’s energy supply. Still, that is big decline compared to the 85% of UK energy provided by coal in 1956, when we were still a manufacturing nation. Most of the … Continue reading →

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