Tag Archives: coal

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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Viscount Matt Ridley: The New King Coal

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Miles King

            I have written many times (eg here, here and here) about Viscount Matt Ridley. Ridley styles himself as “The Rational Optimist”, is brother in law of former Secretary of State against the Environment Owen … Continue reading →

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