United Kingdom
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The U.K. is tropically hot right now. 6 maps show why.
This summer is shaping up to be the country's hottest ever.
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Younger Brits just had their future decided for them
Brexit may screw over young voters who care about climate change.
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These battery-powered trains are almost as magical as the Hogwarts Express
They shuttle Brits 12 miles using only batteries the size of a BIC lighter.
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Widowed farmer creates love note to his wife out of thousands of oak trees
If this is not the sweetest damn tribute you ever saw, then screw you.
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Takeout restaurant delivers dirty dishes so you can pretend you cooked
If you provided food for your dinner party by slaving over a hot phone all day, nobody need ever know — as long as you’re in the U.K., and within delivery range of Housebites. The company charges the equivalent of about 8 bucks to deliver dirty dishes and cooking utensils along with your food, so […]
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Critical List: U.S. carbon emissions on the rise; Japan without nuclear power
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have started to rise again. After May 5, Japan will be without nuclear power, at least until two idled reactors are started back up. New forecasting technology means fewer people die in extreme weather.
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U.S. release of British nature doc skips the part about climate change
Global warming is too hot for TV in the U.S., even when the TV is really cold. Frozen Planet, the BBC miniseries about the Arctic and Antarctic, has an episode about climate change impacts — but that episode's not being aired in the United States. The BBC made seven episodes of Frozen Planet. Six feature […]
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Climate denialism: It’s an Anglo-Saxon thing
According to a new study by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, climate change denial — or at least, representation of climate change denial in the media — is pretty heavily an Anglo-Saxon problem. The study analyzed more than 3,000 articles from six countries that presented deniers' viewpoints, and 80 percent of them […]
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Is solar Britain’s new sunset industry?
Photo: doggy SchnauzerGovernment treasury departments don’t generally respond well to the idea that the environment matters, and here in the U.K. things are no different. Yesterday, Energy Minister Greg Barker announced proposals for a 50 percent reduction of the “feed-in tariff” — a program that guarantees homeowners an income for the power they produce from […]