Wales
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This bridge is made from recycled plastic
This 90-foot bridge in Wales Scotland (whoops, the company is Welsh, not the bridge) is Europe's first to be made entirely out of recycled plastic, not to mention the longest plastic bridge ever built. More than 50 tons of plastic went into making the bridge, which can carry vehicles up to 44 metric tons (heavier than […]
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NBC’s green nagging takes a break for the Prince of Wales documentary ‘Harmony’
The film looks mighty, mighty earnest, so consider yourself warned if you're prone to nodding off at such things.
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Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales are pursuing dramatically different environmental strategies
Over the past decade, the current British government has taken a crack at devolution, giving Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales a level of operational government unseen for a century or more. The fledgling administrations of these three “devolved nations” have embarked on very different policy trajectories on the environment, among other policy areas. The sustainable […]