Yesterday we wrote about the wisdom of tourism in the polar regions. In response, we were pointed to a Telegraph article from 2009, in which the...
Government ministers were angered in 1997 after the Princess called for an international ban on landmines after seeing victims in Angola. With news that a Yorkshire...
January 1963 was the coldest month of the 20th century. Much of England and Wales was snow-covered for the duration. The country started to freeze solid,...
The first session of the United Nations General Assembly was convened on January 10 1946 in London’s Westminster Central Hall and included representatives of 51 original...
The London Underground, the world’s oldest system, made its first journey on January 9 1863 and began public operation a day later. Congestion was the prime...
Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. subsidiary MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. has acquired two solar planet projects from, solar developer SunPower, in line with their ‘core business principle...
Today is a significant date for the South Pole. 13 years ago, the first British women reached the Antarctic, 42 years after New Zealander Sir Edmund...
Renewable energy is growing rapidly in the UK, according to the 2012 update to the Renewable Energy Roadmap, published during Christmas week by Energy Secretary Edward...
Preliminary analysis by the Met Office shows increasing frequency of extreme rainfall – the kind of deluge you expect once every hundred days. With the frequency...
We have ambitious plans to make our content and site significantly better this year. By completing our survey, not only will you help us make the...
One of the most significant dates in the history of the British press is the 2nd January 1969. Why? It was 43-years ago today that a certain 37-year...
The Cooperative report shows that the market for ethical goods and services has remained resilient throughout the economic downturn as a progressive core of retailers and...
Season ticket holders are facing an average 4.2% increase in rail fares. The average increase is 3.9%. The social, economic and environmental benefits of increasing rail...
Juliet Davenport was appointed an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list. The founder and Chief Executive of Good Energy Group was recognised for services to...
The Kulluk oil drilling ship ran aground near Kodiak island in Alaska on Monday during a severe storm. The rig is carrying 143,000 gallons of diesel...