First Industrial Revolution

The industrial revolution began here. Now, the U.K. is the 1st G7 country to phase out coal-fired power plant

The U.K's last coal-fired power station closed on Monday, but thousands of power stations operating on coal are still running around the globe and climate scientists say they need to be retired at a faster rate.

The Washington Post · 4d

U.K., home of the industrial revolution, shuts its last coal-fired power plant

Britain was a country powered by coal. Now it’s the first G-7 nation to quit it. In a matter of hours, the boilers at the Ratcliffe plant will cool to the touch.

The New York Times · 3d

Britain Shuts Down Last Coal Plant, ‘Turning Its Back on Coal Forever’

The Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant was the last surviving coal-burning power station in a country that birthed the Industrial Revolution and fed it with coal.

Northcountrypublicradio.org1d

In a climate milestone, the UK – 1st to harness coal power – is among 1st to quit it

The U.K. used coal power to drive the Industrial Revolution and expand the British Empire. It's now the first major economy ...

4dOpinion

Britain Is the First Major Economy to Stop Using Coal. It’s a Risky Experiment.

Few in Britain will mourn the passing of coal, but it’s hard not to feel a little nervous about what, at its heart, is an ...

1hon MSN

Dockworkers join other unions in trying to fend off automation

Cranes usually running day and night are shut down during a strike by ILA members at the Bayport Container Terminal on Oct. 1 ...

Streaming Media Magazine6d

The Generative AI Industrial Revolution

Generative AI may prove even more divisive to society than the Industrial Revolution. There are many questions well worth examining regarding gen AI's impact on the streaming industry, the media ...

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