UK Achieves First Coal-Free Week Since Industrial Revolution

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By Olivia RosaneMay 9, 2019, 7:47 am85 pts
For the first time since the world's first coal-fired plant opened in London in 1882, the UK has gone a week without burning the highly-polluting fossil fuel, The Independent reported Wednesday. None All coal generators were offline from 1:24 p.m. May 1 through 1:24 p.m. May 8, The Guardian reported. The record…

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