Retirement of a coal-fired power plant marks an end of an era for coal in the UK
by editors@theworld.org (Chris Harland-Dunaway) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6R4GY)
A coal-fire powerplant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar has shuttered permanently as the UK shifts toward renewable energy. The closure was a long time coming but marks the end of an era in UK history. Ewan Gibbs, a senior lecturer in history at the University of Glasgow and author of "Coal Country," explains how this caps a major shift in identity for the UK.