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Laura Cole

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As seen in: BBC, Al Jazeera English, SAGE Publishing, EURACTIV, Geographical, Windpower Monthly Magazine, SWLondoner, ENDS Europe, The Land (Mankato, MN)
Journalist covering environment, resources, and mining. Bylines in @GeographicalMag, @BBC_Future, @Medor_mag, @ENDSEurope and @AJEnglish
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Communist-era apartment blocks dominate Eastern Europe - now they're being transformed

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By Laura Cole Verified
| BBC Verified
From Prague to Plovdiv, engineers and architects are giving a second life to communist-built apartment blocks in Central and Eastern Europe, ready for the climate change era. One of the oldest residents of one of the tallest building in Gabrovo city, Bulgaria, is former engineer Hristo Hristov. At nearly 90 years old and "still obsessed" with how things fit together, Hristov has lived in the block since it was built three decades ago.
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How ending mining would change the world

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By Laura Cole Verified
| BBC Verified
Mining fuels the modern world, but it also causes vast environmental damage. What would happen if we tried to do without it? "If you can't grow it, you have to mine it" goes the miner's credo. The extraction of minerals, metals and fuels from the ground is one of humankind's oldest industries. And our appetite for it is growing. Society is more dependent on both greater variety and larger volumes of mined substances than ever before.
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Rock around the block

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By Laura Cole Verified
| Geographical Verified
The British Geological Survey is using Minecraft to create huge maps of Great Britain Combing its long records of geological data with modern videogames, The British Geological Survey (BGS) has created a sprawling map of Great Britain using the ridiculously popular sandbox creation tool, Minecraft. Made from around two million ‘blocks’, the 3D maps allow you to explore and dig through the bedrock of your favourite places in Blighty.
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