8. August 2010

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Carbon Footprint Calculator

Use this carbon footprint calculator to find out how much energy you use. You can calculate your environmental impact at home, in the car, and from travelling by air. if (WIDGETBOX) WIDGETBOX.renderWidget(’307ee59f-29f9-4b0b-b8db-032143d24a7b’); If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

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7. August 2010

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Tips to lower your energy bills

Here are twelve helpful tips to reduce your energy consumption. Remember, reducing energy consumed saves the environment aswell as helps your financial situation! Tip Number One: Do not forget to switch the light-switch off when leaving the room. Neglecting to turn off lights can increase your carbon footprint as well as adding an unnecessary cost [...]

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28. April 2010

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Winter fuel bills lower than 2009 for British Gas customers

Customers of British Gas, the UK’s leading energy supplier, paid less for their winter fuel this year compared to the winter of 2008/9, despite this being one of the coldest winters of recent decades. Bills have been reduced as a result of customers acting on the energy efficiency tips from the supplier and through the [...]

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4. April 2010

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UK government launches feed-in energy tariffs

The UK government has launched a new scheme to help homeowners contribute to the National Grid. This is done via homeowners installing eco-freindly technology to create electricity, such as solar power or wind power. Any excess of energy that they produce but do not use will be sent to the National Grid, helping  people reduce [...]

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4. April 2010

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Efficiency team “saves” Coast Guard units throughout Hawaii

In Hawaii the Coast Guard is riding on the energy effceincy bandwagon, taking active steps to reduce their energy costs and carbonm footprint.  The Coast Guard believes this will mean that more money will be spent on helping the coast guard perform their duties. ” Every dollar saved from our electric bill will be one [...]

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2. April 2010

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Carbon Trust loan scheme reaches £60m worth of loans given out to help businesses reducing their carbon footprint

Carbon Trust loan scheme clears £60m mark The Carbon Trust has recently announced that their scheme of helping small and medium-sized reduced their energy output has broken the £60m mark in loans given out. 1,847 businesses have benifited so far from the loans given out. These 1,847 businesses will have benifited from financial and consultancy [...]

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29. March 2010

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UK Government: No more boiler scrappage scheme vouchers

The government has announced they will not be continuing the boiler scrappage scheme – leaving it for industry to take up the mantle.

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28. March 2010

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npower vows to continue boiler scrappage scheme

UK energy company npower has pledged to continue with its own boiler scrappage scheme once the Government based scheme ends. The Government scheme only had a total allocation of 125,000 and is now drawing to a close.

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25. March 2010

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FoE on UK greenhouse gas emissions fall

In a press released date 25th March Friends of the Earth comment on the UK Government’s provisional estimates for 2009 greenhouse gas emissions showing a substantial fall in greenhouse emissions.

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16. March 2010

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Green home loans could push up UK property prices

Government home energy loan plans could inadvertently “reduce mortgage offers”, warned experts. New plans tocreate more energy efficient UK homes could result in the pushing up of property prices yet reduce the size of mortgages buyers can borrow. Ed Milliband’s scheme provides loans to UK homeowners, breaking down the barrier of entry to buying energy [...]

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