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mattjgreenwood asked: A. The London Development Agency has launched the green homes service website which contains information, help and advice for homeowners, tenants and landlords around London on simple green practices that will help reduce the city's CO2 emissions and achieve the bold targets from the Climate Change Action Plan.
The website promotes the Green Homes Concierge Service, which is an innovative, personal service to homeowners. Green Homes Concierge service staff visit the homeowner and using some advanced software, calculate energy wastage,...
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Check out the various sections of the Dea direct directory not only does it help UK householders save energy but also emphasise the fact you don't have to be on...
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If every UK household installed three CFLs, the energy saved could power all the street lighting in the UK.
If every household changed two of the four most regularly used bulbs...
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A. One of the subsidiaries of the Dow Group, Cargill Dow has used the power of 'green' plants for large-scale production of 'synthetic' packaging and fibre materials. The company has...
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A. Good Energy have a Home Generation tariff that will pay (x) pence per kwh for ALL of the power generated by a home generator, regardless of whether or not...
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Available water is roughly what's left when evaporation is subtracted from rainfall (evaporation in UK is around 60-70%).
East Anglia at 1,893 litres/person/day has less water available than Rwanda (2,232)....
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Here are a few facts about solar if you add in wind, tidal and other technologies you can see the potential is truly endless. But govt and private sector must...
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You could recoup the cost within 5 years of improved efficiency if your existing boiler is more than 10 years old, you reduce the probability of it breaking down in...
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It depends on a number of variables so I can’t be very accurate but the way the fuel costs are set to rise in about 15 years. However If everyone...
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Not only can you save up to £170.00 per year on your fuel bill but consider this:
If everyone in the UK installed cavity wall insulation... emissions of CO2 would...
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A. Consultation is underway directed by the CLG on the validity period of EPC’s for private marketed dwellings...