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Energy bills: OWWW, my eyes!
Miss Thrifty | October 1st 2008 by Miss Thrifty
Today is a traumatic day in the Thrifty household. Our statements from our energy provider, Southern Electric, have arrived. I have been able to scrrrrrrrrrrape my jaw from the floor and regain my composure - but it has not been a pretty episode. read more
Can you believe them?
Ifrogman | September 12th 2008
If I am to believe the things that Bob tells me, then I’ve come to realise that you humans are a whole lot more devious than I first imagined you to be. Croak!!! I know what you’re thinking, that frog is off on his high and mighty horse again, bu read more
Non-essential street lights maybe dimmed in Pembrokeshire
News Pembrokeshire | September 12th 2008
Pembrokeshire is the latest county which might be switching off non-essential street lights after midnight to save on energy bills.Councillors have asked the county's cabinet to look at the measure which could save £213,000 a year.It will be conside read more
One hand giveth, the other taketh away
The Spicy Cauldron | September 12th 2008
Yesterday’s announcement from the government of a £910m package of measures aimed at helping people with soaring gas and electricity bills was deeply disappointing and deceptive. The cash spree is paraded as being brought about through the wil read more
Gordon Brown’s energy saving measures do not stack up
Power to the People - Political views of a UK Voter | September 11th 2008 by Graham
Yet again, Gordon Brown fails to grasp the nettle, coming up with a weak package of measures, that once again, lacks real detail and as always, with any money pledged by this government, it is more ‘jam tomorrow’. If Brown was running a b read more
Tip #22 - Upgrade your thermostat to save energy
Daily Eco Tips | September 9th 2008 by Dan Harrison
Modern thermostats are much more efficient when it comes to heating and cooling your home. They are more accurate, which means less heat turning off and one. Many new ones are also programmable which can save your wallet and the environment a lot read more
Fuel Poverty and the proposed government rebates
Power to the People - Political views of a UK Voter | September 6th 2008 by Graham
Gordon Brown is right, the rumoured proposal that the government provide rebates or vouchers to those in ‘fuel poverty’ is simply not sustainable. With an estimated 4.5m homes in fuel poverty by the end of the year, this problem is of a s read more
Energy conference for SMEs
World Mining News | August 30th 2008 by santoso
A CONFERENCE on energy efficiency is being held at the Desmond Centre in Newcastle West on Thursday, September 4, for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), between 9am and 11am. It is being organised by the Limerick Clare Energy Agency (LCEA), an read more
Energy efficiency will be on the agenda at a conference for small…
World Mining News | August 30th 2008 by santoso
The Limerick Clare Energy Agency (LCEA) has organised the conference at the Desmond Centre in Newcastle West in which SMEs can take part in energy use and efficiency workshops. Pat Stephens of LCEA, said that the conference was designed to help SMEs read more
Green Wednesday: Housing Trends, Are More People Moving Closer to…
CalFinder Remodeling Blog | August 27th 2008
Since gas prices went through the roof in the past year, I’ve gradually noticed an increased number of people walking or riding bicycles to work. In the early mornings, it’s not uncommon to see men and women in business attire walking briskly to read more
Solar Energy a Reliable and Practical Source
Alternative Energy HQ | August 22nd 2008 by Kevin Rockwell
Energy Matters asked: These days we are experiencing a growing awareness to the fact that our energy resources, as they have been used in the last few years, are probably not going to last for long and that the energy markets are exposed to more and read more
How to Rent a Solar Energy System for Your Home
Alternative Energy HQ | August 19th 2008 by Kevin Rockwell
Daniel Stouffer asked: A new company is emerging; one that allows American homeowners to produce their own clean, green, renewable energy from the sun and keep the savings created by locking in a monthly rental rate. (...) read more
The global credit crunch
Samson Dada’s blog and exclusive anthology of: Fictional a… | August 14th 2008
A year on after the global credit crunch, which has left millions scratching their heads, just what is the credit crunch and how did it start? In America, prospective homeowners were offered cheap mortgages at low interest rates to enable them to p read more
Turn off that light!!!
It's a Mad Mad Squirrel's World | August 11th 2008 by shannon
I know I sound like my parents but…… “if you are not in the room……… TURN OFF THE LIGHT!!” It is a simple thing really that can save you money over time! But let’s not tell our parents that the were read more
Energy bill debts warning
Pembrokeshire Directory | July 12th 2008
People could be racking up debts of hundreds of pounds on their energy bills without realising it, a national charity has warned.Thousands of people with estimated gas and electric bills have contacted the Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) when they rack read more
The inconvenient truth about Al
From The Grumpy Old Man (Environment) | July 3rd 2008 by Eddy De Clercq
I don’t know if you’ve read it, but I was flabbergasted by the fact that the annual electricity usage at Al Gore’s home has risen by 10%. That despite the fact that one already pinpointed him as being hypocrite when he consumed 22 read more
Save on Energy Bills
The True Tales of a MiniVan Mama | June 30th 2008 by MiniVan Mama
Do you dread looking at your electric or gas bill every month seeing numbers that are larger and larger each time you see it? Do you wish there was something you could do about this dreaded monthly bill? Well, there is and it is easy to remedy. Yo read more
Energy Efficient Buildings
Miami News and Events | June 25th 2008 by Priyanshu
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) has partnered with the Clinton Climate Initiative to line up $5 billion in financing to provide one-stop shopping to make commercial buildings worldwide more energy efficient. The Energy Performance read more
All news is bad news
The Spicy Cauldron | June 18th 2008
Has anyone got any good news? It’s June, it’s pissing down with rain, we can’t rid ourselves of these pillocks in power for another two years, and the news reports haven’t been so consistently depressing and paralysing since t read more
Planet Green Channel
Forced Green | May 17th 2008 by lrembo91
Starting June 4, 2008, there will be a new channel called Planet Green. They launch at 6 p.m. est. Of course, it is tied in with the Discovery channels. Here are some of the programs that they are... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my w read more
Grumpy’s petty facts
From The Grumpy Old Man (Environment) | March 17th 2008 by Eddy De Clercq
One investigated in the Discovery Channel’s series MythBusters whether the saying is true that you can save on energy bills by leaving lights on. In order to find out one measured energy usage during startup, steady state and shut down. Based o read more
Warm sweaterday gets cold sweat
From The Grumpy Old Man (Environment) | February 15th 2008 by Eddy De Clercq
The schools in Flanders (Belgium) and the Dutch speaking schools in Brussels organize today a warm sweater day. The goal is to show that they support the Kyoto protocol, signed on February 16th. 400 schools will cut down the heating by at least 1 deg read more
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