Loft insulation is a great way to have the roof of a house clean of bird faeces. This is because pigeons and sea-gulls love household heat loss, which is why poorly insulated homes have colonies of birds living on their roofs. Whilst this look will make a house the perfect filming location for the next Alfred Hitchcock remake, it means […]
It is no exaggeration to say that, should they appeal to the public, electric bikes (e-bikes) will revolutionise green commuting. The Green Recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic will have to leave petrol and diesel on history’s highways if we are to make any meaningful change to the environment. The lack of a feasible alternative for the ⅔ of working adults […]
The Great British public love their gadgets. This is especially true when their tech claims to be joining the ranks in the fight for Mother Earth. Understandably, however, the dry details concerning the energy efficiency of household appliances is seldom a hot topic for conversation. This lack of interest becomes less understandable when you consider the amount of electricity needlessly […]
Got a few minutes? That’s how long it takes to improve the energy efficiency of your home. Replacing existing light bulbs with light emitting diode (LED) bulbs is, almost certainly, the easiest thing anyone can do to make their home more eco-friendly. But many don’t understand why. Having a name in the foreign language of science acronyms doesn’t exactly make […]
The UK’s energy industry is in the throes of a dramatic transition and it’s all down to three words: renewable energy supply. In 1990, a whopping 75% of the UK’s electricity came from coal. Contrast that with 2019, when just 2.1% of it did and zero-carbon energy became the country’s largest power source for the first time since the Industrial […]
We’ve identified half a dozen simple green products you can easily install yourself that will very quickly make a big difference. They’re generally extremely inexpensive but that doesn’t mean they don’t make an impact. On the contrary, these are some of the important things you can do: renewable energy supplyLED lightingenergy-efficient appliancese-bikesloft insulation (if the loft is easily accessible) But […]