CRAVEN ARMS COMMUNITY CENTRE – THURS 19th JANUARY – ENERGY ADVICE DROP IN DAY...
Title: CRAVEN ARMS COMMUNITY CENTRE -ENERGY ADVICE DROP IN DAY 10am - 3pm Description: Help with energy saving tips, advice on how to switch suppliers and tariffs, information and help on benefits and...
View ArticleGovernment Loses in the Appeal Court as FITGate becomes Farcical
The Court of Appeal today rejected the government's appeal against a high court ruling that they acted unlawfully by halving the feed in tariff from 12 December. The High court had refused leave to...
View ArticleIt’s a Dead CERT – Cheap Insulation Will End Soon
The days of cheap cavity wall and loft insulation are numbered, so if you haven't got round to it yet you'd be well advised to insulate your loft and cavity walls whilst it's still cheap. At the moment...
View ArticleChill wind freezes Impoverished Shropshire
Shropshire households have installed massively more cavity wall and loft insulation than the average for England, and are above the average take up for self- generation of electricity; but they are...
View ArticleCarboholic says…Tell your Landlord How to Get money back!
Until April 2015, the Landlord’s Energy Saving Allowance lets you claim up to £1,500 against tax for energy-saving improvements you have made to each house or flat you rent out. You could claim back...
View ArticleGood News for Solid Wall Homes – But you’ll have to hurry…
At Last - if you're quick - the dying moments of CERT (the government's Carbon Emission Reduction Target scheme) have produced some help for people who live in homes with solid walls. We at Stretton...
View ArticleBreakthrough for PV Panels
We said it would happen, and it's nice when it does - PV panel technology has taken a great leap forward with the launch of a panel that works at double the efficiency of most others on the market....
View ArticleAfter Electric Cars – It’s the Electric Plane!
You SO HAVE TO watch this (freaking) video! Solar Impulse is a solar-powered plane - and it has already flown for over 26 hours in one go to prove you can get enough power from the sun to fly through...
View ArticleSMART METERS… or are they!
We are told by the media that Smart Meters are coming, ably assisted by Gaz and Leccy. Their frequent appearance on your T.V. screen may be either mildly amusing or intensely irritating. Whichever...
View ArticleHow to Reduce your Carbon Footprint from 19 Tons to 1
It took nine years, and cost more to renovate than the traditional doing-up, but Penny Poyzer and Gil Schalom’s victorian semi in Nottingham now saves £800 a year in fuel bills. See how they did it...
View ArticleCooks the Same, uses 20% of the Energy
We’ve been plugging the Remoska cooker for a while now, not because we sell them or get commission on sales (we don’t), but because they are really really energy efficient compared with yer average...
View ArticleStretton Residents Report Big Pollution Reductions
Stretton residents have achieved a whopping 15% CUT in their pollution profile- that’s the fantastic message from our first follow -up visits! With over 300 Stretton households now having had a free...
View ArticleSolar Powered Lamp and Charger – Neil MacGregor’s 100th object
A solar powered lamp and charger – the climax of Neil MacGregor’s History of the World in 100 Objects. The lamp works for 100 hours on eight hours of sunlight and the 15-minute programme explores how...
View ArticleIt’s Not All High Tech
Taking back control doesn’t always mean you have to go for expensive high tech solutions; using a greenhouse or polytunnel can give you masses of British fruit and veg for longer – and there’s simply...
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