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Dodging The Crisis: Top Tips For Beating The Energy Squeeze In 2013

May 14, 2013 6:05 AM0 comments
Dodging The Crisis: Top Tips For Beating The Energy Squeeze In 2013

It’s a familiarly melancholy story – another year, another predicted energy price hike. This year, current trends in companies raising their prices have led to an estimated average annual dual fuel bill of almost £1,400. And if that weren’t bad enough, the UK’s energy regulator Ofgem has predicted a ‘looming [...]

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Queen Elizabeth’s speech rocks energy prices in the UK

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Queen Elizabeth’s speech rocks energy prices in the UK

In the Opening of Parliament, Queen Elizabeth introduced 20 new bills including a new energy bill which will raise annual household energy costs. Despite this, the raised costs will help pay for cleaner energy sourced from nuclear power stations and wind farms. Inspired to help energy companies produce clean power, [...]

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The Fox That Got Hunted For Being Too Cool

May 13, 2013 6:52 PM2 comments
The Fox That Got Hunted For Being Too Cool

Do you know why people want to ban foxhunts? Because foxes are not only one of the earth’s creatures and deserve better than to be chased and killed in this cruel way, but also because they are pretty cool! No animal deserves to be treated like that. It’s cruel and [...]

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What Is A Fuel Cell? And What Is The Carbon Nanotube Revolution?

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What Is A Fuel Cell? And What Is The Carbon Nanotube Revolution?

Fuel cells are beneficial because they have a higher energy efficiency rating. They are 40 to 60% energy efficient and about 85% energy efficient in cells that can recycle released heat. To compare, the typical internal combustion engine of a car is about 25% energy efficient. They are compact and [...]

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Teach Kids To Respect The Environment By Turning Trash Into Crafts

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Teach Kids To Respect The Environment By Turning Trash Into Crafts

Earth Day has come and gone but that’s not an excuse to stop taking steps to improve our environment. Respecting our planet and making it a better place to live is something that you can teach your children all year round. Just taking everyday household items like emptied food containers [...]

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Eco-Friendly Garden Irrigation Methods

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Eco-Friendly Garden Irrigation Methods

If you are a keen gardener you will appreciate methods that can help your garden thrive and not increase your water bill. Water is a must for any living thing but that doesn’t mean that we are all entitled to use it as and when we please. The early introduction [...]

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Why Is Sustainability Education Important?

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Why Is Sustainability Education Important?

Benefits of Sustainability Education Today it is important for educational organizations to recognize the value of providing students courses that cover sustainability education. This is an opportunity to give the next generation all the skills and knowledge necessary to handle the social and environmental changes that will occur in the [...]

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How Cars Are Becoming More Fuel Efficient

May 11, 2013 3:13 PM0 comments
How Cars Are Becoming More Fuel Efficient

As technology has improved over the past few years and the government has passed serious laws concerning the impact the automotive industry has on the environment, newer vehicles are much more fuel efficient than similar models that were released just a few years ago. Despite the rise in fuel efficiency, [...]

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Run Your Car Like An Eco-Warrior

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Run Your Car Like An Eco-Warrior

We love our cars, no matter what style or how battered they might be, we love them. Apart from our family home, we tend to spend more money and time on our vehicles than any other possession. In recent times we have started to learn about some of the harmful [...]

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Aquaponics – Where To Place This Green Gardening System?

May 10, 2013 5:46 AM1 comment
Aquaponics – Where To Place This Green Gardening System?

You must be one of the smart people who already decided to get an aquaponic system and set it up in order to have wonderful meals each and every day for you and your family as well. If you are one of those people then first you need to understand [...]

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