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Green energy bill will let consumers gamble on future savings
Tim Webb, guardian industrial editor
11th November, 2010
The Green Deal bill, due to be announced in the next two months, will allow consumers to shift the upfront costs of energy efficiency measures, such as loft insulation, to suppliers more...
PassivHaus construction: the future of UK housebuilding?
Laura Sevier
22nd October, 2010
German design, British location, tropical climate. Super-efficient PassivHaus construction makes for warmer homes and lower energy bills. So why aren't we all building this way? more...
Turning our Victorian terrace into an ecohome: part five
Sue Wheat
14th October, 2010
Research over, it's crunch time in Sue's house, as materials are delivered, builders are educated in new eco techniques and wall insulation is fitted more...
Gulf oil disaster not unique to BP and will 'happen again'
Ecologist
9th September, 2010
UK government needs to 'wake up' to the dangers of offshore drilling and outlaw the practice, demand activists more...
Turning our Victorian terrace into an ecohome: part four - ecogadgets
Sue Wheat
13th August, 2010
Sue immerses herself in the addictive world of ecogadgetry, including water-powered alarm clocks and a crash course in cooking with blankets... more...
The Government has seriously miscalculated the cost of green homes
David Thorpe
9th August, 2010
There's a lot of nonsense talked, bought and done when it comes to eco-retrofitting houses. David Thorpe's new book sorts the wheat from the chaff, and challenges some green orthodoxies... more...
Greening my office: I got them to switch the heating off!
Sylvia Sunshine
9th July, 2010
Sylvia scores her first eco success - persuading her sceptical boss that heating an unoccupied portion of the office is a terrible waste of resources more...
Turning our Victorian terrace into an ecohome: part three - floors
Sue Wheat
1st July, 2010
Insulating the floor can be fiddly, messy and costly. Luckily, there are simple, cheap options too as Sue discovers more...
How to green your flat on the cheap
George Wigmore
17th June, 2010
Small, inexpensive changes can add up to big savings when it comes to greening a rental property more...
Turning our Victorian terrace into an ecohome: part two - insulation
Sue Wheat
3rd June, 2010
Sue has a brief love affair with solar panels, but realises that if she shies away from the thorny issue of solid wall insulation, she's throwing good money after bad more...
Turning our Victorian terrace into an ecohome: part one
Sue Wheat
29th April, 2010
One family's journey to turn a draughty, turn-of-the-century terrace into a snug paragon of eco efficiency more...
Should we stay on British Summer Time all year round?
Christine Ottery
20th April, 2010
Will an hour's extra daylight after work make us greener, happier, healthier and safer? A campaign to move the clocks forward by one hour all-year-round says it will... more...
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Communities using hydro power to fund green renewal
Paul Miles
8th April, 2010
A pioneering community-based hydroelectric energy project in the Brecon Beacons is a blueprint for how green energy can provide more than just low-carbon power... more...
AUDIO: What does the new Feed-in Tariff mean for households?
Louise Parry
22nd March, 2010
It may have a dull-sounding name, but the Government's new Feed-In Tariff could revolutionise home energy generation. So how does it work, and what's the catch? more...
'Just throw it out' - Council advice on toxic lightbulbs
Ian Randall
9th March, 2010
An Ecologist investigation reveals that three quarters of London Boroughs are advising their residents to simply throw compact fluorescent lightbulbs in their general waste, despite the hazard posed by their mercury content more...
The solar powered house of the future?
Ecologist
4th March, 2010
This gallery of images shows a prototype solar powered, zero carbon house designed by students at Nottingham University more...
LSE's Anne Power: my recipe for 80 per cent energy savings in your home
Matilda Lee
3rd March, 2010
Anne Power, Professor of Social Policy Housing and Social Exclusion at the London School of Economics, on why nearly all homeowners can afford to insulate properly, and how to save energy on a budget more...
Ecologist guide to greening your home
Laura Sevier
2nd March, 2010
Greening your home can save you energy and money as well as making it healthier and lowering its carbon footprint more...
Wrap up your home
Laura Sevier
1st March, 2010
Insulating your home will save energy and money. This simple guide will show you where to start and what material to usemore...
Government regulator redefines 'green electricity'
Ecologist
9th February, 2010
Ofgem's attempts to help consumers identify which electricity suppliers are really 'green' might lead to confusion, says energy watchdog more...
The community-owned, timber-framed, self-heating village shop
Maddy Harland
26th January, 2010
In an economic climate where village shops are closing, woodsman Ben Law has helped his village open a new shop with a difference more...
Cutting carbon through people-powered innovation
Ecologist
21st January, 2010
NESTA's Big Green Challenge inspired community groups to come up with innovative ways to reduce carbon emissions. Along the way, it has proved that change really can come from a grassroots level more...
A guide to buying next generation lightbulbs
Matilda Lee
15th January, 2010
The iconic, compact fluorescent lightbulb is dead: meet its next generation replacements that are brighter, more efficient, longer-lasting, and mercury-free more...
Fight climate change as a recruit in BTCV's Carbon Army
Emma Bocking
11th December, 2009
The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers has created a 'Carbon Army' with marching order for hands-on action during the Copenhagen summit more...
How efficient are your home appliances?
Kate Herbert
17th September, 2009
Energy Tariff Ltd launches an energy calculator website for domestic appliances, allowing you to choose the most efficient products and tariffs. more...Members
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