Archive for the ‘Energy saving tips’ Category

Businesses in the UK are more worried about energy costs and supply than health and safety, legislation, and security, according to the npower Business Energy Index, published 18 July 2011.

The same report also found that one in six businesses do not have a plan for coping with increased energy prices, or for meeting reduced carbon emission targets.

Planning for future risks take time and man hours away from “business as usual”, and as a small business owner myself, I know how stretched resources can be.

Calling all energy saving heroes: if you are the proud owner of Britain’s greenest home, you could be in the running for a tidy £3000 (first prize) or £1000 (second prize) - a very nice addition to the money you’ve already saved from all of your energy saving initiatives!

I’m not a Christian, but I’m using the period of Lent as a way to be even more mindful of my energy consumption, and to think of ways to reduce it further - I’m putting myself on a carbon fast.

Is it possible to live an eco-friendly life when you are sharing a flat with other people? We get some top tips from Jonathan at Easyroommate - it’s all about communication!

Hi, I’m Lauren, and I’m the editor at price comparison site uSwitch.com. Over the next three weeks I’m going to be a guest blogger here at Nigel’s Eco Store….In my last guest blog post, I’m taking a quick look at the Feed-In Tariff scheme which is a relatively new government initiative which means that you can get paid for generating your own renewable energy….

Hi, I’m Lauren, and I’m the editor at price comparison site uSwitch.com. Over the next three weeks I’m going to be a guest blogger here at Nigel’s Eco Store….In this, my second guest blog post for Nigel’s Eco Store, I’m taking a look at just how “green” green energy plans really are.

Hi, I’m Lauren, and I’m the editor at price comparison site uSwitch.com. Over the next three weeks I’m going to be a guest blogger here at Nigel’s Eco Store….Today, I’m talking about choosing the right green energy tariff.

It’s Energy Saving Week - one of the biggest UK energy awareness campaigns.

This year, the theme is Waste. Melting ice caps and polar bears aside, wasting

In the run up to the crucial climate change conference in Copenhagen in December, the 10:10 campaign caught my eye.

The brainchild of Franny Armstrong, whose film…

Not long ago - about four blog posts ago, in fact - I wrote about how painting your roof white could save one tonne of carbon dioxide emissions. I’ve just discovered that having a green roof could…