Date: 07 April Action: 097 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ SAVES MONEY A classic “collective action” suggestion Around the world there are literally billions of devices that are running 24/7, often in standby mode. Each piece of equipment that is on standby is a tiny little consumer of energy (read more …)
Date: 10 March Action: 069 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ NIL or SAVES MONEY From our guest author Lakshika in the USA Action 069: Line dry your laundry I’m very excited to write today’s article, as I was born and raised in Sri Lanka – a tropical country with (read more …)
Date: 09 March Action: 068 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ MED New vacuum cleaners in Europe and the UK have to meet high energy standards In 2017 new rules came into effect in Europe and the UK which limited the power consumption of vacuum cleaners. Manufacturers were forced to (read more …)
Date: 01 March Action: 060 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ NIL From our guest writer Barbara in Scotland Sort your rubbish and use local recycling facilities You’ve all heard about recycling, but do you know when and why it actually started? Well, you may be surprised but in the (read more …)
Date: 24 February Action: 055 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ MOD Scandinavian style triple glazing can save energy, money and carbon emissions This is an action to take if you are considering replacing any windows in your house; it could be worth investing in super-insulating triple glazing to reduce (read more …)
Date: 23 February Action: 054 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ SAVES MONEY There’s no need to turn up the heat on modern machines All modern washing machines come with options to run your wash at anything from cold to 90 degrees, this highest temperature being equivalent to what my (read more …)
