Notes about designing and building low energy, low impact houses and other structures. Information about the environment and what we can do to make it better.
"I pledge to play my part in reducing this city's greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent before 2010, to help the UK meet its international commitment on climate change."
THIS SEPTEMBER will see a ground-breaking new event held at the Dyfi Eco Parc in Machynlleth, Mid Wales, which aims to give householders, architects, planners, builders and equipment manufacturers an unique opportunity in Wales to see how the growing 'eco-friendlier' homes and buildings sector can be a real 'alternative' solution to today's comparatively inefficient buildings.
'Greener Homes & Buildings', a new project which is part of the Mid Wales Energy Agency became live in April this year, and is dedicated to providing consumers and service providers alike with practical advice and information on all aspects of constructing, renovating, modifying, furnishing homes with an ecologically sound and environmentally friendly ideal.
Ok, I'm rubbish at this blogging malarkey. I re-formatted my computer and forgot to save my bookmarks which had links to blogs… so will email you stuff instead
Sava plug – reduces energy consumption from your fridge
http://www.savawatt.com/
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If you phone them up they sell them to you at the cheapest price around, and will tell you if your fridge is compatible
Cheap low energy lightbulbs;
http://www.ebulbshop.com/
General green gadgets
http://www.greenshop.co.uk
Battery shop - when you buy batteries from them they send you a freepost label so you can send back your old batteries for recycling
http://www.eurobatteries.com/
Freepost for recycling printer cartridges & old phones
http://www.recyclingappeal.com/
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I might have got this from your site actually, but Brita have a freepost address to send used water filters for recycling..
Brita Recycling, FREEPOST NAT 17876, Bicester, OX26 4BR.
"While the G8 leaders wasted time agreeing a worthless climate communiqué, Scotland's weather again showed that climate change is a growing reality," [Dr Richard Dixon, director of WWF Scotland] said.
"With Scotland already experiencing climate change, ministers must back the strongest possible action to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions, including setting proper climate change targets for Scotland.
Mr White is a town councillor in Gillingham, Kent. It was his idea to get the mill owners together, and he believes small hydroprojects can make a big contribution to Britain's green energy needs. There are thousands of existing and former mill sites in the UK suitable for generating electricity, and if all were used they could provide almost 10% of the country's power.
Mr White, who does not have a mill himself, had read of the rows about wind power that have split communities.
"It seemed to me that hydropower has all the advantages, it gives new life and use to these historic sites and buildings, and produces green energy - and everyone is in favour," he said.
So here is my advice to peak oilers: after all is said and done, you're going to be ridiculed, just as the Y2K people were (and still are) ridiculed. Not because you were wrong, but because you were right enough to keep the disaster from happening. In 2025, when most people in the world are driving cheap, Chinese & Indian-made battery/fuel cell/bioflexfuel hypercars, relying on smart agriculture to reduce or eliminate petroleum fertilizers, and using bioplastics as raw fabber materials, those reminded of the "peak oil" scare are going to look around and say:
"Peak oil? What a bunch of nuts. Look -- nobody actually drilled in the Arctic Wildlife Preserve or off the California Coast, ExxonMobil went out of business because nobody needed their liquified coal "oil," and people were more freaked out by oil at $60 a barrel than at $120 a barrel. Where were the wars, the starvation, the collapse of civilization and the ATMs spewing out money we were promised?"
When you hear them say that, feel free to smile and nod, and know that you were right.