by John Olver | Feb 6, 2015 | Electric Transport, Sustainable Energy Stories, Uncategorized
Why did we get an electric vehicle (EV)? The most compelling reason for the purchase is that we strongly believe fossil fuel use must be reduced for many reasons and EV’s are one of the biggest changes we can make at the individual level to meet that need. The UK’s...
by Erik Blakeley | Oct 27, 2014 | Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Fuel Poverty & Security, Green Electricity & Gas, Renewable Energy, Wind Power
Climate Change Deniers So right wingers are calling for us to ditch the Climate Change Act entirely and to stop making progress on decarbonisation unless it is matched by other countries. Sounds good? Sounds reasonable? Well No and No in my opinion. It’s easy to say...
by Conor MacGuire | Jul 4, 2014 | Climate Change, Combined Heat & Power, Energy Efficiency, Heat Pumps, Solar Energy, Sustainable Living
Reducing carbon footprint is a mutual responsibility for all of us who inhabit this planet. It is not just your local municipality, state government, a well funded non-profit or national government that can do something significant to help reduce the carbon footprint....
by Anna Celeste | Aug 20, 2013 | Climate Change, Energy Efficiency
According to the charity WWF (World Wildlife Fund for Nature), last year in 2012, we demanded more natural resources in eight months than what it takes the earth 12 months to produce. For the rest of the year, we lived on resources borrowed from future generations....
by Lets Get Energized | Dec 20, 2012 | Renewable Energy
We know everyone is busy in the run-up to the Christmas holidays, but our local Friends of the Earth group have reminded us of a campaign by Action on Renewables to get David Cameron to stand up for green energy. It only takes a few seconds to join the call for a real...