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Links To Ethical and Environmentally Friendly Companies

Hi Guys, Hope you're all well. I've been delayed putting this on due to the lurgy but back in full force. The ideas board liked the idea of a thread for ethical companies so thought I'd better get my butt in gear and start it off with a couple of recommendations. I came across Ethical Superstore...

People want to be more sustainable. What's stopping them? Find out the results of our survey!

Hi everyone, Each year we carry out a survey of 2000 people across Britain, to learn more about people’s attitudes towards sustainability - and this year’s results are in! It’s been a difficult year to say the least, and putting sustainability at the heart of our recovery has been a big piece of new...

Special spotlight on Pure Planet Community members to celebrate 1 million tonnes of CO2 saved

We’re happy to announce a special Pure Planet Community spotlight to celebrate the news that we’ve saved 1,000,000 tonnes of CO2 with renewable energy! We’ve accomplished this in just three years of Pure Planet’s existence (so far!). And we of course look forward to saving much more in the future as...

talking of Hydrogen...SGN receives the go-ahead to build the world’s-first hydrogen heating network

World-first zero carbon hydrogen-to-homes project gets the green lightInterestingThe energy regulator will award up to £18 million from its annual Network Innovation Competition to support development of the new hydrogen network, triggering a further investment of £6.9m from the Scottish Government....

The future of home energy?

What is the future of home heating? anybody got any ideas? The government has announced that diesel and petrol powered cars will cease production in 10 years Where does that leave the utility suppliers ? What will happen to our old gas boilers? will everything be electric ?

Apple removes 450,000 cars from the road, per year

How? By shipping 70% more iPhones per pallet? How? By removing the charger plug and earphones.(The car figure is in terms of reduced carbon emissions. They also aim to have their entire supply chain carbon neutral by 2030)Good idea?

Keeping your home warm this winter

The cold weather is really starting to bite now - who’s started turning the heating on already? Keeping the house warm throughout winter is important, but can cause worries about the added cost this brings - especially with most of us spending a lot more time at home this year due to lockdowns.So, I...

How much energy do your home appliances use? Cost guide, and energy saving tips!

Different home accessories use varying amounts of electricity, and some of the high-energy offenders may surprise you! Sometimes even appliances you may consider ‘small’, efficient, or only on for a short time, actually have a large impact on your usage and annual cost, for example:Electric showers,...

Validating electric from wind, water, sun

How do I know my electric comes from wind, water and sunshine? In this world of fake news, where's the proof of this?

Drinks bottles and cans deposit scheme announced

We may soon have to pay a deposit when buying drink bottles and cans to cut down on waste and increase recycling. The scheme has been announced by the Government to reduce the amount of plastic we use. The BBC is reporting that it means the cost of bottled water and cans will go up, but we will ge...

10 years to change how we travel, what will you do? (vote in our poll!)

It’s looking likely that a ban on fossil fuel vehicles will be brought forward to 2030 (down from 2040), just 10 years away! This is all part of the UK’s plans to reduce carbon emissions and invest in green tech as we look to recover from COVID-19.It seems fairly certain that sooner or later the cha...

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