The UK government has recently released the UK Housing Energy Fact File 2013 and there are a fair few interesting points to come out of it, as the following infographic shows, with an analysis below.
Tag: energy efficiency
From Guest Blogger Kimbery Grimms: Eco-engineering Your House — Energy Saving Starts at Home
Weather conditions have been freezing, you’re probably worried about your electrical expenses going over the roof again. You need all the heat you can get and it’s just as easy as turning up the switch, right? However, when the bill …
From Guest Blogger Blake Meredith: 10 Cities’ Mayors Pledge to Increase Green Efforts
On Wednesday, 10 mayors from 10 different U.S. cities pledged to reduce the greenhouse-gas emissions currently polluting their skylines. For obvious reasons, cities are a major source of carbon-dioxide pollution, due to the high, concentrated amounts of fuel necessary for …
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To Achieve a Sustainable Approach to Energy We Need a Plan
In a discussion I had yesterday with an old friend and long-time 2GreenEnergy subscriber, I was reminded of how outrageous it is that the United States has no energy policy. Is it really any wonder we’re making such dreadfully slow …
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From Guest Blogger Tom Grant: The Green Home — Five Ways to Take Your Energy Efficiency to the Next Level
Most homeowners are now aware of the need to achieve greater energy efficiency in their homes. Energy bills are on the rise and are unlikely to fall anytime soon and with household budgets already stretched in many homes, it makes …
From Guest Blogger Tom Grant: Discovering Drafts and Leaks — How to Make the Most of Your Home Energy Audit
Leaky windows make your home drafty and send your home heating and cooling costs through the roof. The obvious leaks will catch your attention, but it’s the hidden ones that can sap the heat and cold air from your house …
Attempting To View Renewable Energy Intelligently
It’s the birthday of F. Scott Fitzgerald, whose affinity for the leisure class served as the driving force behind many of the classics he produced in the early 20th Century. Somewhere along the way, Fitzgerald wrote something that I’ve always treasured: …
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Climate Change and Government — The Will of the People Is Being Badly Frustrated
Here’s an article based upon a recently conducted survey performed by Gallup on behalf of insurance giant Swiss Re that suggests that the world’s population cares a great deal about climate change — that, in fact, global warming is humankind’s …
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Tagged with: Climate Change, climate change deniers, Congress thumbs its nose, Energy conservation, energy efficiency, global warming, has a fairly dismal track record of success., International Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, Renewable Energy, which hosts periodic meetings in which representatives from the each country on Earth are tasked with building a set of binding agreements re: the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
If the Move To Renewables Is Inevitable, Why Not Do It Now?
Here’s a question for you: When you listen to the debates in English Parliament, and hear how people with opposing viewpoints heckle and interrupt one another, doesn’t your skin crawl? Mine does. These people have such incredible manners on most …
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The Economics Behind the Migration to Clean Energy
Today, back to back, I experienced two different sides to an important argument that I hope readers will find interesting. I had a meeting this morning with Richard Stuebi, a gentleman who’s been in and around the game of raising …
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Tagged with: energy efficiency, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, fossil fuels, Gina McCarthy, internalizing the externalities, pricing in environmental issues, raising capital for cleantech start-ups, renewable energy will put people back to work, Revenue-Neutral Carbon Tax, Richard Stuebi, sustainability of our civilization
