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Every home a low-carbon home
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 8th April 2009 at 1:55 pm
Friends of the Earth reacted to Gordon Brown's promise today that he would set out measures to make Britain a world leader in producing and exporting electric cars in this month's budget with calls for investment in renewable energy. "Gordon Brown's electric dream is commendable but essent…
Posted in: General, Energy efficiency
Do you want warmer homes at an affordable price?
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 13th July 2009 at 11:47 am
Fuel poverty is in the news again with oil prices on the up. The traditional way of dealing with this has been to give people in need a bit of cash to help them over the winter. This strikes us as a sticking plaster approach. You have to go on doing it year after year, and vulnerable people are stil…
Posted in: Energy efficiency
Warm Front leaves many households cold
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 26th August 2009 at 2:29 pm
The Warm Front scheme may be failing the poorest and most vulnerable households according to a report from the Public Accounts Committee published last month. Warm Front is meant to improve energy efficiency and reduce fuel poverty through installing heating and insulation in eligible house…
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Life gets cosy in social housing in Manchester
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 1st November 2010 at 12:55 pm
Warm homes and lower energy bills for tenants have combined with lower carbon emissions from social housing managed by Ashden Award finalist Northwards Housing in Manchester. The company has gone well beyond the minimum standards of energy efficiency required by the Decent Homes programme which i…
Posted in: Energy efficiency
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