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News - Science/Nature - Time to leave the comfort zone You want your local authority to help with home insulation, and invest in local green energy which will protect you from perennial price hikes. We can make changes in our lifestyles and homes.
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January 2008 - EDF Energy set to increase prices
EDF puts up gas prices by 12.9% and electricity prices by
7.9%, blaming the soaring cost of wholesale energy.
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January 2008 - Npower to increase energy prices
Npower is to increase both its gas and electricity prices, the UK's fourth
largest energy supplier confirms.
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November 2007 - Homes 'can cut CO2 by up to 80%'
Carbon dioxide emissions from UK homes could be cut by up to 80% by 2050, a
report by Oxford University suggests.
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November 2007 - Hips home packs get full roll-out
Home information packs (Hips) will be required for all homes from 14 December,
the government says.
Programmes - Moneybox - Have Your Say: energy People claiming certain benefits are often entitled to free home insulation and other home energy efficiency improvements.
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October 2007 - Plant expansion creates 110 jobs
A company which makes wool insulation announces the creation of 110 jobs over
the next six months.
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October 2007 - Hull tops energy-efficiency table
Householders in Hull have the most energy efficient homes in the UK, a report
shows.
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August 2007 - HIPs extended to three-bed homes
The government says it will extend its HIPs scheme to cover three-bedroom homes
from 10 September 2007.
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July 2007 - City airshow goes carbon neutral
Emissions from this year's Sunderland International Airshow will be offset by
free home insulation, say organisers.
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July 2007 - How to turn Gordon Brown green
As UK chancellor, Mr Brown was not the greenest of ministers, but will this
change now he has moved into Number 10?
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July 2007 - Politicians face energy challenge
MSPs from five Scottish political parties take on a home energy challenge to
reduce their own emissions.
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June 2007 - 'Enough staff' for HIPs go-ahead
There are enough assessors for Home Information Packs to be introduced on 1
August, the government says.
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May 2007 - Q&A: Home information packs
The introduction of Home Information Packs (Hips) has been delayed what will
they mean for homeowners?
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May 2007 - Home info packs delayed to August
The introduction of Home Information Packs is to be delayed until August, Ruth
Kelly tells MPs.
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May 2007 - Making your home a green house
Gordon Brown aims to build "eco-towns" with 100,000 environmentally
homes, but what is a "green house"?
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March 2007 - Fuel poverty 'claims 1.7m extra'
More than 1.7 million households have become "fuel poor" since 2003
due to rising bills, the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes says.
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March 2007 - Homes must be greener, says Brown
Gordon Brown urges households to do more to cut greenhouse gases by making homes
more efficient.
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November 2006 - Raising awareness of fuel poverty
A new project will allow politicians to see the benefit of making homes warmer
and better insulated.
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October 2006 - Battling bills - what help is there?
A guide to the help available to those struggling to pay their fuel bills this
winter.