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Economy 7 Guide: What you need to know to pay less

Introduction Economy 7 was launched in the late 1970’s, with an aim to provide customers with cheaper energy costs in the night and average or slightly higher rates in the day. As a result, this makes it a favourite for people who work nights, have a storage heater or want to utilise things such as

72 Hour Pack: Emergency Kit & How to Build Your Bug-out Bag

What is a 72-hour emergency bug-out pack? Many people have never heard of a 72-hour emergency bug-out pack. It is a pre-prepared kit that’s designed to give you what you need for the next three days if you must leave your home. It’s supposed to be a self-contained kit that gets you through the next

Farewell Feed-in Tariffs

April 1st 2019 saw the closure of the feed-in tariff scheme for the support of new solar installations. We look back at the successes and failures of the scheme, and cast our eyes towards a subsidy-free solar future. THE STORY OF FEED-IN TARIFFS Launched in April 2010, feed-in tariffs have been responsible for massive uptake

Only rebellion will prevent an ecological apocalypse

No one is coming to save us. Mass civil disobedience is essential to force a political response Had we put as much effort into preventing environmental catastrophe as we’ve spent on making excuses for inaction, we would have solved it by now. Everywhere I look, I see people engaged in furious attempts to fend off

2018: A Tipping Point for Climate Change

Did the world wake up to climate change in 2018? Or are we falling deeper into ignorance about the environmental changes happening all around us?The increasingly severe effects of the rise in global temperature are being felt everywhere on the planet through extreme weather events and natural disasters, serving as a wake-up call to the

Can you go off-grid with solar power?

Living off-grid – that is, living independently of the main grid, big power companies and big power bills – can seem very appealing when you consider ever-increasing electricity costs.There are some areas which through lack of choice have to be off grid. Traditionally, gas or diesel has powered generators for these areas.But for many people,

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