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Bigger is often better

by David Elliott - 23rd April 201711th June 2017 3483

Small is allegedly beautiful, and there are certainly are social benefits from being able to control your own energy supply and achieve a degree of independence from the grid. But nearly all the projects being supported under the Zero Carbon Homes programme, and, by definition, all the projects getting Feed

The Oxford Ecohouse – timeless and iconic

by Sue Roaf - 1st June 20167th January 2017 7466

The Oxford Ecohouse was designed as a pioneering British Ecohouse in North Oxford. It is best known for having the first solar roof in Britain. The house was designed to provide a healthy and comfortable environment in current and future climates and to require minimal fossil fuel energy to do

The ticking clock – 83 years, 7 months

by Gideon Richards - 26th May 20167th January 2017 4628

The Paris Committee of the Parties (COP) COP 21

On Thursday the 21st April, 2016 the UK witnessed for the first time a reigning monarch have a 90th birthday and while it was obviously a historic event and celebrated by many, the day was also potentially more significant for the planet but almost unnoticed by the mainstream media.

Amber light shines on blue crap

by Chris Laughton - 13th December 20157th January 2017 3771

The number of green government polices cancelled or weakened over the last three or four months has reached the count of ten; this according to the heads of some of the main UK pressure groups in a joint letter to the prime minister. Here they pointed out the complete turn-around

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