Shop around for your energy supplier
When you move into a new home, energy suppliers might not seem like much of priority but what if you’re missing out on good deals for the sake of taking the easy route? Take meter readings and get in touch with your property’s current supplier to make sure you are getting the best possible deal you can from them.
Continue reading “New Homeowners Checklist”
Have you ever considered changing energy suppliers? Does it seem like a lot of hassle for very few benefits? You are not alone. According to a recent study, 33% of Brits are concerned about their energy bills but almost half of British bill payers admit that they don’t feel it’d save them much money and a quarter said that shopping around would be “too much hassle”.
Continue reading “How To Change Energy Supplier”
Earth Day takes place each year on the 22nd of April. It is a global environmental movement with more than 192 nations taking part across the world, united with one goal in mind: to celebrate our earth and the environment.
The first Earth Day affected some major environmental polices in the United States, which led to the creation of the US Environmental Protection Agency and paved the way for the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species acts to be introduced.
Continue reading “What is Earth Day?”
This week is Scottish Renewable Energy week. At the annual conference for Scottish Renewables today, Stuart Reid from HW Energy said he was urging consumers to swap their current boilers for newer technology. Boilers are beginning to get a bit of a reputation for not being energy efficient and given that most power companies are making the necessary changes to reduce their carbon footprints, it’s no surprise that we are now being urged to introduce new technology into our homes and workplaces. Continue reading “Go Green Without Seeing Red”
Due to the continuing effects of anthropogenic climate change, alternative energy resources have become increasingly more critical. Wind power has rightfully earned its place at the forefront of the collective discussion. One of the most important questions concerning wind power is its long term ability to effect change in the way we use energy. Equally important is whether economically that investment will pay off.
Continue reading “How long does a wind farm take to start ‘turning’ profits?”
Hydropower stations in Scotland are able to convert about 90% of their energy into electricity. Despite this, they contribute only 1.4% of the electricity that’s currently used in the UK – but is this all about to change?
Continue reading “Is hydropower Scotland’s ugly duckling?”
With less than a year to wait until the people of Scotland decide whether or not political autonomy is the right way forward for us I wanted to put together a piece and ask you, the readers what your thoughts are. I will highlight some of the main concerns, or so I think that the Scottish people may have about and what positive input we can muster from these same points.
Continue reading “Scottish Independence – Which way to turn?”
The living wage is an informal benchmark calculated according to the basic cost of living in the UK. The idea is that it sets minimum pay rates needed for employees to live comfortably, but unlike the minimum wage, employers can choose to use it or not. Continue reading “Does your company pay the living wage?”
I admire people who have the courage to stand up for their convictions.
However, I’m struggling to believe that chairman Stephen Deans, and secretary Pat Rafferty, of Unite Scotland, a union that represents hundreds of our workers, had clear motives when they encouraged the union to instigate industrial action against Ineos, the largest privately owned company in the UK.
Continue reading “Grangemouth Crisis: an open letter to the workers”
After British Gas announced increases of 10.4 per cent for electricity and 8.4 per cent for gas yesterday, perhaps it should have let the news sink in a little before hosting a Q&A session on Twitter! Continue reading “Best of #AskBG: British Gas Got Twitter Bombed!”
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