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Go on Make a Difference - Help Reduce Climate Change |
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The Go Green Company have just partnered with the Good Energy Company in an effort to help reduce climate change. Unlike fossil fuels, renewable energy will not run out, nor will it pollute the environment or contribute to climate change. It is in all our interests and the interest of future generations to change our thinking with regard to energy providers. It is easy to make the switch (click below to find out more).
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Power Monkey – the ultimate accessory for your holidays |
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Ultra compact, tough and powerful, the powermonkey-eXplorer is always ready for your next adventure. With the new solar-slave, the powermonkey-eXplorer kit lets you charge wherever you are.
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Eco Balls from The Go Green Company |
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The balls look like fat little flying saucers and, as befits their eco status, they are green. Ecoballs' scientifically formulated filling of mineral salts, produces ionised oxygen that penetrates deep into fibres, lifting away dirt and grime without fading colours or damaging delicate fabrics.
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Easy Tricks to Go Green That Don't Cost a Penny |
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There are many ways you can save energy, thereby reducing your carbon dioxide emissions
and helping the environment. You will not only help prevent climate change, you
will also be making savings on your energy bills. By being more efficient an average
household can save up to £250 a year.
By implementing energy saving into every aspect of your life, you too can make a
real difference!
We have split the areas where you can make a difference into easy to follow sections:
Electrical Appliances
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TVs, videos and other electronic equipment on stand-by accounts for 1% of domestic
energy use. |
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In the UK the 1990s were the hottest decade this century and 1998 the hottest year
since records began. |
Lighting
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If every house-hold in the uk replaced 3 standard light bulbs with 3 energy saving
light bulbs enough energy would be saved to power all the street lighting in the
UK. |
Your Car
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In 2001 the total distance travelled by UK vehicles was 474 billion km. That's the
equivalent of 40 return trips to the planet Pluto. |
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Bicycle use has been falling steadily since the 1970s, despite the fact that more
of us than ever own bicycles. |
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The average person in the UK drives their car 5,433 miles per year, takes the bus
for 207 miles per year and uses the train for 325 miles per year. |
The Workplace
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An estimated 70% of computers are left on full time,
while a PC left running 24 hours per day creates 716kg of CO² a year. |
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Leaving a monitor on overnight wastes enough energy
to laser print 800 A4 pages. |
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80% of the UK’s lighting energy is used at work. |
Heating
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More than 30% of the UK's emission of global warming
causing carbon dioxide comes from the energy requirements in the domestic sector
for heating, lighting and appliances. |
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In the
UK the energy that we use in our homes produces
28% of the carbon dioxide emissions entering the atmosphere. |
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The average house generates 1.5 kW from waste heat
(cooking, lighting, appliances (especially computers and televisions) and the body
heat of inhabitants).
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Insulation
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Up to 50% of all heat lost in an average house goes through the walls and loft.
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The 10 million UK homes that currently have un-insulated walls waste about £670
million a year in energy.
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Water
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A dripping tap can waste 13 litres of water a day. |
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Washing your car using a hosepipe can use as much as 300 litres (150 drinks bottles).
Using a bucket and sponge you will only use about 54 litres. |
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On average, each UK resident uses 6,500 buckets (55,000 litres) of water every year.
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Household Waste
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Did you know 80% of the contents of your bin can be recycled? |
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On average every person in the UK throws away their own body weight in rubbish every
3 months. |
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We throw away over 9 million nappies every day in the UK and each child uses over
5850 in their lifetime. |
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