How do you use your energy? March 28, 2006
Just read a good article in the Guardian newspaper by Leo Hickman while having a cup of tea.
The article was about rising gas prices and it mentioned some interesting facts. For example it said that here in the UK we now routinely heat our homes above 20c (68F), whereas in 1970 the average domestic room temperature was 12.6c (55F). Admittedly, today that would be deemed dangerously low (not in our house, we believe in good woolly jumpers), but some now think nothing of opening a window to cool a room in the winter rather than turn down the heating. Heat it seems is still cheap enough to be wasted by some without due care.
The article mentioned that up to a third of the nation’s energy needs are now required to heat and power our homes and it’s on the rise. Reduce this figure through energy efficiency and you might it says help to undermine the testosterone fuelled argument that demands we build some shiny, new nuclear power stations to play with before first exhausting all other options.
Al - ZooZoo2
- Posted in : The planet
- Author : Al
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