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Reducing energy bills?  What’s the answer?

Reducing energy bills? What’s the answer?

The focus, as during the last election, is on reducing bills by freezing or capping energy tariffs.  This policy is set to divide opinion with supporters claiming it will fix a broken energy market and detractors claiming it will reduce competition and choice and...

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The future is coming!

The future is coming!

Coming from Newcastle I am very aware of the importance of coal and the part it played in powering this country and driving the Industrial Revolution. ‘Taking coal to Newcastle’   is an idiom describing a pointless action which stems from...

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SEA Launches Bill to ensure Clean Growth

SEA Launches Bill to ensure Clean Growth

The Energy from Buildings and Community Bill will be introduced into Parliament shortly by a cross-party group of MPs. It will turn words into action.SEA's Head of Parliamentary Affairs, Ron Bailey said:"We will build a large national alliance behind this Bill...

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Energy Efficiency – A Policy Pathway

Energy Efficiency – A Policy Pathway

Too many of our homes are cold, leaky and inefficient. Yet many of us, including those classified as able to pay, face significant barriers to carrying out energy efficiency improvements. The Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) has developed a policy paper which sets...

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Get Voting – 4th May

Get Voting – 4th May

Whilst it is still very unclear what BREXIT will mean one thing is certain – it has increased interest in politics; record numbers of students are applying to study politics.  So with this increased awareness of all things political, perhaps the time is right for the...

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A ‘whole house’ approach to improving our homes

A ‘whole house’ approach to improving our homes

When we think of buildings and homes what springs to mind?  A physical construction, a shelter with a roof, windows and doors where people live or work? Is a home the same as a building or is a home a more emotional thing – a building yes, but one with which we have a...

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