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Hi,

         I am sure that many of you have heard by now that drilling for oil has now commenced off the Falkland Islands. To those who are interested in saving the planet this is bad news. The good news for the Falkland Islanders is that three giant wind turbines were just started up last weekend which should provide 40% of their power needs.

Forgive me if I am cynical however as this seems to me hypocritical. On the one hand the Government is  developing green energy and at the same time contributing to increased polution by allowing drilling for what they hope will be 60 billion barrels of oil.

I suspect the real answer is that they know they can charge high levels of tax revenue on oil products, whereas it might be harder to charge such high revenue on natural sources of energy. It is nonetheless disappointing that Governments do not really seem to be sincere about reducing polution, but simple make a token gesture in developing some green energy.

At least some power companies are going in the right direction as it has just been announced that two UK power companiers have just won the second stage of a £1 billion competition to build the world’s first large-scale “clean” coal power station. What a pity the oil companies do not seem to be trying to develop cleaner oil products.

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Hi,

      I have talked to you previously about building solar panels to generate electricity which can be used to run household appliances. However there is another important use of solar panels and that is to heat water.

Imagine having piping hot water all day long from April to September that costs you nothing. Most of use a gezer or immersion heater to heat our water during the summer and milder months rather than using the central heating system. but these pieces of equipment use a lot of electricity.

Just over three years ago I was persuaded to purchase solar panels to heat my water. I paid thousands of dollars to have two panels installed by one of the solar companies. I have to say that it was one of the best investments I have ever made in my home. I live in the South of England and I turn off my central heating at the beginning of April each year and do not turn it back on until mid september.

Throughout the intervening months I have constant hot water from my solar panels. Most importantly my electricity bill is reduced by a third, and of course I use no gas which fires my central heating boiler. The great news is that anyone can now build their own solar panel to heat water, and it won’t cost thousands of dollars.

You can purchase an instruction manual online for $37 and the components to build your system can be obtained at your local hardware store for less than $100. There is an additional benefit and that is the value of your home which will increase.

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Hi
Prior to the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen a group of British scientists made claims about climate change which they subsequently admitted were inaccurate. The consequence of this has been that the results of a survey announced last week indicates that the number of people in the UK who are now sceptical about climate change has risen.

Obviously this was a worry to the authorities since most of the world accepts that climate change is a reality. However surely the most important fact is that Governments throughout the world are now committed to reducing their carbon emissions. Whether or not you believe that the climate is changing, the fact is that the UK Government have announced plans to build further nuclear power stations as well as offshore wind farms. The reality is that they cannot afford to decommission the old nuclear plants never mind build new ones.

There is a real possibility that the UK may be plunged into darkness before the new energy resources come into operation. We of course do not have to wait for this to happen, we can as individuals generate our own electricity at home using solar panels and wind turbines where appropriate. This will protect us to a large degree from ever increasing power bills and give us some independance from the national grid.

Hi,
We received some bad news here in the UK yesterday in that apparently the power companies have decided to take advantage of the prolonged cold spell resulting in increased energy demand by raising their prices.

Personally I think that this is a cynical exercise, and smacks of profiteering. After all we are only now just edging out of recession and most people are still feeling the pinch. Now more than ever it is important to try and make sure that our homes are energy efficient.

Now is the time to develop good habits in the home and refrain from leaving those electrical appliances on standby. It really does make a difference. If you are unsure of how to save energy in your home why not just grab my free report to the right of this page. It outlines the no cost measures you can take as well as the low cost measures.