Christmas
The event aims to cater to the 70% of Brits looking to ‘go green’ and reduce their environmental impact
From next year, the small gifts contained in their crackers will be made of recyclable materials such as metal and paper games
UK waste collection firm Business Waste suggests sticky tape can pose a real environmental hazard
UK Power Networks has connected enough green power for the steaming of the puddings this weekend
What if Santa ditched his sleigh and got into an electric car? UK Power Networks have calculated there’s now enough renewable power connected to their network to send Santa 125,000 miles. That’s enough power to send a ‘San-Tesla’ round the world 15 times. Let’s hope he remembers to recharge!
Hosting family and friends over the festive period could cost the UK as much as £825 million in additional energy bills. Each household hosting guests is likely to spend around £55 more on gas and electricity than they would otherwise, according to new data from price comparison site uSwitch.com. More than half of the country’s households […]
This Christmas the UK will give an unwanted gift to the environment – plastic waste equivalent to the weight of 3.3 million penguins. That’s according to Wildlife and Countryside Link, a coalition of 47 voluntary organisations dedicated to looking after the environment. It says bottles, boxes and other packaging often end up in the natural […]
It’s Friday afternoon, which only means one thing – it’s nearly time for Short Fuse! Join us an hour early today at 3pm for our Christmas Special – and in true ELN style, we do have surprises in store for you. You can watch us live via our Twitter account here. Any shoutouts, messages or […]
More than two million families across the UK expect to struggle to pay their energy bills through the winter. That’s the suggestion from price comparison service uSwitch, which surveyed 2,011 households regarding the risk of suffering from fuel poverty over Christmas. More than a quarter of those surveyed are worried they will have to sacrifice […]
What better gift for Christmas Day than three new wind energy records! The 25th of December saw new half-hourly, daily and weekly records set as the blustery weather boosted wind generation and helped keep the fairy lights on, according to RenewableUK. Wind supplied a new high of 41% of the UK’s total power needs in a half-hour […]