Every year for the next 40 years, half a million UK homes will need extra insulation, new windows and other energy saving features if we are to fight climate change and fuel poverty. The vast majority of our homes were built decades, if not centuries, ago and leak hot air. Eight-five per cent of these draughty, leaky homes will still be standing in 2050, by which date we must have cut carbon emissions by 80 per cent.

read the article on cutting heat emissions in homes

As part of the government’s plan to build energy efficient, affordable housing in Britain, Manby or Strubby could be chosen to house a new eco town of 5,000 homes after being shortlisted by the government.

read the article on more plans for eco-towns

TheToyota Yaris has been named Green Car of the Year 2008 by the Environmental Transport Association. The car named and shamed as the least green car is the Dodge SRT-10 sports car.

read the article on Green car of the year

22nd Feb
New school is superb example of a ‘green’ building
A school in the Isle of Man has been built to be the greenest building in the Isle.

15th Feb
Magic Heat Pumps
A general introduction to heat pumps and how they work from an American website called MotherEarthNews

10th Feb
‘Green’-ing begins at home
A case study of one families use of environmentally friendly heating solutions.

7th Feb
All new houses to be zero-emission
An article about new laws being brought into the UK dealing with emissions for heating, hot water, cooling, ventilation and lighting.

6th Feb
Energy saving devices tested in new homes
An short article about heat pumps being installed in some houses in Norfolk