Monthly Archives: April 2007

We need an environmental Snopes

After listening to last week’s Energy Swap, it became clear that well-intentioned people often have a hard time identifying the relative environmental impact of different aspects of their behaviour. For example, is it ok to fly to Spain once a year if I recycle all the time? If I switch off all the stand-by functions on the tv, dvd and so on, does that mean I can use a halogen light instead of a cfl?

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Energy Swap pt II

The Energy Swap continues and in last week’s episode, the Texans arrived in the UK. There were a few great lines – “Is this the typical size [oven]? Seriously?” – but mainly it continued as it began: a hodge-podge of environmental issues, some related to energy.

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Free home energy monitor?!

According to the BBC, the upcoming energy white paper is going to propose that every home in the UK be able to request a free — free! — energy monitor. Wow.

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The energy swap begins

As I mentioned earlier, the BBC is running a series called Energy Swap, the premise of which is that an English family swaps homes with a Texan family to find out the differences in energy consumption due to lifestyle. The first episode ran last Friday and it’s got one of the best opening montages ever.

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Energy swap

BBC Radio 4 will beginning broadcasting a series called ‘Energy Swap’ this Friday at 11 am. The premise sounds fascinating:

Two families, one from the heart of gas-guzzling Texas and the other from rural Cheshire, exchange their lives for one week to experience the society and communities that shape their carbon footprint.

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