Waste of Energy?
RELEASE DATE: 13th June 2005
Ever feel like you are wasting your energy? Its not just you - we all are. Almost all the energy we use in Britain is produced by burning fossils such as coal and oil, which contributes to global climate change. If you've heard all the debates about climate change but don't think you can do anything about it - think again - think global, act local. You can buy energy which is guaranteed to have been generated from a renewable source. For the armchair activist, buying green electricity is one of the simplest and yet most effective things you can do to help the environment.
Almost all the energy we use in Britain is produced by burning fossils such as coal and oil. In doing so we emit the harmful gas carbon dioxide resulting in a dense layer of gas around the earth, which then prevents heat from the sun escaping back into space. Scientists believe this process is linked to climate change and natural disasters such as the 2004 Tsunami. 2003 was the third hottest year on record with the UK seeing temperatures soar to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The shocking fact is that a third of UK emissions are the result of energy used in the home which we can all do something about.
Even politicians are waking up to the damage caused by climate change. The Kyoto Protocol, originally put together in 1997, aims to reduce emissions of six greenhouse gases from developed countries between 2008-2012 by at least five percent below 1990 levels. It has now been ratified by 141 countries.
But you don't need to go and live in a tree house to make a difference. The National Grid is now supplied by companies that produce renewable energy from water, wind and sun, as well as producers of non renewable fossil fuels, making renewable energy available to any address in the UK. Which supplier you want your hairdryer to be powered by or water boiled by is up to you.
Some people say you have to spend in order to save? Not so. Renewable energy is economically, not just ecologically, friendly and some companies promise you wont pay more than energy from your regional supplier. And if it does cost a little more, think of the long term saving to the environment.
Don't waste anymore time or energy and sign up for renewable energy through Action 21, currently promoting the two renewable electricity suppliers with the best environmental credentials, Good Energy and Ecotricity. For more information please call 01926 456067