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With cooler weather this autumn many are putting the heating back on in their homes and are wondering how to cut their bills in lockdown. One possible answer, said Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox, is to install infrared panel heaters which can cut energy costs by up to 70 per cent. “These [...]

A ban on single-use plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds, which was due to begin in April, has come into operation six months later. From this month it is illegal for businesses, including manufacturers and retailers, to sell or supply these items. Restaurants, pubs and bars will not be [...]

Urgent action is needed after latest research revealed that every single river in England was declared dirty for failing to meet quality tests for pollution. Midlands green expert Ron Fox was commenting about measurements taken last year and published recently by the Environment Agency which [...]

With tougher lockdown restrictions announced by the government last week using a face mask is becoming even more important. But just as vital, said green energy expert Ron, is how this old protective equipment is discarded, once people have finished with them. He was commenting after a report [...]

A move to cut the speed limit to 60mph on certain sections of the motorways at the end of this month has been welcomed by a green energy expert. “It is a necessary experiment to reduce vehicle emissions and improve our roadside air quality in badly polluted areas,” said Ron Fox of Noreus Ltd. [...]

A council scheme to persuade small investors to help fund green projects is very innovative, says a Midlands green energy expert. “They will be able to support projects in their own communities to fight climate change for as little as £5,” said Ron Fox of Noreus Ltd on the University of Keele [...]

Doubling the price of plastic shopping bags to 10p next April is a step in the right direction, says a Midlands green energy expert. Ron Fox was commenting on a Government decision to also extend the move to all shops, including takeaways, markets and airport duty-free stores. Previously, [...]

A simple move to paint one of the white blades on a wind turbine black has cut the number of dead birds by 72 per cent. An experiment by Norwegian scientists found that making the wind farms more visible helped save the lives of thousands of eagles and other birds of prey. “This is just […]

Communities should support a project to plant 150 tiny forests the size of a tennis court in urban areas across the UK in the next three years to help tackle climate change. “This is a great initiative giving people the chance to help cut their local carbon footprint,” said Midlands energy [...]

Oil companies should follow the example of BP which has announced plans to invest billions of pounds into developing green energy. That’s the view of Midland expert Ron Fox who said he was very encouraged that the oil giant would now be building wind and solar farms and installing thousands of [...]