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With many householders worried about the soaring cost of keeping their homes warm there is one simple way to help reduce the bills. Many pet lovers when they go out leave their heating on just for their cats and dogs.  But that could add up to £240 a year to their annual heating bills, said [...]

Charging for plastic bags is proving a big success in the fight to reduce pollution, says Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox.  He was commenting after the latest government statistics showed that shoppers had cut the number of their single-use plastic bags by another fifth since the charge [...]

With the heatwave this summer many people will be surprised to know that one way to keep their home cool is by having it insulated. “It’s a common misconception that insulation helps only during the winter,” said Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox. “But spray foam is effective throughout the [...]

Last week’s record temperatures in the UK have shown that urgent action is needed to tackle climate change, says a Midlands green energy expert. After Britain’s hottest day last Tuesday when thermometers topped 40C for the first time ever, it proved the earth is getting dangerously warmer as [...]

As we are already more than halfway through 2022, now is a good time to look back at this year’s strange but true green stories. Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox, of Noreus Ltd on the University of Keele Science Innovation Park, picks his five favourite environmental tales. 1 Beavers [...]

Many home owners may not be aware that they can apply for a £5,000 government grant to replace their gas boiler with environmentally-friendly heat pumps, says Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox. “It is part of Parliament’s efforts to reduce carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas which is [...]

Children are never too young to make promises to protect our green environment says Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox on hearing of a change to the church christening service.  Baptisms and confirmations in the Diocese of Oxford, which includes 808 churches, will now add a question asking: [...]

With many packing their cases ready to go away this summer holidaymakers have been warned about a growing environment problem and a risk to public health. Although there are some biodegradable wet wipes there are still millions of wet wipes containing plastic that are flushed down toilets and [...]

Many people feel powerless about how they can cut pollution in their home or in their office.  But a new study, backed by the Royal Horticultural Society, has shown a simple solution.  Five small house plants in a modestly sized room or office can purify the air and reduce nitrogen dioxide, [...]

A report by MPs that the UK must reduce the number of buildings being knocked down because demolition adds to climate change has been welcomed by a Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox. He was commenting on the Commons Environmental Audit Committee which said that emissions created by the [...]