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United Kingdom: The green deal is just for fatcats, not consumers
2013-01-27 19:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: I should be at the front of the queue to sign up to the government's flagship "green deal" energy-saving scheme, which launches on Monday. I want to reduce my heating and electricity bills, I like the idea of energy saving, and I don't have the 10,000 it might take to retro-fit my leaky old house with the kit to insulate and warm it efficiently. Yes, I really do want a whizzy new biomass boiler and underfloor heating, and even ground source heat pumps! So what's wrong with my getting the work...
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United Kingdom: Government promises Green Deal boost for solid wall insulation
2013-01-10 14:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The government has today relaxed planning rules to make it easier for households and offices to install solid wall insulation, ahead of the launch of the Green Deal energy efficiency scheme later this month. Speaking to reporters this morning, Climate Change Minister Greg Barker confirmed the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) had worked with the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to agree a clarification to planning rules that ensures the vast majority of properties...
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