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Brits fib about how green they are, poll finds

Brits fib about how green they are, poll finds

29 June 2012

Many Britons are telling little white lies about how green they are, a new survey has found.The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) asked a number of people about what measures they take to reduce their carbon footprint and help the environment.However, it appeared they may be claiming to be more pr... More

BoilerJuice UK Domestic Heating Oil Price Trend for June 29th

BoilerJuice UK Domestic Heating Oil Price Trend for June 29th

29 June 2012

Heating oil prices have continued to fall this week, taking them down to their lowest levels since the winter of 2010.Last Friday (June 22nd), they were at just under 54.1 pence per litre (excluding VAT), but had dipped again to 53.55p per litre by June 23rd.Mid-week, the decline was even more steep... More

Heating oil found to be significantly cheaper than LPG (Gas)

Heating oil found to be significantly cheaper than LPG (Gas)

28 June 2012

Homeowners in rural areas may be inclined to start using heating oil if they are not doing so already, after a study demonstrated it is significantly cheaper than liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).The Oil Firing Technical Association (Oftec) looked at the prices of commodities and found there is now ver... More

Stocking up on heating oil advised as prices dip to 19-month low

Stocking up on heating oil advised as prices dip to 19-month low

27 June 2012

Homeowners who rely on heating oil to warm their properties in the winter have been advised to stock up on the fuel now if they can in order to get the best value.BoilerJuice.com's regularly-updated graphs for heating oil prices show costs have dipped to around £0.49 per litre (excluding V... More

Britons say insulation is too messy - but don't know how much they could save

Britons say insulation is too messy - but don't know how much they could save

26 June 2012

British people may have been putting off insulating their properties because they think it will cause too much mess, a new poll has found.A quarter of the people questioned by E.ON said they do not want to add cladding to their loft because it will create debris, be too difficult or will not leave e... More

Professionals in well-paid jobs struggling for money, survey suggests

Professionals in well-paid jobs struggling for money, survey suggests

25 June 2012

There have been a lot of headlines lately about households falling into fuel poverty, needing to spend more than ten per cent of their income on things like home heating oil and electricity in order to stay comfortable.However, not all of the Britons struggling with the rising cost of living are tho... More

Public sector workers rationing heating, survey finds

Public sector workers rationing heating, survey finds

22 June 2012

Some public sector workers are being forced to ration the amount of heating they use because they cannot afford to pay their bills.This is the discovery of trade union Unison's charity arm There For You, which asked some of its members about their financial situation.It found some people now onl... More

BoilerJuice UK Domestic Heating Oil Price Trend for June 22nd

BoilerJuice UK Domestic Heating Oil Price Trend for June 22nd

22 June 2012

The price of home heating oil has continued to decline this month, despite a slight upturn last week.Prices had decreased slowly from the 60.25 pence per litre (excluding VAT) recorded on May 11th to hit 55.8p per litre on June 11th.There was a sudden rise on June 12th to 56.2p per litre, but this s... More

Shell outlines plans to recover oil leaked in North Sea last year

Shell outlines plans to recover oil leaked in North Sea last year

22 June 2012

Oil company Shell has outlined how it intends to recover oil spilt following a leak at the Gannet Alpha oil platform in the North Sea last year.The spillage happened in a flow line connecting an oil well to its platform around 180 km off the coast of Aberdeen and resulted in 200 tonnes of oil leakin... More

Double glazing could really cut your fuel bills

Double glazing could really cut your fuel bills

21 June 2012

Most property owners are aware of the importance of insulation in keeping homes warm, but many may be unaware just how much double glazing can cut from fuel bills.Phil Turley, business manager for Kommerling UK, said he always finds the change remarkable when people swap from single glazing."We... More

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