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United Kingdom: Five ways to save money on your water usage
Posted by Telegraph: Jessica Winch on July 3rd, 2013
Telegraph: The Energy Saving Trust found that UK households use nine billion litres of water every day, with showers using a quarter of the total.
A study of 86,000 homes found that the average shower lasts seven and a half minutes. Cutting a minute off that time would save households £215m on energy bills each year.
More than nine in ten people boil a kettle every day and 40pc boil water five times a day or more.
However, three quarters of households boil more water than they need, costing households...
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Comments Off on United Kingdom: Five ways to save money on your water usageUnited Kingdom: ‘Disappointment’ at failure to reach flood insurance deal
Posted by Telegraph: Jessica Winch on March 26th, 2013
Telegraph: The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Government have been in talks over a new strategy, which would provide a pot of money raised from insurance premiums for paying claims in the event of serious flooding.
Mr Paterson told the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: "We really are working on this in a very intense manner, but there is no point coming up with an agreement just for the sake of it. We've got to get it right.
He went on: "I think they are as disappointed as...
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