is water conservation for you?

is water conservation for you?

rainwater harvesting is suitable for most homes

rainwater harvesting is suitable for most homes

Rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling can be done in most places, however there are a few exceptions. Check the list below, if you answer NO to any of the questions water savings measures may not be appropriate to you.

  • Are you allowed to interfere with the plumbing in your property?
  • Do you have roof space that you control the drainage of? (for rainwater harvesting only)
  • Do you have space for a tank in the garden, underground or in the basement?

If you answered no to any of these, a specialist water system may not be for you. Don’t let that stop you from installing water saving shower heads and low-flow WCs though.

why greentomatoenergy?
techy stuff
water
save energy
Free Quote

Flying is ok because aviation only produces a few percent of global CO2 emissions.

Truth: Globally, it is true... read more

Flying is ok because aviation only produces a few percent of global CO2 emissions.


Truth: Globally, it is true that aviation does not produce more than a few percent of CO2. However if you take a single intercontinental flight every year, this is likely to dominate your own personal CO2 emissions.
More importantly, emitting the gas high up in the atmosphere means that the global warming effect of every tonne of CO2 emitted by a plane is 2-4 times worse than that of the same tonne emitted on the ground!
Another problem is the speed of growth of the aviation industry: between 1990 and 2001, UK passenger numbers increased by 73%. Over the same period, average fuel consumption per passenger per kilometre travelled actually increased by 12%!  In 2008, aviation was responsible for 23% of transport fuel use in the UK.