Is it easy being green?
Is our electricity extra expensive and our insulation inadequate? And a tale of tumbling trees.
Is our electricity extra expensive and our insulation inadequate? And a tale of tumbling trees.
Internet infographics suggest we鈥檙e paying way more for our energy than countries in the EU. Are they being interpreted correctly? And what part, if any, has Brexit had to play?
Insulation Britain activists have been gluing themselves to motorway slip-roads to raise awareness about poor home insulation. Their website says we have the least energy efficient homes in Europe. What鈥檚 the evidence?
Plus, what do the numbers tell us about migrants trying to cross the Channel in small boats? Are stereotypes about different generations backed up by the data? And is it or is it not true that the UK has lots of trees?
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