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    Tobes replied to the thread Air pollution?.
    Of course - 2nd cars have their own expenses, no mater the fuel and drive train. Figuring out where to minimise them where possible is...
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    Tobes reacted to ProfJohnL's post in the thread Air pollution? with Like Like.
    We seem to lack a coordinated approach to energy in the UK, as usual successive governments have not taken a well balanced lead in...
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    Tobes reacted to ProfJohnL's post in the thread Air pollution? with Like Like.
    You seem to forget that on the days where solar and or wind power produces such cheap power, those savings have been passed on to...
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    Tobes reacted to otherclive's post in the thread Air pollution? with Like Like.
    But that doesn’t negate the fact that wind, solar and renewables are our own national electricity resources. So if you look at...
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    Tobes replied to the thread Air pollution?.
    Second car for short runs into town? You should look at a small used EV. It could save you a bundle in VED, fuel, servicing and...
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    Tobes replied to the thread Air pollution?.
    This is one place where change has been made. All new chargers above 8kW, and existing chargers above 50kW must have contactless...
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    Tobes reacted to GaryB's post in the thread Bailey Pegasus 462 shower with Like Like.
    It doesn't last long! The trick is to switch it on to wet yourself down, then switch it off while you soap-up, then rinse. It helps if...
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    Tobes replied to the thread Air pollution?.
    Wait - would you rather that we turned off all wind and solar, and ran the fossil generators with their massive cost _all the time_? Why...
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    Tobes replied to the thread Air pollution?.
    Absolutely. We need reform in the UK energy market so that the actual cost of generation is reflected in retail price paid. You can (to...
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    Tobes reacted to RogerL's post in the thread Air pollution? with Like Like.
    We need to get away from pricing ALL energy generation based on the most expensive, then the public would see the real benefit - IMO we...
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    Tobes replied to the thread Air pollution?.
    I think we should be encouraging more solar and wind to make the UK more self sufficient! It is the only way the UK will survive into...
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    Tobes reacted to otherclive's post in the thread Air pollution? with Like Like.
    Our oil and gas are sold by the companies on their global market. No one wants to answer the question on how we could become more self...
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    Tobes reacted to otherclive's post in the thread Air pollution? with Like Like.
    Agree that so often the true environmental damage resulting from the usage of oil over its life cycle is too often not recognised. But...
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    37 tonnes of CO2 from burning 5.5 barrels of oil seems a lot. Is that correct? “The average carbon dioxide coefficient of distillate...
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    Tobes replied to the thread Air pollution?.
    You are totally right - I messed up the maths here. I need to redo all my homework... 5.5 barrels or 884 of diesel at 2.6kg per L is...