How To Cut Your Energy Consumption

These tips will not only save you carbon and waste, in many cases they will help you save cash.

Every step towards energy independence you make will help.

Some of these solutions do cost money but others are relatively cheap changes in lifestyle only.

Use a bicycle or walk – Downgrade Your Vehicle – Do Not Buy Processed Foods or Eat Fast Food – Never Purchase Air Flown Food – Avoid Hypermarkets and Large Supermarket Chains – Reduce Your Consumption of Plastic

Understand he Future Automobile industry

Install Solar Panels

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Generating-energy/Choosing-a-renewable-technology/Solar-panels-PV

http://www.urbansolar.org.uk/

http://www.solarguide.co.uk/listings/bee-solar-power

Use Renewable Energy Providers

http://www.goodenergy.co.uk/

Insulate Your Property

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Insulation

Buy Double Glazing

http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/home-improvements/guides/how-to-buy-double-glazing/

Buy Second Hand Goods

http://ebay.co.uk

http://www.gumtree.com/cardiff

Recycle Your Waste

http://www.wasteawarenesswales.org.uk/recycle/hwrc.html

http://www.freecycle.org/groups/unitedkingdom

Invest in a Sun Oven

http://www.sunoven.co.uk/

Invest in Geothermal Heat Pumps

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Generating-energy/Choosing-a-renewable-technology/Ground-source-heat-pumps

Grow Your Own Food

http://www.rhs.org.uk/gardening/grow-your-own

Make Your Own Compost

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/composting/

Rear Your Own Animals

http://keeping-chickens.me.uk/

Buy Local Welsh/British Fresh Produce

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/8000-artefacts-and-rising-city-dig-pronounced-the-most-important-ever-in-london-8566348.html

Buy Organic Wholefoods

 http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/northwales

Support Your Local Restaurants and Coffee Shops

http://www.squaremeal.co.uk/search/restaurants?uk=75,92,74&src=advuk

Pick Your Own Fruit and Vegetables

http://www.pickyourownfarms.org.uk/wales_pyo.php

http://www.hendrewennol.com/

Homebrew

http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/

THERE IS A SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEM!

AND OF COURSE FIGHT FRACKING