Reach High, Tread Lightly
TiptoeLiving is a trading name of Grove80 Ltd.Registered in the UK 5840330TiptoeLiving is an energy efficiency advice service based in Blackpool, Lancashire, UK.
Formed in 2006, Tiptoeliving has been helping individuals, and organisations (commercial and voluntary) to reduce their energy costs and their impacts on the planet through sustainability, energy and resource efficiency education and practical measures.
Contact us for assistance with energy efficiency measures, energy auditing, carbon foot-printing, and advice on Corporate Social Responsibility, sustainability awareness and renewable energy schemes for both individuals and commercial enterprises.
WE ALL HAVE TO SAVE ENERGY
The UK Government are not going to help UK consumers maintain present energy consumption levels,
nor are they going to bail us out in the long term with handouts because they have already signed up to legally binding carbon reduction targets, and there is a forecast energy gap between UK production capacity and projected UK energy use. Over the next six years almost all of the UK's old nuclear reactors, along with nine major coal and oil-fired power stations, will be closed, with nothing ready to replace them.
This means ALL OF US have to CUT CONSUMPTION one way or another.
Take a look at the Tiptoeliving collection of over 50 low or no cost energy saving tips about the house.Home Energy Advice Tips
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Watch the BIG GREEN SWITCH Youtube Video
| Insulation | Household Energy Running Costs |
| Green Electricity | Home Energy Advice Tips |
Download TiptoeLiving TIPS in PDF Format
| Heating and Hot Water | Cooking |
| Lighting | Using Curtains |
| Washing and Drying | Refrigerators |
LINKS
| Efficient Domestic Appliances (Sust-it.net) |
| Green Electricity Tariff Finder |
| EU Commission Policy Page - the POLICIES that REALLY affect us all |
| Microgeneration Technology -BERR Website |
CV: Mark Ramsden (Director) Essays and Documents
It's all too confusing! Where can I find a simple guide to low carbon living ? Mukti Mitchell has produced an excellent guide to Low Carbon Living principles which is easily readable and is available to download in PDF format here "A Guide to Low Carbon Living" Check Out these sites:Breathe Website - "Less Stuff, More Life" Saving Energy at Home - Find the most energy efficient equipment for your home. Deeper understandingWant to understand more about sustainable energy? Check out the MIT Open Courseware course. Energy Consumption in the United Kingdom - from BERR BERR - Microgeneration technology European Commission Energy Policy Page: This is the legislation and policy that affects the UK in the Energy Arena GUIDE TO SUSTAINABLE HOMESThe Australian Government has produced an excellent guide to environmentally sustainable homes Look at your carbon footprintAct on CO2 - UK Government Site Warwick University Carbon Footprint Calculators and more REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLEIn good environmental tradition this site is made of recycled and reused ideas and pages : | Sustainable Living
Sustainable Living does not always mean giving up comfort. Often the result is an increase in comfort, greater financial stability, a less intensive lifestyle resulting in a reduction in stress and an increase in life's pleasures. Our aim is to help you achieve and maintain a high quality of life by reducing your material footprint: Reach High, Tread Lightly Sustainability means living within the means of the planet to support ourselves and generations in the future. In the UK we use nearly three times our "fair share" of the Earth's resources, in North America they use 5 time. Because we are such intensive consumers others are forced into poverty and death through disease, hunger and exploitation. All so we can continue our lifestyle which has been shown not to make us happy! It does not have to be this way. We can still reach for high quality whilst treading lightly - reducing our footprint. Not just our carbon footprint but our whole consumption footprint. There are many things you can do to reduce your impact on the planet. This site is designed to help you to find information to help you make a practical difference. In the words of Mahatma Gandhi "Live simply, that others may simply live" Greenwash:Beware. There is a lot of "Greenwash" about, luring us into new ways of consuming with promises of saving the planet. Do not be fooled. We cannot consume our way out of the crisis. We need to consume less. Futerra Sustainability Communications have produced a superb "Guide to Greenwash" which explains what Greenwash is and gives excellent guidance on how to spot and avoid it. Biofuels are a classic example of what can go wrong. What started as a good idea to reduce carbon emissions and increase energy efficiency has been changed by the application of the polictical and free market mindset into a potential catastrophe. Rain forest has been torn up to grow palm oil and food crops turned into bio-ethanol. All whilst the world cannot feed itself. Filling the tank of a SUV or 4x4 with bio-ethanol uses as much food crop as it takes to feed a person for a whole year. Watch the "Greenwash" Youtube video below. Have you been fooled ?What about Green Electricity ? Is that all greenwash too ?Around 5% of electricity in the UK was produced from renewable sources in 2005. Signing up for a green electricity tariff seems like an easy way to support renewable energy, and reduce your impact on the environment. But many claims made by the electricity companies about these tariffs are misleading, so do they actually make any difference?l Check out our fact sheet on Green Electricity and the Green Electricity Tariff Finder |
TiptoeLiving is a trading name of Grove80 Ltd
Company Registered in the UK 5840330
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