Promoting fuel saving measures as vital to energy security would help frame the oil shock as a technical problem to be solved, not a political issue to be fought.
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About 40% of total US energy consumption is used by household and industrial appliances, such as heating and cooling systems, refrigerators and lighting.
Many Italians would disagree but there are ways of cooking pasta and saving energy.
Renting can be a challenge for environmentally conscious tenants, but there are several ways you can save energy while remaining on good terms with your landlord.
Europe is facing the prospect of an acute energy crisis – how does research suggest households can reduce their energy use?
Energy-saving ‘hacks’ risk implying that households are to blame for rising prices by not doing enough to cut their energy use.
People can act collectively to lower their energy use in an emergency.
Centrally switching water heaters on and off at specific times can distribute the demand for electricity and lead to energy saving.
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