Green dream: Many eco measures are promoted to consumers as cost savings when they are anything but
Chris Simons, 32, reckons he is pretty green. When he and his partner, Oliver, moved into their new home, just before Covid hit, they were keen to make it as eco-friendly as possible.
Half the garden was turned into a wildflower meadow. They installed a pond to encourage insects and wildlife.
And then they turned to the house, a detached four-bedroom property in Norfolk, built in the 1920s. This is not attached to the gas network: it is heated using oil.
The first thing Chris, who works in shipping, considered was a heat pump. A new alternative to a traditional gas boiler, it is considered much more environmentally friendly and is popular in continental Europe.
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The Saudi Prince of Oil Prices Vows to Drill ‘Every Last Molecule’ Source: By Javier Blas, Bloomberg • Posted: Thursday, July 22, 2021
Abdulaziz bin Salman, the most powerful man in petroleum, navigates unruly OPEC+ nations, huge swings in price and production and the end of fossil fuels.
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The Boeing 767 banked over the Red Sea, turning east into Saudi Arabia. A commercial version of the plane can carry about 260 passengers. Inside this one, Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and a dozen or so aides were heading home from a tumultuous meeting at OPEC’s headquarters in Vienna the day before.