Thursday, 24 May 2012

Green guru - how to save energy

19/02/2010

The number of households that spend more than 10 per cent of their income on energy is rising. Green Doctors can advise them on how to live greener - and cheaper. Claire Hardwick and Phil Beardmore tell us what works best

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