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Sustainable Business Strategy - The Second energyrethinking Show
What does "sustainability strategy" really mean? Three leading businessmen discuss the benefits and advantages of sustainable approaches to business.
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Study finds eco-cities are fast entering the mainstream as government planners seek to cut carbon.
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Love Food Hate Waste plans manageable abundance for the holidays.
read moreDoes Your Recycling Really Matter?
Just in time for the holiday season's paper overload, this clever online tool shows you how your recycling makes a difference.
read moreIBM and Practical Action Launch Energy Aid Charity
New charity aims to end energy poverty around the world by 2030
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The Elephant in the Living Room - Or the Rise and Rise and Rise of the Gadgets
Can you find your way around your house at night by the standby lights on your chargers and digital toys? Wake up and take notice of the elephant in the living room.
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A Brief History of Heating - And Some Common Sense Advice for Right Now
There's a chill in the air and a chill wind blowing through our wallets with the high cost of energy. Take a walk with Neil Oliver and pick up some money saving tips.
read moreLuxury Energy Saving Showerhead Competition
This competition is now ended - Follow the front page competition links to win a hamper from Greencup
read moreFree Energy Fit Survey Could Save You Money
Curious about the new energy meters? See one in action and take a free survey to learn how to save money.
read moreTake the Energy Efficiency Quiz
So you think you know about energy saving? Test yourself.
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To Get The Knowledge - Ask a Smarter Cab Driver
If you want to know how to save money on fuel, ask somebody who drives...a lot.
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POLAR EV Privately-Funded Charging Network Launched
UK firm pioneers first private EV charging network with 4,000 charging points planned in next nine months.
read moreTravellers Want to Stay and Play Green
When it comes to eco-ethical holiday issues, the number who care is on the increase
read moreWinter Mobility vs. Rolling Resistance – Do You Have to Choose?
More UK drivers are considering winter tyres this year. Is there a fuel economy trade off?
read moreTake Your Car on a Computer Date to Save Money and Fuel - It's National Liftshare Week
You don't have to join a company scheme to enjoy the money and fuel saving benefits of lift sharing.
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Welcome to the First Energyrethinking Show
Three business leaders - a banker, a car-maker and the head of a charity - explore the current state of energyrethinking in the first of our round table discussions.
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Isle of Wight Bids to Be First EcoIsland
Isle of Wight group launches EcoIsland project to turn the island energy independent by 2020
read moreSustainable Business Strategy - The Second energyrethinking Show
What does "sustainability strategy" really mean? Three leading businessmen discuss the benefits and advantages of sustainable approaches to business.
read moreUK Leads Europe in Development of Eco-Cities
Study finds eco-cities are fast entering the mainstream as government planners seek to cut carbon.
read moreIBM and Practical Action Launch Energy Aid Charity
New charity aims to end energy poverty around the world by 2030
read more
Christmas Party Planned - Leftovers Sorted
Love Food Hate Waste plans manageable abundance for the holidays.
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Does Your Recycling Really Matter?
Just in time for the holiday season's paper overload, this clever online tool shows you how your recycling makes a difference.
read moreCompetition: Fair Trade Coffee Gets Even Greener
read moreGood News About an Old Favourite
Whatever colour the wrappings are, they're green.
read moreThe Low Carbon Christmas Kitchen
How to put Christmas on a low carbon diet.
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Luxury Energy Saving Showerhead Competition
This competition is now ended. Find out how to win an ethical coffee hamper from Greencup in our new competiton.
Now you can enjoy a long, hot shower on a cold November morning without worrying about mother earth and money out of your pocket. This month we are giving away 10 Hansgrobe showerheads with ShowerSave from E.ON. The E.ON ShowerSave sits in your shower at home and works to save water with flow regulator technology that mixes water with air to keep the flow of water through the showerhead at a constant 7.6 litres per minute. It’s all part of E.ON’s Energy Fit campaign, helping homeowners to use less and save more. Find out more about it here. Then enter our quiz for a chance to enjoy your shower without the worry of depleting your bank balance or our natural resources.*
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To win this great prize, just answer this simple question:
How much is Bernie Searle saving by maintaining the correct tyre pressure? Watch the video in this article about smarter cab driving for the answer.
- 10%
- 20%
- 4%
- 3%
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Send your answer, in an email with ‘SHOWERSAVE’ as the subject line, to info@energyrethinking.org by noon, 30th November. Remember to include your full name, email address and telephone number. All correct answers will be entered in a draw from which ten winners will be selected at random. See below for full terms and conditions.
*By the way, for a sobering look at our drain on the planet, see what the Guardian reported on the day the earth’s population reached 7 billion.

1. This competition (“Competition”) is open to all residents of the U.K over 18 years of age(“Participants”), but excludes: (i) Burson-Marsteller (the “Promoter”) employees (and their immediate families), (ii) employees (and their immediate families) of The Energy Saving Trust, the Institute of Directors, Michelin, Tomorrow’s Company, E.ON and Royal Dutch Shell Group (the “Partners”), and (iii) persons located in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful to play the Competition. Each Participant may make any number of entries to the Competition.
2. The Competition commences on 3.11.11 and ends at midday on 30.11.11 (“Competition Period”).
3. The winners will be contacted within a week of the end of the Competition Period. If the Promoter has not received a minimum of 20 valid entries by 30.11.11 the Competition Period shall be extended until midday on 14.12.11, with the winners contacted within a week of that date. All entries received in the original Competition Period will continue to be valid.
4. To enter the Competition, Participants must answer the multiple choice question correctly, leaving their full name, email address and telephone number in their entry email. The Promoter shall use contact details in accordance with the Privacy Policy at www.energyrethinking.org/privacy. Participants submitting entries via the Web Page must also comply with the Web Page terms at www.energyrethinking.org/tc and www.energyrethinking.org/copyrights.
6. The Promoter does not accept any responsibility for entries which are lost, damaged, or delayed (including due to internet service disruption). The Promoter accepts no responsibility for the entries that a Participant makes.
7. The winning entries will receive a Shower Head from E.ON and an E.ON ShowerSave. The prize is as stated and will not be provided in any other form. The prize cannot be redeemed for cash and are non-transferable.
8. Entries will be picked randomly. In the event of a draw, a casting vote will be exercised by the Promoter’s [Web Editor]. The decision of the Promoter’s [Web Editor] is final.
9. By entering the Competition, each Participant warrants that:
- nothing in their entry infringes any copyrights, trade marks, or other intellectual property rights of a third party or any rights of privacy;
- nothing in their entry contains any material which is pornographic, sexually explicit, obscene, offensive, harmful to minors, discriminatory or in any way likely to upset, distress or harm any person, or is otherwise contrary to public policy and/or accepted moral standards;
- their entry complies with all applicable laws; and
- he/she shall not knowingly transmit any data or other material which contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, spyware, adware or any other harmful programmes or similar computer code designed or known to adversely affect the operation of any computer hardware or software.
11. The Promoter reserves the right at its sole discretion to reject any entries which do not comply with these Terms and Conditions, or to remove any entry if the Promoter receives notification about any potential infringements or breaches of law.
12. In relation to individuals participating in the Competition as consumers, by submitting their entry to the Competition Participants guarantee that such entries are in full compliance at all times with the Terms and Conditions. Participants also agree that the Promoter, the Partners or any other partners that may subsequently be added, will not be responsible for the Participant’s – the individual’s – actions, and thus will not be liable to any legal fees, damages and other expenses that may be awarded as a result of the Participant’s breach of this warranty.
13. In relation to companies and business entities participating in the Competition, by submitting their entry to the Competition Participants warrant that such entry is in full compliance at all times with the Terms and Conditions. Participants shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Promoter to the fullest extent possible against any legal fees, damages and other expenses that may be awarded as a result of the Participant’s breach of this warranty.
14. Under no circumstances will the Promoter be liable for any losses, damages, costs or expenses arising from or in any way connected with the Competition, including the following types of loss or damage:
- any loss of profits, business, contracts, anticipated savings, goodwill, or revenue, any wasted expenditure, or any loss or corruption of data (regardless of whether any of these types of loss or damage are direct, indirect or consequential); or
- any indirect or consequential loss or damage whatsoever.
Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude or limit the Promoter’s liability for death or personal injury as a result of its own negligence or in relation to fraudulent misrepresentation or any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited by law.
15. The winner will not be required to participate in related publicity. For the name and country of residence of the winners, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the Promoter.
16. If any provision contained in these Terms and Conditions shall be prohibited by law or adjudged by a court to be unlawful, void or unenforceable such provision shall, to the extent required, be severed from these Terms and Conditions and rendered ineffective as far as possible without modifying the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions, and shall not in any way affect the validity or enforcement of the remaining Terms and Conditions.
17. The Competition, these Terms and Conditions, and any matter arising from them (including any dispute or claim relating to non-contractual obligations) are governed by the law of England and Wales and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
The Promoter is Burson-Marsteller Limited. It is registered in England with company number 601529, its registered address is Level 6 South, Central Saint Giles, 1 St Giles High Street, London WC2H 8AG.
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