Wayne Hemingway wants you to put on a jumper
If you've already switched off your heater for the spring, I'm pretty sure you're in the minority. Temperatures are set to stay colder for longer than usual in 2008, and many households will continue using central heating well into the remainder of the year.
As my Dad has always been fond of telling me, the best way to keep warm is just to put on more clothing. This view was not exactly fashionable in my youth, but now Wayne Hemingway has teamed up with B&Q to remind us all that we can save loads of energy just by putting on a jumper.
Wayne wants us all to embrace 'body warming not global warming', and think about our impact on the planet whenever we want to turn up the thermostat. He's created a range of limited edition sweatshirts for B&Q, which are available to buy online.
If every household in the UK turned down their heating by 1°C, they would not only reduce their heating bills by 10% but also save 7.6 million tones of CO2 emissions in one year - enough greenhouse gas to fill Wembley Stadium a staggering 970 times. The Hemingway sweatshirts feature a number of other energy efficiency hints and tips such as 'insulate your loft' and 'share a bath or shower to show how easy it is to make a difference.
I couldn't agree more. I'd also like to suggest investing in the ingenious Radiator Booster, available from our store, that will make your rooms warmer by efficiently distributing heat when placed on a radiator. It can save people around £98 a year on heating bills!
Posted by: Nigels Eco Store | April 15, 2008 5:35 PM