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The march of the frogmen

Save £2,000 a year. No wetsuit required

sky-frogmenIf you’re a DaisyGreenMagazine.co.uk reader you may already know these super simple tips for getting a little greener and saving the pennies to boot.

But we just couldn’t resist this bonkers picture courtesy of Sky and the advice from their Earth Day frogmen. And in case you’re wondering about the frogmen connection: climate change = rising sea levels. Geddit?

The frogmen’s top tips

Taking a daily shower instead of a bath can save £35 a year in energy bills.

Cycling around 20 miles to work instead of taking a train will save 40 kilos of green house gases a month. That’s the same as £88 off your energy bill.

Turning a household thermostat down by 1°C will save £65 each year on an average gas bill.

Turning off unused lights in the home will save you £15 whilst swapping all of the lights in the home to energy saving ones will save £45 per year.

By fitting a high efficiency boiler and improving household heating controls, you can save £275 a year on energy bills and of 1.2 tonnes of green house gases.

Cycling to work from Zone 3 to Zone 1 in London, instead of travelling by Tube, would save you around £1,500 a year on travel bills.

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Sallyanne Flemons

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  1. the march of the frogmen and the tips are here in a great video…
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzeomVC2n1k

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