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new houses with solar panels on roofs in Stirling, UK

Energy price cap means now might be the best time to green your home

29 March 2022

The cost of heating UK homes using traditional technology is rising this week – making green options like solar panels and heat pumps a more affordable alternative
Shale gas drilling in Blackpool, UK in August 2017

UK chose to pay back £640,000 to fracking firms after shale gas ban

25 March 2022

The UK government imposed a moratorium on shale gas extraction in November 2019, leaving fracking firms that had paid licence fees out of pocket, but the country's oil and gas regulator decided to refund them

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