Energy-Saving News

Energy-Efficient Supermarket Lighting Supercharges Your Spinach

Posted on 23. Mar, 2010 by Ross.

File this particular study in the ‘Popeye’s Secrets’ category: not only does spinach contain plenty of key vitamins essential for a healthy existence, but it is also more potent when bought from a supermarket than pulled out of the ground.
Why? Fluorescent lighting.
According to research published in the Journal of Agricutural and Food Chemistry, energy-efficient supermarket [...]

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UK Supermarkets Criticised Over Freezer Greenhouse Gases

Posted on 04. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

An Environmental Investigation Agency report has lambasted UK supermarkets for failing to take steps to reduce their use of greenhouse gases in their fridges and freezers, and released a ranked list of the worst - and least worst - offenders.
Despite more environmentally friendly alternatives existing, supermarket freezers and refrigerators use hydroflurocarbons (HFCs) as a coolant. [...]

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