Go green 'like Julia Roberts'

Article date : 09/07/2009

Written by Jasper Cullen

Pretty Woman actress Julia Roberts resides in a US eco-mansion, however, one news provider has stated that homeowners do not have to have the income of a filmstar in order to go green.

Indeed, the Metro states that Britons can lower their carbon footprints and reduce their energy bills on a relatively small budget.

The newspaper spoke to Matt Knight, green home advisor at the Energy Saving Trust, who said that UK households spend £20 billion on energy each year, but that utility bills could be lowered by £300 and carbon emissions by 1.5 tonnes by going green.

He advised that new heating controls could reduce bills by 17 per cent, while a condensing boiler could increase the saving by a further 40 per cent.

"The thermostat should be set from 18 to 21 degrees Celsius. Turning it down by just one degree could cut your heating bill by £65 and save 330kg of CO2 a year," Mr Knight added.

Julia Roberts is not the only famous face committed to going green, with it recently being revealed that U2 singer Bono is set to have a new wood pellet burning boiler fitted at his home.

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