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	<title>Cocoon Club</title>
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		<title>Rubbish can make Gas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent reports indicate that decaying household waste could produce a gas, which if harnessed and fed into the National Grid system would provide up to 20% of Britain’s requirements, providing a way can be found to connect this gas into the national gas system.
Sterecycle, a company backed by Goldman Sachs and Fidelity International, believes it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cocoonclub.co.uk/rubbish-can-make-gas/</link>
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		<title>Cheaper Gas and Electricity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With so many deals on offer in today&#8217;s energy market, from internet tariffs to capped deals, there are many ways of getting cheaper energy.   Some of the simple steps and typical savings are &#8211; If you have both gas and electricity, get them from the same supplier and you can save around £50.   If you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cocoonclub.co.uk/cheaper-gas-and-electricity/</link>
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		<title>Beware of dangers when taking electricity outside</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Labour saving electrical devices make it easier to keep your garden looking trim, but it is important to be aware of the dangerswhen taking electricity outside.     A good garden feels like and extension to your home &#8211; and many of us feel as natural about using electricity there as we would indoors.   However, electricity isn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cocoonclub.co.uk/beware-of-dangers-when-taking-electricity-outside/</link>
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		<title>Soaring cost of equity release</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Elderly homeowners wanting to get at some of the cash tied up in their homes have less choice as lenders pull out of the market.   In the past few weeks, four major equity release providers &#8211; Northern Rock plus Newcastle, Saffron and Coventry building societies &#8211; have withdrawn from the market.   Before the credit crunch [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cocoonclub.co.uk/soaring-cost-of-equity-release/</link>
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		<title>House Prices higher than a year ago!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[House prices are now higher than they were a year ago as the property market starts to rise.     There are now clear signs that buyers believe that the housing slump is over.       In London asking prices in some areas are now at a record level as strong demand and some shortage of houses on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cocoonclub.co.uk/house-prices-higher-than-a-year-ago/</link>
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		<title>Going Green &#8211; Don&#8217;t Waste Money</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people may end up wasting money trying to go green.  There is a growing range of new energy technologies but not all justify the investment.  Recent research concluded that domestic wind turbines are a waste of time for those people living in a town or city.  However a similar wind turbine mounted on a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cocoonclub.co.uk/going-green-dont-waste-money/</link>
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		<title>Housing Market Revival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Latest figures show an upturn in house sales increasing by nearly a fifth compared with the previous month. Many buyers were tempted back to the market as the traditional summer sales bounce was heightened by signs that house prices may have already hit the bottom.
The HM Revenue and Customs figures reinforce the optimism brought by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cocoonclub.co.uk/housing-market-revival/</link>
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		<title>Lower Mill Estate residents up in arms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Residents of Lower Mill Estate in Somerford Keynes, Gloucestershire are in dissagreement with owner Jeremy Paxton who wishes to open up the Spa facility which up to now has been for residents only, to the General Public and increase membership up to 2,000. Residents feel this will spoil the whole concept of the eco-estate and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cocoonclub.co.uk/lower-mill-estate-residents-up-in-arms/</link>
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		<title>Straw Build</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Having visited the Centre of Alternative Technology in Wales I was extremely interested to see how they were using Straw Bale technology to build eco/sustainable affordable houses and having left I was not totally convinced and needed further clarification of this build system. I have today read with interest about the wonderful 70ft replica of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cocoonclub.co.uk/straw-build/</link>
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