
Natural gas is expensive, dirty and financing war. Here are 5 ways to use less of it to heat your home
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The cost of natural gas was already rising fast as the world emerged from repeated Covid lockdowns and demand for energy soared. Now the war in Ukraine is pushing prices even higher.
In Europe, countries are planning to dramatically slash their reliance on Russian gas, and while the US doesn't import much gas from Russia, it's also feeling the pain of high prices, which are linked to global markets. It's the same for the UK, which only relies on Russia for 3% of its gas.
Millions of people are set to shell out hundreds, possibly even thousands, of extra dollars just to keep their homes warm this year. But there are plenty of ways to keep bills down, and a lot of them will help tackle climate change, too, and help damp gas prices -- which means less money for exporters like Russia.

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