What we’ve been reading this week…
Garden makeovers and free fruit and veg could entice people to retrofit their homes, a study finds
Business Green editor James Murray takes Eric Pickles to task over a new £100m fund to encourage councils to bring back weekly bin collections
The dry spring may lead to energy blackouts, according to a Guardian story, showing the links between water and energy security
We learn that the Green Deal could include solar panels and other micro-renewables
Congo becomes the latest country to ban plastic shopping bags, joining the likes of Italy, Rwanda and Bangladesh
And John Snow bemoans a choice architecture that is stacked against cyclists
