Tune in, turn on, cop out?

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With the World Cup expected to provide a sales boost for television manufacturers, Hannah Hislop of the Green Alliance warns poor energy labelling will make it difficult for football fans to pick the greenest models

In the run up to the 2006 World Cup, sales of large, flat screen televisions showed an increase of 80 per cent on the same week in 2005. Television manufacturers are hoping for equally good results this...

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