Energy from the community: a film by Good Energy Films
A story of microgeneration in North London.
Mindless consumerism
This Saturday, you don’t have to do what your telly tells you to. Stay at home, or go for a walk in the park. Better still, recycle something. Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.
Nukefree.org: Stop the nuclear bailout
Musicians Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne and Graham Nash announced today a new campaign to stop US Congress from bailing out the nuclear power industry. They launched the campaign with the release of a YouTube video and national petition effort all available at www.nukefree.org. The artists will deliver the petitions to Congress at a press conference …
World’s first dimmable low energy light bulb available in the UK
If you’re one of the thousands of people who’ve been looking for energy saving light bulbs that are dimmable, today is your lucky day. Nigel’s Eco Store now stocks the world’s first dimmable low energy light bulb by DigiFlex. And here’s the interesting part, there are two varieties, one that works with a standard dimmer …
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5 of the best natural deodorants
Some people believe that antiperspirants and deodorants containing aluminium can contribute to the risk of cancer, others believe it is all a hoax. Regardless of all this, antiperspirants stop you sweating, something that you are naturally designed to do. So antiperspirants are a no-no for me. Something that I’d like to point out about deodorants …
Sex party: how climate change is affecting the birds and the bees
A satirical look at how climate change is affecting the mating habits of the birds and bees of the British countryside.
5 shocking statistics about the British way of life
Over 800,000 metric tonnes of clothing and shoes were thrown away in the UK in 2006. Shame on us! There are textile collection points in every car park in the land, not to mention a liberal sprinkling of charity shops about the place. And if you’re too lazy to do that, Freecycle a bag of …
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Tyres on over 1000 SUVs deflated in Sweden
You may recall a post here a while ago about a group in Sweden who call themselves The Indians of the Concrete Jungle. Their campaign involves deflating tyres on 4-wheel drive vehicles and is spreading across Sweden like wildfire, stirring up a national debate and bringing out the worst in 4×4 drivers. Here is a …
36 ways to stop nuclear power
Our government supports the building of new nuclear power stations across the UK as a means of securing a future energy supply. But instead of “bridging the power gap” between fossil fuels and renewables, this means we’ll be creating tens of thousands of tonnes of hazardous radioactive waste which will remain dangerous for a million …