If you’re planning a camping trip this summer, get over to allthingsgreen.net for a peek at their eco-friendly camping set. Instead of stocking up on batteries, invest in some kit that will mean you never need batteries again. The Freeplay… Read More »Save £10 on eco-friendly camping gear
This week’s Carnival of the Green is over at Eco-worrier. My pick of the week is the post by The Wild Green Yonder about the Firefox plugin called Real Costs. The plugin calculates the carbon cost of travel purchases made… Read More »Carnival of the Green at Eco-worrier
“Environmentally Friendly Road Trip” casting call Here’s your chance to score the ultimate summer job representing Microsoft! Voyage on an adventurous cross-country road trip from Seattle to NYC over 5 weeks while meeting folks from across the nation and doing… Read More »Microsoft seeks eco-friendly road-trippers
As the weather warms up, my thoughts are turning to the summer holidays. Perhaps yours are too? The greenest way to get away is not to fly, so what are the other options? The Man is Seat 61 explains how… Read More »Green travelling
If you’ve got to drive on vacation (sorry it looks like U.S. only for now) you can now choose to drive green.Hertz recently announced it has fuel-efficient vehicles available at over 50 major airports in the U.S. The car rental… Read More »Hire a green car
These guys are the very latest green directory listing at Eco Street, and an environmentally-minded camping enthusiasts dream. Huttopia (a eco-friendly cross between huts and utopia) is a French eco-tourism company with two beautiful campsites, one in Rille and one… Read More »Rediscovering the camping spirit with Huttopia
Barbara Haddrill, who works for the Centre for Alternative Energy in Wales, will be travelling to Australia to be a bridesmaid at her best friend’s wedding. But instead of flying and damaging the environment, Barbara will be travelling to Australia… Read More »The green bridesmaid
Train Chartering has published research showing that trains are almost always less damaging to the environment than planes and cars. A train uses up to 70% less energy and causes up to 85% less air pollution than a jet aircraft. Short 1 hour flights have the greatest environmental impact, and intercity trains are easiest on the environment for the equivalent journey.Read More »Train travel almost always better for the environment
The Co-operative Bank has launched a new product, ecoinsurance, to help make driving greener. This is the first of its kind in the UK, and works by offsetting some of your carbon emissions caused by driving, but without any additional… Read More »Green motor insurance launched in UK