ECOMACHINE

The latest video from the ECOHOOD. Ecomachines & Living Machines are ecological wastewater treatment designs originally founded by Dr. John Todd of Ocean Arks International. They are viable solutions for our future. A future in which water wont be so easily accessible and we will need to re-evaluate our wastewater treatment systems and to develop …

Green travelling

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 to travel by train or ship. The Girls Travel Club offers tips and advice to …

Change your shirt, save a life

The latest developments from better thinking’s perfect t-shirt project: Sunday and Monday saw the Organic and Natural Products Europe show arriving at the Great Hall in Kensington Olympia. After happily sampling numerous organic chocolate truffles, I settled down to take part in a seminar hosted by the Soil Association, entitled ‘Is Organic Cotton Sustainable?’ We …

Looking for wasters

Do you know a famkily who like to splash out on the finer things in life? Is convenience their number one priority? Do they claim they can’t live without their car or creature comforts? Do you think it’s time they became less wasteful and more eco-friendly? The BBC is making an exciting new documentary series …

Wiping The Slate green

NEW YORK, April 16, 2007—The Slate Green Challenge launches today, encouraging people to go on a seven-week “carbon diet” to shed unwanted pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. Slate, the daily online magazine, in collaboration with the eco-Web site Treehugger.com, is again asking Americans to consider their own contributions to global warming, challenging them to reduce …

ELLE magazine goes green again

ELLE magazine’s second “green issue” will be on the newstands next Tuesday. The May issue’s cover is graced by the green-living Mandy Moore, and is printed on recycled paper. The content is devoted to green issues, green fashion and the 2007 ELLE Green Awards. Even the guest-editors are green: Laurie David (environmental activist and founder …

It’s a nice day for a GREEN wedding…

By Nature’s Organic and Ethical Wedding List is turning white weddings green. From recycled and fair trade diningware to organic bed and bath linens each product is carefully screened for its eco and social credentials. By Nature will also match 10% of the total amount spent on each wedding list and give this money to …