With demand increasing daily for greener, more energy efficient ways of heating your home, there are simply not enough installers of domestic wind turbines, solar systems and heat pumps to satisfy everyone’s needs. One of the biggest opportunities for a new career at the moment, though, is as an energy assessor. With new government legislation …
GreenSteps is looking for an average family to create a new television programme The family will discover how easy it is to go green. Following the success of the BBC television series ‘It’s not easy being green’, at GreenSteps, they don’t believe it’s all that difficult. They’ve teamed up with a television production company and …
GreenMaven.com was designed late last year by a group of Green MBA graduates with Open Source software by the leading sustainable website development firm, Earthsite.net, developers of Urth.tv and GreenFestivals.org. The site has reached a total of 5,000 websites since its launch, and has also been recognised in TIME.com’s Top Ten List of Best New …
The Common Ground Partnership www.CommonGround2008.com invites you to submit your digital art entries – with an environmental theme – to be considered for publication in the 2008 Common Ground Collection. Merging new media, art and philanthropy, Common Ground focuses attention on – and raises money for – environmental projects worldwide. There will be prizes, an …
This morning, the bookies were offering odds of 16-1 that Gordon Brown would be wearing a green tie. Had you taken them on, you would have lost your money. In the aftermath of Mr Brown’s 11th budget speech at 12.30pm today, Ben Nickell from GreenSteps takes a quick look at the green measures outlined. We’ll …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a helpful resource for children to learn more about environmental issues. A colorful cartoon that is easy to navigate leads visitors through different sections of how-to and other insightful information. There are sections with curriculum resources for teachers, an educational center for high school students, and fun interactive activities …
U.S. teens are taking action for safer cosmetics. The California based and teen-led organization wants to “raise awareness about potentially cancer-causing chemicals present in cosmetic and personal care products used daily and to advocate for legislation and laws that protect our right to health.” They’ve been doing this since 2005 and conduct school outreach programs …
Friends of the Earth would like to hear from you. They’ve recently launched a new online bookshop and would like feedback from the green community. All you need to do is answer 10 short questions for your chance to win over £150 worth of environmental books. Click here to complete the short survey. Thanks to …
Lion Brand Yarn is offering a free knitting pattern for an eco-friendly shopping bag inspired by their Lion Organic Cotton yarn. The bag is stretchy — it holds a TON of stuff but collapses easily. Lion Organic Cotton is not dyed, but grows naturally in brown, green and white! PLEASE NOTE: you will have to …