£50,000 to garden shed inventor who comes up with the next big energy saving thing

by Tracy StokesEcoTech, Sustainable LifestylePosted on Comments are Disabled

Trevor Baylis (the inventor of windup technology) and Dick Strawbridge (the moustachioed tinkerer from BBC2’s It’s Not Easy Being Green) this week launched a nationwide search for the next big thing in energy efficiency. Trevor and Dick are part of the Powergen Energy Lab judging panel who will sift through entries from potting shed inventors, …

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Wind Turbine shortlisted as “unsung landmark”.

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Today is the last day to vote for the Green Park (Reading, UK) Wind Turbine in the BBC’s Unsung Landmarks poll.  Don’t miss out! From grownupgreen: The BBC has drawn up a shortlist of the UK’s greatest unsung landmarks from over a thousand suggested by the public. Amongst the churches, bridges and remnants of our …

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Tetra Pak talks about recycling

by Tracy StokesRecycling, Sustainable LifestylePosted on Comments are Disabled

It wasn’t good news for the environment when the only reprocessing plant dedicated to the recycling of Tetra Pak cartons in the UK was closed down this summer. But things are looking up as Tetra Pak moves into talks with a number of UK paper mills in an attempt to to reach a 10% recycling …

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Last Chance to “Name that Television Show”

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Today is the last day to enter the “Name that Television Show” contest! Help NYC based Green Ground Zero rename their environmentally focused talk show, Built Green TV, and you could win a Voltaic solar backpack from 3r living! Send in your suggestion for a new TV show name to info@greengroundzero.org. Find all the contest …

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Buying an eco-home

by Tracy StokesEcoHouse, Sustainable LifestylePosted on 2 Comments

There are a number of options available to you if you decide that you want to live in a more eco-friendly home. You could start from scratch and build your own eco-home, you could retrofit your current home to make it more sustainable, or you could go out there and buy an off-the-peg eco-home. This …

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gWiki is the Green Wiki

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gWiki (think quickie with a “g”) is the Green Wiki. gWiki is newly launched and a great source to both the green guru and those who are just starting out on the path of environmentalism and needing to know more. If you have an area of green expertise, gWiki invites you to join in and …

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Going green is good for business

by Tracy StokesEcoEnergy, EcoTech, Energy Saving, Recycling, Sustainable LifestylePosted on Comments are Disabled

The Environment Agency claims that businesses that adopt green practices are saving UK industry upwards of £5 million every year. And while going green can save £££s, it also serves to enhance reputations with customers and investors, drives innovation and creates markets. In it’s Spotlight on Business report, the Environment Agency looks at what is …

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“Name that Television Show” Contest

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For two seasons, Green Ground Zero has proudly hosted a television show called Built Green TV.  During that time Neil Chambers, host of the show, has interviewed some of the most incredible thinkers, writers, designers and leaders in the environmental field.  Past guests include Gov. Brian Schweitzer, Paul Polizzotto, Susan Szenasy, David Kirkpatrick, Mark Cox, …

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