Today is World Vegan Day 2007 and this year the Vegan Society is asking “Is it green to eat meat?”. The answer that they’ve come up with is a resounding NO. Here’s why. You use much less land and water if you eat crops directly. Animals use most of the protein they eat to live, …
In this digital age we can find that all of our photographs end up on our computers and not being displayed the way that they would traditionally have been. Obviously, digital photography has meant that we don’t print out all of our dud photographs anymore and that’s good for the environment, but there are some …
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green thing is an online community that encourages you (by sending you hilarious videos) to do something green every month. October’s green thing is to walk, once (you can do it more often if you want to). Sign up for your video reminders to do a green thing, and then all you need to do …
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 …
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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Liz Wicksteed wrote to us about her problem of trying to reduce her carbon footprint while she is legally prevented from hanging her washing outside. Because it is an issue that faces thousands of people living in the UK, she has agreed to me sharing her query with the readers of this blog, so that …
Read more “Hang your knickers (and your towels) on the line”
I asked the members of our forum how they went green, and what they would recommend to those who were thinking of taking the first steps to a more sustainable lifestyle. Here’s what they said: I always like to take my own reusable bags when I go shopping so I don’t have to take home …
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This episode of Josh May’s 30-day green living story is a cooking lesson with Katie Lee Joel and some local produce.
We’ve featured a number of blog posts detailing the simple things you can do to help reduce your impact on the planet, the little things that are easy to incorporate into your lifestyle or your daily routine. Now we’re going to be taking a look at the big things that you can do. The things …