Being green can have everything to do with saving money, which is why I love shopping at second-hand shops. There are charity shops, dress agencies and also the school second-hand shop for used school uniform. The internet is also a great place to pick up second-hand goodies, good places to start including Freecycle and Ebay. …
Here’s a head’s up on a new, exciting opportunity from the Sierra Club that could just be The Best Internship on Earth. One lucky young person will get to spend this summer travelling around the US to Sierra Club’s outdoor youth programs, including Inner City Outings, Volunteer Vacations, and Building Bridges to the Outdoors. The intern …
Marin Camille Hood has made a few really cool chandeliers out of old bicycles and bicycle bits. This is one of them. The rest of them are here. chandeliers [artwork by marin camille] Recycled works by Marin Hood [Recyclart] [ad#adify]
These are good looking tote bags from Olive & Myrtle. They’ve teamed up with San Francisco based Lab Partners on the Fruit & Veggie bag below (you can see their other two designs on the Olive & Myrtle website). I also really like the Olive & Myrtle in-house Endangered Species bag. The designs are silk …
Welcome to the 214th edition of the Carnival of the Green. This will probably be my last Carnival of the Green post, because I’m moving away from blogging to explore other creative pursuits. So, all nostalgic, I was looking back through EcoStreet’s archives at Carnival of the Green #13 that we hosted back in February …
During the recent UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen our world leaders failed to agree on a climate deal. But we all know it’s not only up to them and there are plenty of things that we mere mortals can do to make an impact on climate change. As consumers, we need to take responsibilility for …
It’s summer in the Southern Hemisphere, the right time of year to cook up a brew of solar tea. Remember, your kettle is one of the biggest energy vampire gadgets you’ve probably got, so change the way you make your tea this summer? You’ve heard of slow food, this is slow tea. Step 1: You’ll …
For an eco-friendly Xmas, make your own decorations out of garden and household waste. Twigs make an excellent Xmas tree, the bottoms of plastic bottles make gorgeous stars, and aluminium drink cans make sparkly baubles. Make miniature Christmas trees from a few twigs, or make a bigger tree with thicker branches and a threaded rod …
We’re giving away two tickets to see ‘Radical Nature‘ at the Barbican in London. It’s the first exhibition to bring together key figures across different generations who have created utopian works and inspiring solutions for our ever-changing planet. Radical Nature draws on ideas that have emerged out of Land Art, environmental activism, experimental architecture and …
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