Well, perhaps not right now. Let’s just hold off until the snow has melted. CleanTogether is a really cool site that Nikki brought to my attention last week. It encourages you to go out and enjoy nature, but clean up a little extra (i.e. not just your stuff) before you leave. Weigh what you’ve cleared …
This is a guest post by Dr Gary Robertshaw of The Green Providers Directory. The prospects for the emergence of a genuinely sustainable global economy have been given fresh impetus with the election of Barack Obama, extending beyond the well intentioned rhetoric characteristic of new administrations. I think we can be optimistic for several reasons. …
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By far the coolest Valentine’s Day card that I’ve seen this year is this Carve Your Own Card kit from Nigel’s EcoStore. It’s a solid FSC certified wooden postcard ready for you to hand carve your own message of love. This is one Valentine’s Day card that will be remembered. Nigel recommends a good old …
I’ve just come across some beautiful pictures (see below) on Inhabitat that show trams in various parts of Europe travelling over velvety green lawns. Wow, incorporating landscaping into the rail-tracks, that’s a good idea. I bet it would improve the look of Croydon no end to have a bit of grass between the tram-tracks. What …
This is a guest post by Dr Gary Robertshaw of The Green Providers Directory. The debate surrounding the extent to which the burning of fossil fuels leads to climate change misses a more fundamental point. That is, fossil fuels are an inherently finite resource. This resource is dwindling at an accelerating rate as economies such …
The ETA are offering travel insurance with a 25% discount if you don’t fly to your destination. That’s right, get there some other way (take a boat, a train or your own vehicle) and you can save. If you need some help finding out how to get to your destination without flying, check out The …
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I can’t help feeling that the guy whose birth Christmas is supposed to be about celebrating would be appalled if he saw the amount of waste that was being created in his name. What do you think? But, Christmas being what it is, we wake up from our excesses in January with an increased waistline, …