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 …
Read more “Save 25% off your travel insurance by not flying”
As part of the Guardian publisher network (we are one of many independent websites who work with the Guardian to sell advertising on our sites), we’re asking EcoStreet readers to take part in a survey that will tell us more about you, what interests you, and what sort of information and services you want. The …
Read more “Take this survey for a chance to win a £50 Amazon voucher”
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, …
Dutch creative communications company SPRANQ has come up with a font that uses up to 20% less ink than a regular font does when you’re printing. “After Dutch holey cheese, there now is a Dutch font with holes as well.” SPRANQ tested how much of a letter could be removed while maintaining readability? After trying …
With money being as tight as it is, sales and coupons are a sensible option. My sister and her partner, for example, decided to wait until after Xmas to buy each other a Xmas present this year, so that they could maximise their dollars by buying in the sales. And then there’s the money that …
London motorists who get rid of their vehicles will be given free driving time with car clubs like Streetcar under a scheme backed by London Mayor Boris Johnson. Car Crunch London will reward those who can prove that they have sold their car with a two year membership of a car club and free driving …
Read more “Free driving for London motorists who go car free”
The London Waste and Recycling board have decided that they need to look at the capital’s waste as a resource rather than rubbish to be disposed of. They are focussing on three main areas to reduce London’s waste problem, namely increasing recycling of priority materials such as plastics, extracting energy from food waste, and generating …
Terracycle has introduced a line of cleaners (All Purpose, Bathroom, Window, Degreaser and Drain), all with the Eco-friendly TerraChoice Certified Zerofootprint Seal. These cleaners, comparable to chemical cleaners, are packaged in recycled or ‘out-of-spec” soda bottles. I went to work on my mirrors and my car windows this weekend, and after a minor mishap with …
You must be logged in to post a comment.