An old tractor tyre makes a fantastic sandpit for the younger set, and is a super easy recycling project. Old tractor tyres are easier to come by than you may think. I got hold of this one by putting a “Wanted” ad on Freecycle and a local smallholder was happy to part with it, I …
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Dan Phillips is building “after-market” houses with a mission in mind. He is addressing three major social problems with one activity: reducing landfill waste, providing low-income housing and employing and teaching skills to an unskilled, minimum wage work force.
Joel over at LifeGoggles.com has asked me to let you know about the biggest eco competition on the web (well, probably). There’s over $2,422 / £1,211 of stuff to win, and all of it is gorgeously green. To stand a chance of winning one of the prizes, you’ll need to subscribe to the LifeGoggles.com weekly …
Louis Walsh eat your heart out! Three Swedish Environmental Engineering students from the University of Lund have taken it upon themselves to form a boy band modelled on the likes of Westlife and Take That, but with a serious message. The Ekoboys’ euro-pop ballad “Echo in my Heart” is performed as an “eye-opener” on the …
Photo credit: paul goyette Being eco-friendly is not just about saving the planet, it’s about creating a healthy environment for yourself and your children. Having a baby is a great time to start over and as a time of new beginnings, the perfect time to bring some positive green steps into your lives. 1. Breastfeed …
Join Dan Power, the energy wasting guy for Energy Wasting Day on the 1st of April 2008.
Last summer I took my family on holiday to Wales and Cornwall and experienced the joys of the solar shower both at the Green Man Festival in the Brecon Beacons, and at Keveral Farm in the West Country. So I got thinking, why not switch to solar showers every time we go camping, or even …