Grandmother and former nurse Linda Sones sells organic cotton baby and children’s clothing and accessories, and natural, organic baby toiletries online at SonesUK. Her suppliers are all committed to various environmental and Fairtrade initiatives. Fairtrade is an organized social movement and market based model of International Trade (Wikipedia). In a capitalist society profits rule and …
Last week I told you about the Magic Wheel in a post about urban commuting. This week I’m offering you the opportunity of a free ride. That’s right, Magic Wheel are giving away one of their lovely vehicles right here on EcoStreet. It’s the perfect antidote to those irritating little aluminium scooters that everyone was …
I bet you’ve read dozens of articles telling you to switch to low energy light bulbs and to insulate your cavity walls if you want to save energy and be green. I know I have. And that’s all very well if you own your own home and have the money available to buy those CFL …
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Becoming a parent is often the catalyst for becoming greener. Suddenly being aware that our children are going to be inhabiting a planet that we’ve helped to ruin could even turn our lives right around. Whether you’re already conscious of the environment, or if you’re new to green, join me for a journey through what …
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Do you live in town and drive to work? If your answer is yes, my next question is why? Is it because of the state of public transport (or the lack thereof)? Of the people that I’ve asked, it seems that most don’t want to use public transport because it’s unpleasant, or unreliable, or takes …
armedangels is a new fashion label out of Germany that’s illustrates how style and ethics can be combined to create the finest street fashion made with an uncompromising rejection of child labour, wage exploitation and environmental pollution. All armedangels styles are made from 100% organic cotton and manufactured to Fairtrade guidelines. And for each garment …