Have you ever thought about how many cheap, flimsy umbrellas are discarded every time they blow inside out or come adrift just when you need them? How many times have you seen an abandoned umbrella lying in a wet and crumpled heap in the gutter? It’s something that Pamela Zonsius pondered and then she decided …
Keen to help my little feathered friends through the bleak mid-winter, I’ve been doing some research on exactly what I can feed the little fellas. I was surprised to read at the RSPB website that birds are in fact quite partial to a bit of Christmas dinner, what a great idea for getting rid of …
We’d like to wish all of our readers a great green festive season, and to say thank you for your support over the past year. We’ll be taking a break tomorrow, but will be back on the 26th December with more of our usual green interest news, green product reviews and commentary on all things …
On Christmas day what are you going to do with all that wrapping paper? Recycle it? Great. What about the cards? Give them a week or so and recycle those too, or maybe hang on to them for a year to use the front for gift labels next year? Terrific. The tree? In 12 days …
Newsflash! There’s a UK mobile service provider who cares more about the environment than making massive profits. Green Mobile has some great packages that give something back to the environment. Firstly, they encourage you to keep your current phone rather than upgrade when you switch to them. They offer refurbished phones with contracts as well …
Sustainable design architect Edouard François‘s latest project changes the face of social housing in Paris. The project, Eden Bio, features terraced houses arranged along pedestrian alleys set within densely planted organic gardens. The upper level units will be reached by external timber gantries and staircases enclosed in greenery. The 100 social housing unit development will …
The Real News interview with climate change journalist and communications development expert Afsan Chowdhury on the disappointing outcome of the Bali Climate Conference. To add insult to injury, the conference had an enormous carbon footprint. The 15,000 politicians, activists, MPs, journalists, and civil servants from 180 countries who travelled to Bali for the talks emitted …
Read more “What did the UN’s Bali Climate Conference amount to?”
This Manchester billboard may get a few potential travellers thinking. Perhaps they’ll take the bus.
The biggest complaint I’ve heard from users of carbon calculators is that they don’t take food and other lifestyle choices into account. Well, here’s one that does. GreenIQ looks at your food and drink choices, what beauty products you use, and your daily habits, along with the big stuff like travel, flights, your type of …