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 …
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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 …
The search is on for the UK’s most inspiring, female-led ethical business, with the launch of the Triodos Women in Ethical Business Awards (WEBA) 2008, in association with eve magazine. If you’re a woman who runs or owns a business that’s based on sound ethical principles and you’ve been trading for at least 3 years, …
Of course I’ve heard about Webcameron, but I’ve never had the pleasure of actually watching any of it. So here you go, a politician talking sense, for a change. I’ve never considered giving the Conservatives my vote before, but I much prefer what Cameron is saying to what I’ve heard from Gordon Brown. Note to …
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I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from a film that’s byline is “A toxic comedy about global warming”, but whichever way you look at it, it’s not very funny. Everything’s Cool documents the story of the huge gap between what the scientists say and what the US government chooses to publicise about the global …