If every week isn’t already energy saving week at your house, then this is the week to start. The Energy Saving Trust is holding its annual Energy Saving Week (Monday 22nd to Sunday 28th October 2007) and is looking for commitments to a saving of 20% from all and sundry. Find out where you feature …
The amazing REM’s new song Until the Day is Done accompanies the trailer of CNN’s new documentary Planet in Peril. Watch the full documentary on CNN International on Wednesday 24th & Thursday 25th October at 13.00 & 19.00 GMT. “There’s literally one species that holds the cards. It’s our species, human beings, that controls the …
If you’re used to getting about by car, the idea of switching to public transport may seem like too much hard work. Figuring out what trains and buses go from where to where, and how to connect between the different forms of transport can be time consuming, and for some, darn right tedious. And it’s …
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A family home and business are powered by the wind.
Some links to share: Open Source: The Sustainable Business Model at 21st Century Citizen What No Impact feels like after ten months at No Impact Man How to build a free wood-burner at off-grid The Paradox of Al Gore at DeSmogBlog 5 Reasons Why Slow Travel Beats Going On Vacation at Brave New Traveler How …
This is a guest post by Pete Roche, editor of the No2nuclearpower website. The UK Government’s consultation on the Future of Nuclear Power – forced on to it by a successful legal action brought by Greenpeace – ended on Wednesday 10th October. By coincidence, Wednesday was also the 50th anniversary of Britain’s worst nuclear accident …
The term “permaculture” was coined in 1978 by Bill Mollison, an Australian ecologist, and one of his students, David Holmgren. It is a contraction of “permanent agriculture” or “permanent culture” and involves the harmonious integration of landscape and people to provide food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way. The …
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Aleksandar Rodic is a young Serbian artist who looks at his work as a blend of art, design and engineering. Energy Plant is a combination of nature and technology intended to show the beauty of renewable energy sources. It was awarded with the first prize at the AWEA wind power conference in Pittsburgh. This work …
Today’s the day when thousands of bloggers from around the world who don’t usually blog about the environment are joining forces to do just that, blog about the environment. Because here at EcoStreet the environment is just about all we ever blog about, I’m going to use this post to tell you about some of …