It’s time for another round of EcoLinking. Here are some recent blog posts that I found interesting. “In order to stay alive, each of us needs 10 trees… so you don’t suffocate in your own carbon dioxide” – 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr Wangari Maathai by Envirostats! Green Your Halloween by The Nature Conservancy …
A story of microgeneration in North London.
This Saturday, you don’t have to do what your telly tells you to. Stay at home, or go for a walk in the park. Better still, recycle something. Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.
Musicians Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne and Graham Nash announced today a new campaign to stop US Congress from bailing out the nuclear power industry. They launched the campaign with the release of a YouTube video and national petition effort all available at www.nukefree.org. The artists will deliver the petitions to Congress at a press conference …
This is a guest post by Jeremy Walters of GoCarbonFree.com Sir John Houghton CBE FRS was co-chairman of the Scientific Assessment for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from 1988-2002. He was previously chairman of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (’92-’98), chief executive of the Met Office (’83-’91) and Professor of Atmospheric Physics, …
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If you’re one of the thousands of people who’ve been looking for energy saving light bulbs that are dimmable, today is your lucky day. Nigel’s Eco Store now stocks the world’s first dimmable low energy light bulb by DigiFlex. And here’s the interesting part, there are two varieties, one that works with a standard dimmer …
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Last Updated: October 2026 Finding a natural deodorant that actually keeps body odour at bay without leaving white streaks on your clothes or causing red, itchy armpit rashes can feel like a trial-and-error nightmare. Over the past few years, eco-friendly deodorant formulas have evolved dramatically. Gone are the days of chalky pastes that melt in …
A satirical look at how climate change is affecting the mating habits of the birds and bees of the British countryside.
Over 800,000 metric tonnes of clothing and shoes were thrown away in the UK in 2006. Shame on us! There are textile collection points in every car park in the land, not to mention a liberal sprinkling of charity shops about the place. And if you’re too lazy to do that, Freecycle a bag of …
Read more “5 shocking statistics about the British way of life”