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 …
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You may recall a post here a while ago about a group in Sweden who call themselves The Indians of the Concrete Jungle. Their campaign involves deflating tyres on 4-wheel drive vehicles and is spreading across Sweden like wildfire, stirring up a national debate and bringing out the worst in 4×4 drivers. Here is a …
Our government supports the building of new nuclear power stations across the UK as a means of securing a future energy supply. But instead of “bridging the power gap” between fossil fuels and renewables, this means we’ll be creating tens of thousands of tonnes of hazardous radioactive waste which will remain dangerous for a million …
“The youth of this country have been working hard for change. We’ve read the writing on the wall and will not let our leaders fail us on addressing global warming. And what have we already done about it? A hell of a lot.” So say the youth of America in the Power Shift 2007 blog. …
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Have you always had to settle for a pair of jeans that gapes at the waist, or have you struggled to find a pair to fit your shape at all? I have. It can be rather frustrating, especially considering I live in my jeans. Here’s some good news for people out there who’d like a …
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Cineflix Productions are looking for eco-home dwellers (or designers) who are proud of their masterpieces and wouldn’t mind flaunting them for a new television series for Discovery Planet Green and HGTV called “World’s Greenest Homes”. If you live in or helped design a home which is architecturally stunning and has strong eco-credentials, Nicky Huggett would …
In a part of the world where wild spaces are being threatened by oil and gas drilling, unchecked development, irresponsible recreation, logging, and global warming, the Sierra Club are doing what they can to protect the remains of America’s wild legacy. They have launched a campaign to protect 52 wild places (one in each state, …
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Here are some interesting posts from the green blogosphere: Five Green Things To Do This Week by Eco Worrier Black gold – learn how at a Compost Clinic by Hippyshopper Re-use Cardboard to Make Cool Kid’s Furniture by Wannabe Hippy 5 Ways to Reduce Your Dependence on Foreign Oil by Green Options As of 2007, …
Scott Meister presents a video explaining how to make compost with the Berkley Thermophilic Compost method. This method of composting takes advantage of thermophilic bacteria that quickly breakdown waste and turn it into nutritious black gold for your garden in around 18 days. Scott runs the The Potato House Permaculture Pension near Lake Yamanaka, the …