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 …
There’s good news for Londoners wishing to recycle their old light bulbs, both incandescent and energy saving. Ryness Lighting and Electrical have taken it upon themselves to educate London residents about the dangers of not disposing of light bulbs safely. Currently the majority of used light bulbs go to landfill sites, where glass and metal …
Climate change is at the top of Europe’s political agenda but not everyone is happy about that. The world’s biggest oil company, ExxonMobil, is working hard to block internationally agreed policies designed to combat climate change. Take a look how ExxonMobil is twisting the facts and help put an end to their misleading advertising. [via: …
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Lush has been likened to “a serious hardcore ethical company dressed up like a hippy drag queen”. It’s the cosmetics shop that looks more like a deli, and where you can buy your soap or your shampoo by the slice. Their staff got naked earlier this year to protest against excess packaging, and now they’ve …
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We have 5 bamboo USB drives on key chains to give away, courtesty of Farfromboring.com eco-friendly promotional products. More eco-friendly than plastic, bamboo is proving a popular alternative in the making of PCs and their accessories. These drives are sold as eco-friendly corporate promotional products by Farfromboring.com. To win one of the three 256 Mb …
Don’t miss out on these great blog posts. Three letters we can write to help save the planet at Lighter Footstep. Green Options asks whether global warming inaction is more costly than action? Lifehack explains how to avoid being enslaved by consumerism. 50 ways to save money from off-grid Don’t forget to enter our giveaway …
When Jeremy Walters’ interview with leading weather scientist Sir John Houghton created some interest at Digg.com, I was surprised to read the comments left by, and the sheer quantity of, Diggers who are convinced that as far as global warming goes there really is nothing to worry about. Now, as far as I can tell, …
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Liz Wicksteed wrote to us about her problem of trying to reduce her carbon footprint while she is legally prevented from hanging her washing outside. Because it is an issue that faces thousands of people living in the UK, she has agreed to me sharing her query with the readers of this blog, so that …
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Boxhouse won Rob Pyatt the YAAG 2006 Special Recoqnition Award for Architecture in association with the University of Colorado Boulder. It is a renovation and addition project of an existing 900sf 1940’s property. The existing home was recycled and combined with prefabricated compressed straw wall panels with low cost, locally available materials.