“Have you ever wanted to unplug from the rat race and free yourself?” asks Nick Rosen in his new book How to live off-grid. In it he provides not only the inspiration to get off the beaten track and find your own space, he also provides countless resources to help you do just what he …
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Be seen. Be heard. Make an impact. You’re invited to use digital art to speak to the one issue we all face simultaneously: Environmental stewardship for our family, our community, the planet. The artists selected for the Common Ground Collection 2008 of limited edition museum quality prints will be featured in a media relations campaign …
This week’s Carnival of the Green is at Groxie, and my pick of the posts has got to be the Recycling Guide at Confessions of a Closet Environmentalist. Honestly, even if you think you know it all about recycling, you should read this post.
Green fingers – What effect is climate change having on our gardens and what can we do about it? Greener battery options – We explore the alternatives to disposable batteries. Old fashioned household products are green and CHEAP! – Forget having a myriad of chemical cleaners in your home. All you need are 3 simple …
If your postman is looking tired and you’re fed up with the mountains of catalogues falling through your door every day, you probably won’t be too surprised to know that almost 5.4 million items of direct mail are sent out each year in the UK*. While some of the catalogues that we receive are useful, …
Here at EcoStreet we’ve been testing natural sunscreens. These are our favourites. Yaoh Organic Hemp Seed Oil Sun Block comes in SPF15 and SPF30 and smells utterly delicious. Both options combine the protective, moisturising and rejuvenating qualities of hemp oil with the least damaging chemical sunblocks to produce a safe, protective lotion that is vegan, …
Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell has recorded an exclusive new track for Friends of the Earth’s campaign “The Big Ask”. The track “Funeral Blues” was recorded at Europes’s first solar-powered recording studio in London, and it’s free to download here. Get involved too and ask your MP to support the Climate Change Bill. I’m one of …
I’m planning my family’s summer holiday. We want to stay in the UK to avoid flying, and will probably drive in our reasonably fuel-efficient Citroen Picasso diesel to make getting around easy, and we’d like to camp partly to keep costs down, and partly for the adventure of it. Here is our short-list of 5 …
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This is not as mysterious as it sounds. What I’m talking about is how to compost without a composter and how to compost without having a compost heap rotting in the corner of your garden. The method I’m suggesting is ideal for those of you who don’t want to have to see the composter/compost heap …