Did you know that less than 2% of disposable household batteries are recycled? And that each household uses on average 21 batteries a year? That adds up to UK households throwing away almost 30,000 tonnes of household disposable batteries every year. But there is another option… Rechargeable batteries are available in our supermarkets, so couldn’t …
Did you know that half the oxygen we breathe comes from our oceans? Greenpeace created this video with time-lapse scenery to encourage us all to “Keep our oceans alive.”
For the second year running, Greenpeace and Seventh Generation have teamed up to offer 200 students a week of all expenses paid grassroots training in Washington DC. From July 20 to 26 2007, the group will learn skills to help them take a lead in tackling global warming and other critical issues facing their generation. …
“Environmentally Friendly Road Trip” casting call Here’s your chance to score the ultimate summer job representing Microsoft! Voyage on an adventurous cross-country road trip from Seattle to NYC over 5 weeks while meeting folks from across the nation and doing your part to make the earth a better place to live. You will earn $5,000 …
Spring has certainly sprung in the northern hemisphere. It’s been a scorching April here in the UK, and very, very dry. We don’t have a hosepipe ban in place yet, but I’ll be very surprised if it doesn’t happen soon. Climate change is already having quite an effect on our gardens, and it’s early days …
Are you driving a gas-guzzler? Want to buy a green car but can’t afford a hybrid? The good news is that you can improve the eco-credentials of your wheels by referring to What Green Car? before you buy. So why not replace that Chelsea Tractor with a Volvo V50, or your Yank Tank with a …
Reyka Vodka from Iceland has just hit American shelves and is the world’s first “green” vodka, being distilled using sustainable and clean energy from geothermal heat.
We featured the Canary Project at EcoStreet a while ago. It’s a great project, using art to warn people about what’s happening to the earth. Their latest campaign “Increase your albedo” is a fashion-based campaign, all about making a statement against global warming. To take part – wear white, and spread the word that everyone …
MTV CASTING CALL TRUE LIFE: ECO-ACTIVIST BATTLING DEVELOPERS We are seeking environmentalists who are challenging their community in an effort to stop Global Warming. Are you taking legal action against any polluters in your area? Do you find yourself struggling to keep developers from destroying the greens in your community? Are you in taking action …