Do you like trees? Yes, well then vote for them at Trees, Water & People’s wacky VoteForTrees.com site, and they’ll plant one on your behalf*. Tell your friends and family how they can vote YES for trees too. Go on, give trees a chance. *provided you vote before the 28th May 2007 and are within …
According to Greenpeace, two thirds of all energy generated in the UK’s nuclear, coal and gas fuelled power stations is lost as waste heat – that’s enough heat to meet the whole of the UK’s heating and hot water needs. Greenpeace has launched a new short film, “What are we waiting for?” Made by BAFTA …
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As the weather warms up, my thoughts are turning to the summer holidays. Perhaps yours are too? The greenest way to get away is not to fly, so what are the other options? The Man is Seat 61 explains how to travel by train or ship. The Girls Travel Club offers tips and advice to …
Earth Day doesn’t seem to be quite such an event in the UK as it is in the rest of the world, although it really should be. There doesn’t seem to be an awful lot to report from this side of the pond, but here are just a couple of the initiatives coinciding with Earth …
It all seems a bit silly when you really think about it. We’ve been wiping chemical filled liquids over our homes and filling the air with chemically fumes. Only if it’s a real chemical stench do we think – “oo that smells really clean”. We’ve been cleaning our baths with bleachy, chloriney, chemically nasties.. sloosh …
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The latest developments from better thinking’s perfect t-shirt project: Sunday and Monday saw the Organic and Natural Products Europe show arriving at the Great Hall in Kensington Olympia. After happily sampling numerous organic chocolate truffles, I settled down to take part in a seminar hosted by the Soil Association, entitled ‘Is Organic Cotton Sustainable?’ We …
Ecotopia.co.uk launch a ground breaking website www.greendepot.co.uk that is aimed at helping small and medium sized businesses go green. By working closely with Ecover, Ecotopia has been able to offer the full range of Ecover products including the newest B2B range at full trade prices. Miles Owen from Ecotopia says “businesses in the UK really …