Saturday 25th November 2006 is Buy Nothing Day. A day to switch off from shopping and tune into life. Take part – buy nothing – it’s FREE. The UK’s Buy Nothing Day website points out that 20% of the earth’s… Read More »Buy Nothing Day – no purchase necessary
Got an innovative solution that protects the environment while growing the economy? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sponsoring an exciting environmental design contest for undergraduate and graduate students – The P3 Award. Through this national design competition, students and their faculty advisors submit cutting-edge, sustainable solutions to environmental challenges and compete for $10,000 to develop their designs. Winners from the first phase of the competition advance to the National Sustainable Design Expo in Washington, DC, in the spring of 2008 where they compete for the chance to win up to $75,000 in funding to move their designs to the marketplace or implement them in the field.
If you’ve ever wondered whether there was a use for out-of-date condoms, non-clingy clingfilm or random odd gloves, you’re going to like Recycle This. Members post up questions and ideas about reusing and recycling random objects, and comments and ideas… Read More »Recycle This
Counting down…
Start as you mean to go on. Biome Lifestyle will set you up for a green Christmas with the Christmas Survival Kit & Advent Calendar. The advent calendar is stocked with organic sweets, eco-friendly Christmas survival tips and some small surprise gifts, and the calendar itself is made of sustainable materials and designed to be used year after year. Priced at £25.00. (Refills for the calendar will be available every year from Biome Lifestyle.)
Deck the halls…
There’s nothing greener than making your own Christmas wreath from plants in your garden, but if that’s not on the cards this Christmas, this reusable recycled tin wreath from Biome Lifestyle will do the trick too. The wreaths are made by a small co-operative in Africa, and the money goes directly to the co-operative to support local families and artisans. Buying fairly traded goods is a great way to give! Priced at £25.00. (via: The Green Guy)
Environmentalists celebrated today when the government finally committed itself to debating a Climate Change Bill in the next session of parliament. The Big Ask, a campaign by Friends of the Earth to secure the bill, will continue its work to… Read More »We asked, they delivered
The Times is dishing out some sensible advice for greening Christmas this year. Here’s a taster: …the fairies, stars, tinsel and baubles that usually adorn the tree to be replaced with edible decorations that can be given to the birds… Read More »Baubles are for the birds this Christmas
What happens when you get nine women together, each with their own green passions around the world? Green Girls Global – a new blog that aims to “discuss, share and learn about how we can all live a more sustainable… Read More »Green Girls Global
Verdant Magazine is the latest in a growing list of green publications. According to their website, Verdant is “the nation’s [U.S.] first upscale, environmentally-friendly, lifestyle magazine featuring green ideas for better living. Dedicated to covering all aspects of eco-friendly living – from design, art and fashion trends to news summaries and authoritative product reports…”
The preview issue (only available for browsing online without a subscription) takes a look at a the usual mix of green topics – wine, alternative energy, water, beauty products, hybrid cars (and more.)
The preview issue was also used as a test run in testing out efforts to go as green as possible with the print edition. They’re using glossy magazine paper with recycled content, are working with their printer on using soy based inks, and have experimented with various materials for their poly-bag (I’m guessing that’s the plastic some magazines come wrapped in…)
Listen to an interview with Verdant editor, Sharon King Hoge, on The Lazy Environmentalist.
The Environment Agency asks the nation to choose an icon to represent the British environment. Contenders for the honour include salmon, the Thames Barrier, the Eden Project, hedgerows and the bicycle. “Icons of the environment” is inviting nominations and votes… Read More »Icons of the environment