Eco Street’s “Green Christmas” guide

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 …

We asked, they delivered

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 ensure that the legislation set up in debate is strong, and that it will lead …

Baubles are for the birds this Christmas

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 when Christmas is over. …forget about the annual trip to see grandma. For a really …

Green Girls Global

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 life and to make everyday choices which are beneficial for our planet and the people …

New Green Magazine – Verdant

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 …

Icons of the environment

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 at their website. The online ballot is open to the public until the 5th January …

PVC gets animated

As part of their campaign against PVC – polyvinyl chloride – the Center for Health and Environmental Justice has an animated awareness video featuring Sam Suds – a private detective/bar of soap whose mission is to keep toxins out of the Johnson household. The message of the video is loud an clear: PVC is bad, …

Eco speak: An interview with Anne Summers

For Anne Summers, going green started with the purchase of a set of Eco Balls and the delivery of some council recycling bins. Before she knew it, she’d accidentally started an online shop selling all those hard to find supplies for making your own, simple cleaning products that are kinder to the environment. Anne launched …