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 …
Acorn House Restaurant will open its doors to the public next Tuesday, 14th November 2006. The restaurant, a joint venture between the Shoreditch Trust, Terrence Higgins Trust and Bliss Restaurant Consultancy, will train 10 young adults every year in environmentally-friendly restaurant trade under Executive Chef Arthur Potts Dawson, former head chef of Fifteen and the …
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This is the time of the year when the allotment produce wanes and I look elsewhere to make up the difference between what we need to eat and what I’m able to grow. I’m not the only one in this situation, and so I wanted to draw attention to a very clever little (and growing) …
The Environment Agency have published a list of the “Top 100 eco-heroes” as voted by their peers. “…some of these people aren’t nearly as well-recognised for their contribution to our planet’s welfare as they should be. We hope this poll will go some way towards putting that right.”Mark Funnell, Environment Agency Here are the Top …
Flipside Vision have published their latest piece of “eco-propoganda”, the world’s first Climate Change calendar, with each page illustrating a new aspect of climate change, along with ideas for positive action. The calendar is carbon neutral, and is printed in the UK on recycled paper with vegetable inks. It would make a great gift.
Organic or local? Now that’s a conundrum. And what about the end of the month when organic just doesn’t fit into the budget? If you have to make the choice, then this little guide from the Environmental Working Group will help you make it a good choice. Download a printable version of the Shopper’s Guide …
Ariel, Disney’s mermaid wonder, is reaching to out kids to promote cleaner oceans. Environmental Defense, The National Marine Sanctuary, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and PSA extraordinaire, The Ad Council, have teamed up with Disney to raise awareness about the health of our oceans. The ads are cute and feel like watching a …
Christmas is a time when we take a lot of care to prepare good meal, so it only makes sense that we should be taking as much care with sourcing our food. Local food will mean you are eating fresh food, in season, and supporting local suppliers. As they say in my “mother-land”: “Local is …
We all know that climate change is happening, but what is being done to stop it? This coming Saturday, the 4th of November 2006, will see a mass gathering in Trafalgar Square in London to demonstrate to the government that we the people care about climate change. The “I-Count” event starts at 1pm and runs …