An Albuquerque, New-Mexico based, non-profit company called Holistic Management International (HMI) is recommending that farmers and ranchers increase the organic content of their lands to help fight global warming. And how do they do this? They employ animal grazing techniques developed 25 years ago by HMI. The results speak for themselves. Here are photographs of …
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Being an avid composter, this article by Marion Owen really appealed to me. From now on I will be composting wool socks, old leather gardening gloves, pencil shavings, toenail clippings, wooden toothpicks, stale bread, old pasta, dead bees and flies, and wee from my toddler’s potty. For the full list of 163 things, read Marion’s …
Climate change is inevitable and we have to find ways to adapt to living in a warmer world. Frances Cairncross addressed the BA annual festival with this message. She believes that at this stage even maximum deployment of the most eco-friendly technology can’t stop global warming, and that attempts to reduce emissions through the Kyoto …
Michael Richard, treehugger.com editor, tells the world which are the greatest, greenest inventions ever. From The Independent: THE ECO KETTLE It is estimated that, on average, we boil twice the volume of water needed every time we use our kettles. With a 3kW kettle that’s the same as wasting the energy of around 50 light …
From The Independent: It is not just the state of California that is bypassing the authority of the US government to take action on global warming. The mayors of more than 300 cities across the country have signed a Climate Protection Agreement in which they have pledged to meet the emissions-cutting timetable laid down by …
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Friends and colleagues of Rebecca Rotzler have set up a ‘Draft Rebecca Rotzler for President’ website. Rebecca is Deputy Mayor of the Village of New Paltz, and is also a Co-Chair of the Green Party of the United States (GP-US) where she has done incredible work as a peace activist, having chaired the GP-US Pax …
These guys are the very latest green directory listing at Eco Street, and an environmentally-minded camping enthusiasts dream. Huttopia (a eco-friendly cross between huts and utopia) is a French eco-tourism company with two beautiful campsites, one in Rille and one in Versailles. Huttopia have gone to great lengths not to disturb nature when setting up …
Amazon.com are offering the Sunforce 12Volt 400Watt wind generator for US$799.99 with free shipping. Apparently it requires no maintenance and is easy to install with just two moving parts. It is labelled as ideal for cottages, charging 12volt batteries, remote power, back-up power or for hobbyists. The carbon fibre composite blades make for low wind …
During Organic Fortnight (2-17 September 2006) Sainsburys are giving away an environmentally friendly jute bag when you buy 5 items from their SO organic fresh fruit, vegetable and salad range. It is the first jute product to achieve Soil Association accreditation under the association’s private standards for organic textiles. They also have some new additions …