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04.07.08 | juandi
New to this game, but here goes.
As a pretty "kack handed" knitter, I can knit holes and straight things, not mastered going round corners yet, I was wondering what to do with the left over bits of wool that I had great plans for? Thanks to Paul O'Grady (that one on the telly) I have started to knit...
As a pretty "kack handed" knitter, I can knit holes and straight things, not mastered going round corners yet, I was wondering what to do with the left over bits of wool that I had great plans for? Thanks to Paul O'Grady (that one on the telly) I have started to knit...
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02.07.08 | Cocklecarrot
DEFRA has just released some figures that show that although 45% of us have bought the 'bags for life' that are offered by many stores, only 12% actually use them. I know I'm guily of that. In our house we have so many 'bags for life' or fold up shopping bags but I always forget...
30.06.08 | CaesarSalad
Ever since a major disaster in 1937 Airships have not been very popular and have occupyied a place on the fringes of aviation transport. However now that we are scrutinising the environmental cost of flying, airships are being increasingly considered for a variety of different roles.
For instace the...
For instace the...
25.06.08 | walterdesilva
Decades after it was banned, the pesticide DDT is still showing up in penguins in Antartica. Researchers from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science have been studying Adelie penguins and were surprised to find that the level of the pesticide in the birds' fat had not declined even though the...
23.06.08 | ChrisBristow
According to a report in the Guardian newspaper, as many as one in four British homes could be fitted with solar heating equipment and 3,500 wind turbines could be erected across Britain within 12 years as part of a green energy revolution to be proposed by the British government this week.
The long-awaited...
The long-awaited...
13.06.08 | ChrisBristow
Thanet Earth is Britain's biggest greenhouse development, which will increase by 15% the UK's crop of salad vegetables. Cucumbers and peppers will be picked continuously from February to October, tomatoes harvested every day of the week, 52 weeks a year.
Photograph: Henry Browne
Inside a Thanet Earth...
Photograph: Henry Browne
Inside a Thanet Earth...
13.06.08 | PersonalTrainer
If you are looking for a carbon neutral driving year, then you should definitely check out ibuyeco, who offset your driving as part of their car insuance.
Anyhow, I was browsing stuff about caravans thinking that I would take to the road for this year's holiday and I notoced a survey conducted by ibuyeco...
Anyhow, I was browsing stuff about caravans thinking that I would take to the road for this year's holiday and I notoced a survey conducted by ibuyeco...
13.06.08 | ChrisBristow
Wales has become the world's first Fair Trade Nation and is pioneering the way in helping poor developing world producers get a fair price for their products. First Minister, Rhodri Morgan congratulated the Wales Fair Trade Forum and the many hundreds of local volunteers for their work in ensuring Wales...
05.06.08 | ChrisBristow
I know that there now appears to be an environmental or green day every month, but it is probably a sign that too few of us take any notice, so what do you do with children who don't listen? You repeat the message!
World Environment Day is a global evemt organised by the United Nations Environment Programme....
World Environment Day is a global evemt organised by the United Nations Environment Programme....
05.06.08 | ChrisBristow
Twelve Steps to Help You Kick the CO2 Habit - Steps 11 - 12
You may think you don’t know where to begin, but by reading this and the other steps, you have already begun. If you have any comments or suggestions, please make yourself heard.
11. Team up
Many private sector companies are increasingly...
You may think you don’t know where to begin, but by reading this and the other steps, you have already begun. If you have any comments or suggestions, please make yourself heard.
11. Team up
Many private sector companies are increasingly...
05.06.08 | ChrisBristow
Twelve Steps to Help You Kick the CO2 Habit - Steps 8 - 10
You may think you don’t know where to begin, but by reading this and the other steps, you have already begun. If you have any comments or suggestions, please make yourself heard.
8. Get efficient
Looking at your life or business through...
You may think you don’t know where to begin, but by reading this and the other steps, you have already begun. If you have any comments or suggestions, please make yourself heard.
8. Get efficient
Looking at your life or business through...
04.06.08 | ChrisBristow
Twelve Steps to Help You Kick the CO2 Habit - Step 7
You may think you don’t know where to begin, but by reading this and the other steps, you have already begun. If you have any comments or suggestions, please make yourself heard.
7. Invest in offsets and cleaner alternatives
There is a limit...
You may think you don’t know where to begin, but by reading this and the other steps, you have already begun. If you have any comments or suggestions, please make yourself heard.
7. Invest in offsets and cleaner alternatives
There is a limit...
04.06.08 | ChrisBristow
Twelve Steps to Help You Kick the CO2 Habit - Step 6
You may think you don’t know where to begin, but by reading this and the other steps, you have already begun. If you have any comments or suggestions, please make yourself heard.
6. Switch to low carbon energy
If possible, switch to energy...
You may think you don’t know where to begin, but by reading this and the other steps, you have already begun. If you have any comments or suggestions, please make yourself heard.
6. Switch to low carbon energy
If possible, switch to energy...
04.06.08 | ChrisBristow
Twelve Steps to Help You Kick the CO2 Habit - Step 5
You may think you don’t know where to begin, but by reading this and the other steps, you have already begun. If you have any comments or suggestions, please make yourself heard.
5. Get energy efficient
Improving the efficiency of your buildings,...
You may think you don’t know where to begin, but by reading this and the other steps, you have already begun. If you have any comments or suggestions, please make yourself heard.
5. Get energy efficient
Improving the efficiency of your buildings,...
02.06.08 | carlbrooker
Next Monday is national liftshare day where drivers are encouraged to share a lift with a colleague. This will help ease congestion on the roads but will also have an affect on the environmental impact of the daily commute.
So talk to your colleagues and help do your bit for the environment by sharing...
So talk to your colleagues and help do your bit for the environment by sharing...
28.05.08 | carlbrooker
While shoppers at Ontario's liquor stores may soon be toting their own reusable bags, they still have an eco-dilemma: is it greener to buy wine in a glass bottle or in a Tetra Pak carton?
The latter, according to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, which introduced wine in the cartons – generically...
The latter, according to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, which introduced wine in the cartons – generically...
21.05.08 | ChrisBristow
Twelve Steps to Help You Kick the CO2 Habit - Step 4
You may think you don’t know where to begin, but by reading this and the other steps, you have already begun. If you have any comments or suggestions, please make yourself heard.
4. De-carbon your life
There is a broader way to think about...
You may think you don’t know where to begin, but by reading this and the other steps, you have already begun. If you have any comments or suggestions, please make yourself heard.
4. De-carbon your life
There is a broader way to think about...
21.05.08 | CaesarSalad
According to an organisation known as WRAP we are throwing away 6.7 million tonnes of food away each year with a value of £10 billion. Of this, it is estimated that 4.1 million tonnes is avoidable.
Almost 1 million tonnes of food was thrown away whole or uneaten. The most avoidable waste food? Potato...
Almost 1 million tonnes of food was thrown away whole or uneaten. The most avoidable waste food? Potato...
20.05.08 | ChrisBristow
Twelve Steps to Help You Kick the CO2 Habit - Step 3
You may think you don’t know where to begin, but by reading this and the other steps, you have already begun.
3. Decide and plan where you want to go
Based on your assessment of climate-related risks and opportunities, a strategy and action...
You may think you don’t know where to begin, but by reading this and the other steps, you have already begun.
3. Decide and plan where you want to go
Based on your assessment of climate-related risks and opportunities, a strategy and action...
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