Archive for the ‘Carbon footprints’ Category

Ten top energy saving tips from the book Energy: Use Less - Save More: 100 Energy saving-tips for the home by Jon Clift & Amanda Cuthbert (only GBP 4.95 from my store by the way.)

I was at a local get-together for people involved in ethical businesses the other night and I met Justin Francis there - one of the co-founders of Responsible Travel. He spent an hour telling me how they do business there, which was a) very impressive, and b) really, really useful. The Ecostore is burgeoning, but it’s a very competitive …

The Brighton Festival is coming up. One of the highlights of the fringe are the Open Houses, where people turn their houses into open galleries for three weeks in May to sell their art.

The Yellow House is a different kind of Open House. The Marshalls have created a website exclusively to show how they’ve turned their 1930s terrace into their dream eco-home…

Agribusiness doesn’t have the greatest record in protecting the environment; it’s curious so many people are thinking it’s going to save the planet now. But anyone still convinced that biofuels are going to be a quick eco fix should take a look at…

I like to think I always come up with an answer to a good question. My problem is that I’m usually several weeks too late. Back in February I pondered what constituted a good Valentine gift; I’ve found the answer… Unfortunately it’s March now.

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s blog post comes this news. This eco development in Brighton’s New England Quarter by The One Planet Living organisation, which is backed by the World Wildlife fund, has just been given the planning go ahead. It has the highest eco specs of any new build in the UK. They’re trying to achieve a zero carbon strategy…

There you go. The idea of green computing is catching hold. In this week’s news comes a report that PC World are planning on selling a computer with low energy usage, recyclable components and one that offets carbon