Archive for the ‘Co2 emissions’ Category

Newsman, colourful tie-wearer and all round good egg Jon Snow has narrated a thought provoking animation by UNICEF and Do The Green Thing, Climate Kid.

Businesses in the UK are more worried about energy costs and supply than health and safety, legislation, and security, according to the npower Business Energy Index, published 18 July 2011.

The same report also found that one in six businesses do not have a plan for coping with increased energy prices, or for meeting reduced carbon emission targets.

Planning for future risks take time and man hours away from “business as usual”, and as a small business owner myself, I know how stretched resources can be.

Needless to say, I’m very much in favour of eco shopping! But what about shopping offline, leaving your house to buy stuff. We all need to do it, but how do we do it in the right way? Rachael from moneysupermarket.com has a few handy tips to help you be an eco shopper.

Native wildflowers help to support our insects and birds, and are great for the ecosystem. But what about growing them in your back garden or patio? Is it easy to grow wildflowers? Is there anything you should know before you get started? I realised I didn’t know, so I asked Tracey from the Wild Flower Patch for a few words of wild wisdom.

We’re all talking about saving energy these days, and it’s getting easier and easier to start generating your own electricity in your own home. We asked Chris from moneysupermarket.com for a bit more information on what you can do to go green.

Calling all energy saving heroes: if you are the proud owner of Britain’s greenest home, you could be in the running for a tidy £3000 (first prize) or £1000 (second prize) - a very nice addition to the money you’ve already saved from all of your energy saving initiatives!

I’m not a Christian, but I’m using the period of Lent as a way to be even more mindful of my energy consumption, and to think of ways to reduce it further - I’m putting myself on a carbon fast.

Is it possible to live an eco-friendly life when you are sharing a flat with other people? We get some top tips from Jonathan at Easyroommate - it’s all about communication!

Hi, I’m Lauren, and I’m the editor at price comparison site uSwitch.com. Over the next three weeks I’m going to be a guest blogger here at Nigel’s Eco Store….In my last guest blog post, I’m taking a quick look at the Feed-In Tariff scheme which is a relatively new government initiative which means that you can get paid for generating your own renewable energy….

Hi, I’m Lauren, and I’m the editor at price comparison site uSwitch.com. Over the next three weeks I’m going to be a guest blogger here at Nigel’s Eco Store….In this, my second guest blog post for Nigel’s Eco Store, I’m taking a look at just how “green” green energy plans really are.