So now it’s not just biofuels that are in the news for creating problems; bioplastics are getting it in the neck for not being the quick fix they were touted to be. Well, as our younger readers might say, duh. This weekend’s papers carried stories about how “sustainable” plastics made for packaging out of maize, sugarcane and wheat were nowhere near as
You know when you get something new, and you suddenly notice that they’re everywhere? A few days ago I went to the Natural Products Show at London’s Olympia on the hunt for new eco products. It was a successful trip and I found some great new things that’ll be appearing on the site any day now.
Strangely, the thing that struck me most at the show was the number of coffees…
St Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. To unlock the door to your loved-one’s heart do you a) join the estimated one billion people who buy a mass-produced card and just bung it in the post?; b) follow Nigel’s tips for an ethical Valentines
Lots of things to mention. First up, for anyone who lives in my area down in Brighton, there’s a special screening of Rebecca Hosking’s deeply moving film Message in The Waves being screened for free…
OK, so you’ve turned down the thermostat two or three degrees to cut your carbon footprint, but it’s January and much as you’d like to think you’re the new Ernest Shackleton, you have to admit it, it’s bloody nippy. Here are Nigel’s Five Top Tips for staying warm in 2008.
I’ve already given you my tips for a green Christmas, but here are comedian Ed Byrne’s opinions on how to recycle bottles without embarrassment after Christmas, where to put the blue ones from Bombay Sapphire Gin, and Santa’s carbon footprint - a special video recorded for recycle.com:
Ed Byrne- Recycle Now! - video powered by Metacafe
In turbulent times, we could all use a bit of extra emotional and spiritual advice and encouragement.
As the planet, and the human race, goes through some pretty hefty stuff, the challenge we’re all facing is to move from an unsustainable way of life to one that is more ethical, organic, tolerant, peaceful, sustainable and eco friendly.
To help in the understanding of ourselves and the bigger picture, we asked leading…
Next week we’ll be at the first ever Sustainability Show at the O2, London (formerly the Millennium Dome) - Friday 26th - Sunday 28th October.
So, come and…
I’ve been getting really excited about our new energy saving light bulbs.
Long gone are the days of one type of ugly low energy light bulb that sticks out the top of your lamp. These days you can buy a variety of energy saving equivalents in a huge range of shapes and sizes. Best of all…
I’ve heard so many good things about this book I really should give it a read. If anyone really popularised environmental activism in America, it was Edward Abbey; he was cantankerous, misanthropic, but often very funny.
