Archive for the ‘Nigel's Eco Store’ Category

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.

About four weeks ago we decided to to a summer eco market in Brighton, to bring together lots of like minded sellers and makers into one place for a fantastic day of eco inspired shopping, food and fun.

I’ve been using the Waterpebble to save water in the shower for the last ten days, and I’m really impressed by how easy it is to use, and how quickly it starts to help change my behaviour…

I remembered that the folks over at Ecozone had sent me a sample of their Kettle & Iron Descaler to try, and so this seemed like a good opportunity to pit it against a tough challenge…

We are very happy to act as Ambassadors for Green Office week. According to recent Green office survey, over a third of office workers said would like to do more to tackle green issues in the office but do nothing eco-friendly at work as they aren’t

At the end of last year, we asked you the public both to nominate and to vote on which on-line retailers, advocators, organisations, charities and social media really were committed to supporting the environment and which were just greenwashing… in the Green Web Awards, run in partnership by us and leading…

Last week designers Rod and Mary from Cardboard Future came by the office to show us their new Paperweight cardboard desk.

The desk looks like expensive design furniture, is 100% recyclable,

Turns out one of the recycled Milk Bottle Milk Jugs that we

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There are plans afoot. Real plans aimed at tackling climate change by getting us to become more local. Which means in the future we could all be taking local holidays, growing our own food, and generating our own energy.