Archive for the ‘Nigel's Eco Store’ Category
Monday, April 28th, 2008 by Nigel

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
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 by Nigel

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…
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 by Nigel

If you have a second, take a look at these great pictures in today’s Guardian from satellites of our changing earth… They’re from a new book called Fragile Earth. Scary they may be, but strangely beautiful too.
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 by Nigel

Did anyone notice that spot of good news last week? We’re so used to environmental news being relentlessly bad, but last week the UK government has calculated that British greenhouse emissions are down by 0.5%.
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Friday, February 1st, 2008 by Nigel

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
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 by Nigel

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…
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Monday, January 14th, 2008 by Nigel

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.
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Friday, January 11th, 2008 by Nigel

As my post from a few days ago said, recycling’s a great thing but you have to get it right. So that’s I’m really pleased to be able to start stocking recycled aluminium foil. It might not sound like the most glamorous of products but it’s a great example of why recycling is so important.
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 by Nigel

News just in. I’m extremely chuffed to say Nigel’s Eco Store is officially one of Yahoo’s Finds of the Year 2007, winning the award for the “Shopping” category…
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Friday, December 21st, 2007 by Nigel

What a year, eh? I’m exhausted, I don’t know about you.
Nigel’s Eco Store has been flat out for weeks; I have never known it so hectic. We’ve been careering around for what seems like forever getting the last orders out but we’ve finally got there. So thanks from everyone here for all the extraordinary support you’ve given Nigel’s Eco Store.
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