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.

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.

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…

OK, who needs to be serious all the time, but really… Do we need The Huffington Post’s “7 Sexiest Green Celebs of 2007″? It’s another excuse to namedrop the usual suspects from Cheryl C. to Brad P..

Here’s a lovely thing to watch to clear your head:

Whichever energy suppier you use, and Nigel’s Eco Blog has already waded deep into the sea of complications that surround that choice, it’s good to see consumers’ money being reinvested in stuff like this…

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.

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

Trawling the web, I see The Daily Green suggests we all switch back to corded phones… remember them? Cordless phones, they say, are energy vampires. Plus there’s nothing more frustrating than being in a house on fire and discovering your DECT phone battery has gone flat…

Read more old-fashioned phones and new-fangled eco ideas…