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Nigel’s Eco Store at The Sustainability Show

Friday, October 19th, 2007 by Nigel

The o2

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…


The new energy saving dimmable light bulb!

Friday, October 12th, 2007 by Nigel

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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…


Burma

Friday, September 28th, 2007 by Nigel

Monks protesting in Burma

I’m nervously following the news on Burma on the net, amazed at the profound bravery of unarmed protesters on the other side of the world - in particular the Buddhist monks who have led the country’s rebellion…


Green habits, green visions…

Thursday, September 20th, 2007 by Nigel

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Eco-Worrier puts me in mind of Thurber’s grandmother who “lived the latter years of her life in the horrible suspicion that electricity was dripping invisibly all over the house,” and went round placing electric plugs in empty sockets…


Anita Roddick

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 by Nigel

Anita Roddick

I was shocked and saddened to hear, last night, of the death of Anita Roddick. She was such a fantastic inspiration, and pretty much single-handedly redefined the area of business ethics here in the UK.


Solar power taking off…

Monday, September 10th, 2007 by Nigel

This is the kind of story that appeals to the short-trousered boy in me.

A solar-powered plane has just broken the record for solar-powered flight, albeit unofficially, staying aloft for 54 hours.


Biofuels make cereal cost more

Monday, September 3rd, 2007 by Nigel

The fundamental problem with biofuels is already making an impact.

The Soil Association issued their annual report at the weekend during their Organic Food Festival in Bristol. Their director of food and farming Helen Browning noted an increasing shortage of organic cereals. She blames it on rising prices for soya, maize and grain created by America’s new hunger for biofuels.


Earth-watching

Monday, August 13th, 2007 by Nigel

Take a look at these scary/beautiful/wonderful images of our changing planet, taken from space….


Cutting edge…

Saturday, August 11th, 2007 by Nigel

Go to the store

This recycled razor that I stock just got a nice little mention in The Observer:


Last chance to see…

Friday, August 10th, 2007 by Nigel

Baiji Dolphin

Species extinctions are news this week with reports that the Baiji dolphin that lived in the Yangtze River is now, apparently, no longer an inhabitant of planet Earth.