Instead of ending up with a high electricity bill in December, Matthew James Taylor explains how to make your own Carbon Neutral Christmas Lights from recycled materials. Click here to find out how… I’d like to see a pedal-powered version of… Read More »Eco DIY: Carbon Neutral Christmas Lights
This great map shows locations and photos of low-impact homes from around the world. You can see straw bale, cob, earthship, hempcrete, timber frame, off-grid, strawclay and cordwood homes. Some details link directly to websites where you can find more… Read More »Global map of straw bale houses and other natural homes and builders
This week saw oil giant BP launch their targetneutral scheme in an effort to encourage motorists to offset their carbon emissions. How? By registering as a targetneutral member, calculating the amount of CO2 you produce annually and paying a fee… Read More »BP asks motorists to reduce their carbon emissions with ‘targetneutral’ campaign
The City of Cape Town has just signed a 20 year contract to buy wind energy from a yet-to-be-built generating farm at Darling on the West Coast (in South Africa). “Ultimately we would like to see Cape Town become one… Read More »Cape Town turns to wind-generated electricity
Nature’s Path produce a range of organic breakfast cereals in Canada. They claim to have always been concerned about their use of packaging. To that extent, they offer bulk packs of most of their cereal products and always use recycled… Read More »Huge Impact of Reducing Packaging