Life as a green granny

greengranny.org is a new blog, run by a granny who is trying to be green. She is protecting the planet for her grandchildren and for yours. Just when my generation thought we had earned our rest and some self-indulgence in life, we find that our kids need us more than ever. In today’s global economy, …

Discovery Health presents Get Fresh with Sara Snow

Discovery Health introduces its resident natural living expert, Sara Snow, who shows accessible ways to make healthy living everyday living by focusing on the small things you can do to create a healthier life for you, your family and for generations to come. Get Fresh with Sara Snow In each episode of GET FRESH WITH …

Care rental company tackles climate change

As tour operators and travel agents begin to offer travellers the option to offset carbon emissions created by travelling, one online care hire company is also making a contribution to lessening the impact of travel on the planet. Carrentals.co.uk is offering their customers the option to offset the carbon emissions caused by their car rentals. …

Support carbon rationing, petition the PM

“The best indication of whether a person truly grasps the scale of the global climate crisis is not whether they drive a hybrid car or offset their flights, nor whether they subscribe to the Ecologist or plan to attach a wind turbine to their house. The most reliable indicator is whether they support carbon rationing.” …

Are you pulling your weight for the environment?

I like this little list of questions that EnergyRefuge.com has put together to remind us that while we may be doing something for our environment, there’s probably a whole lot more that we could be doing. A reminder like this once in a while is great for getting me motivated to tick something else off …

The house that Charles built (or is building)

Ecorazzi reports that Prince Charles is building an eco-house on the England-Wales border. Will this be a wedding present for Prince William and Kate Middleton? The Sunday Mirror seems to think so. Apparently the young couple have been to visit the site of their future palatial home, that will be completed by 2010 and will …

Energy harvesting floors

The New York Times reports on a cutting-edge London architecture firm who have come up with a genius plan to harvest free green electricity from human footsteps: The average human being generates about eight watts of energy with each step, most of which is expended as vibration. It may not sound like much, but take …

Prince Charles greens up his act

Prince Charles continues to make changes to his lifestyle, making him the greenest royal in the UK. The prince will replace carbon-heavy private jets and helicopters with scheduled flights and train services. Next week, he will take delivery of Jaguar cars adapted to run on biodiesel fuel, while royal residences such as Highgrove in Gloucestershire …

I’m lovin’ it

This is the sort of news story I’d like to be seeing more of… The BBC reports that a McDonald’s restaurant in Devon is closing because it’s can’t compete with the local Tavistock farmers’ market. “It just goes to show that the food is so good here we have seen them off. “Because of the …