A greener lifestyle has become more easily accessible to all. Local councils are looking at ways to educate us and provide incentives to those who improve their energy efficiency and recycle more. They are, in many cases, providing the services… Read More »How To Green Your Life
It may be snowing outside, but the spring bulbs are starting to push through and trips to the allotment are becoming more frequent. This is the time of the year when many of us feel the urge to put our… Read More »Clean Green
An 8-part BBC2 TV series called It Isn’t Easy Being Green will be starting with a double episode on Tuesday 28th March. Patrick Whitefield, author of The Earth Care Manual, helps couple Bridgit and Richard Strawbridge as they renovate their… Read More »Permaculture Series Starts Soon on BBC2
Plans have been unveiled for the building of a 16 home eco-friendly housing estate in Brighton in which 15,000 old car tyres will be used in construction. Earthship Biotecture have finalised the planning permission proposals to build on a prime… Read More »Earthships in Brighton
Newsnight rookie Justin Rowlatt has been set the challenge of living an ethical lifestyle over the course of a year. He has a question: what on earth is an “ethical lifestyle”? Justin’s wife Bee is a green influence on him,… Read More »Ethical Man
The Green Alliance have commissioned a report putting forward a package of measures that if implemented will aim to encourage householders to adopt green living practices by offering them financial incentives, information and advice. The report, entitled The Green Living… Read More »Energy Efficiency Up, Council Tax Down?
Vote in the very first Observer Ethical Awards in association with Ecover, and you could win a weekend away in Brussels. It’s refreshing to see the increase in public awareness of the crisis that the Earth is facing. Protecting the… Read More »Vote in the Ethical Awards
It’s showtime! Welcome to the 13th edition of Carnival of the Green, the weekly compendium of eco-friendly and sustainable blog posts from the green blogosphere. Thank you to City Hippy and Triple Pundit for getting it started, and thanks also… Read More »Carnival of the Green #13
Our old kettle packed up last week and we’ve got ourselves a new kettle. The marvellous Eco Kettle. It is estimated that on average we boil twice as much water as we need when we’re making ourselves a cup of… Read More »Cuppa Tea Anyone?