From The Independent: It is not just the state of California that is bypassing the authority of the US government to take action on global warming. The mayors of more than 300 cities across the country have signed a Climate… Read More »US direct action: How American cities have bypassed Bush on Kyoto
These guys are the very latest green directory listing at Eco Street, and an environmentally-minded camping enthusiasts dream. Huttopia (a eco-friendly cross between huts and utopia) is a French eco-tourism company with two beautiful campsites, one in Rille and one… Read More »Rediscovering the camping spirit with Huttopia
During Organic Fortnight (2-17 September 2006) Sainsburys are giving away an environmentally friendly jute bag when you buy 5 items from their SO organic fresh fruit, vegetable and salad range. It is the first jute product to achieve Soil Association… Read More »Free jute shopping bag from Sainsburys
Wondering where all the green homes are? Now there’s a directory to help you find them. Vivavi’s new Modern Green Living Home Directory promises to help users “design, build, remodel, furnish or find a green home.” The directory features green… Read More »The Smarter Home
You can expect the amount of “unaddressed” junk mail coming through your letter-box to increase dramatically with an agreement expected this week to scrap the Royal Mail’s current three-items-a-week limit. These are the mailings addressed to “the occupier” that the… Read More »Oh no! Not more junk mail
Trevor Baylis (the inventor of windup technology) and Dick Strawbridge (the moustachioed tinkerer from BBC2’s It’s Not Easy Being Green) this week launched a nationwide search for the next big thing in energy efficiency. Trevor and Dick are part of… Read More »£50,000 to garden shed inventor who comes up with the next big energy saving thing
If wanting to read lots of celebrity gossip leaves you feeling a little guilty, you can ease your conscience and become greener while you’re indulging in a bit of celebrity eco-news with ecorazzi, a new blog dedicated to “green gossip”. Read More »Spreading green gossip
Today is the last day to vote for the Green Park (Reading, UK) Wind Turbine in the BBC’s Unsung Landmarks poll. Don’t miss out! From grownupgreen: The BBC has drawn up a shortlist of the UK’s greatest unsung landmarks from… Read More »Wind Turbine shortlisted as “unsung landmark”.
It wasn’t good news for the environment when the only reprocessing plant dedicated to the recycling of Tetra Pak cartons in the UK was closed down this summer. But things are looking up as Tetra Pak moves into talks with a number of UK paper mills in an attempt to to reach a 10% recycling rate by 2008 in the UK. Across the globe, the goal for Tetra Pak is to reach a 25% recycling rate. Read More »Tetra Pak talks about recycling