There’s a big sale on at People Tree, purveyors of fair trade and ecological fashion. Get your ethical gear at knock-down prices. People Tree have 3 good reasons for us to bargain shop with them: Double the pleasure for half… Read More »Up to 75% Off at People Tree
If you are expecting the patter of little feet, you may be interested to know that Natura Pura are launching a stylish organic maternity wear range that will be available from By Nature by next month. The new pregnancy wear… Read More »Pregnant?
The Energy Saving Trust shows you how to increase the value of your hope by up to £10,000, save yourself some money on your heating bills, and reduce your carbon emissions. Play the game here.
The summer issue of Greenlight Magazine is now available. It includes tips and info on all the favorite summer topics – barbecueing, bug spray, gardening, getaways, recipes – all with an eco-friendly flair. Premiering in 2005, greenlight is a guilt-free… Read More »Greenlight Magazine Summer Issue
We were notified by Mark Batty Publishing that they have a new book out, called and all about Green Design. Here’s what they have to say about it:
Green Design colorfully documents the rising trend to create and market new
and innovative products that help consumers downsize and upgrade their
lives. Through a carefully chosen selection of green toys, objects, fabrics,
paper and alternative energy sources, the photographs and articles in Green
Design illustrate what happens when green-minded lifestyles meet
well-designed, high quality products. Many of the examples in this book show
how successful business plans can flourish when ecological and social
responsibility are core considerations.
On a recent visit to a local rare breeds farm I read about the Farmers Weekly Food Miles Campaign, aimed at consumers like you and me, educating us about how “bringing in food from all corners of the world is bad for the environment, bad for freshness, bad for food security and bad for traceability”.
Would you like to get involved in supporting local producers and cutting out food miles?
Surfers spend so much time with nature it’s no wonder they are doing what they can to look after the environment. Surfers Against Sewage (or the SAS campaign as they are also known) have been campaigning for clean waters since… Read More »Surfers With A Cause
People who consider themselves alternative, holistic or green may have found a new spiritual home online with Holistic Local, the webs latest social networking venue and established directory for over 4,000 alternative businesses.
The popularity of web-based social networking sites like MySpace and Friendster, where users make friends and contacts according to preferences declared via an online profiling system, has spread beyond the mainstream thanks to holistic lifestyle website Holistic Local.
According to Andy Metcalfe, Internet visionary and co-founder of the site, the convergence of social networking and public interest in alternative and natural living is a head-on meeting of two of the worlds fastest growing social phenomena.
Regular readers will know that I am against the idea of a new generation of nuclear power stations in the United Kingdom, or anywhere else on the planet for that matter. I much prefer the option of putting as much spending into renewables as the govenment has ploughed into nuclear to make it work for us, now, and for the future.
But that is subject to be debated in another post, today I want to talk about energy saving. There are a number of simple changes we can make that will reduce the need for as many power stations, wind farms, or other electricity generating devices as we are predicting we are going to need. And no change so simple as switching over to low-energy lightbulbs.