Next time you pick up a pack of bacon in the supermarket, spare a moment to check where it comes from and make a conscious decision about what you are buying. Apart from the obvious advantages of buying local bacon… Read More »Bringing home the bacon
It’s fine and well banging on about making our homes more eco-friendly, but it can seem a daunting tast, especially when you don’t know where to start. Take an existing home, with average insulation, the usual bog-standard energy supply and… Read More »Greener houses
I like the idea of popping down to the hardware shop to pick up some organic compost, a new pair of wellies and wind turbine. Ecologically, installing some sort of micro-powergeneration seems to be the right thing to do, but… Read More »You can do it if you B&Q it
The City of Manchester stadium is about to become the very first in the world with its own green power supply. Permission has been granted for Manchester City Football Club to erect a 120m high wind turbine, to power both… Read More »Football’s biggest fan
The latest move in the competition for the “green” pound sees Sainsbury’s supermarket replacing its current plastic carrier bags with new bags made up of 33% recycled plastic, 10% chalk and 57% new plastic. The new orange bags will be… Read More »Sainsbury’s moves to 33% recycled carrier bags
Airline boss he may be, but Richard Branson is also my top eco-hero businessman/entrepreneur/celebrity for his good intentions this month. You may say that good intentions don’t save the world, but I’ll argue that this man has put his money… Read More »Richard Branson – September’s eco-hero
The British love sushi, and this is creating such a demand for bluefin tuna that many EU fishing fleets are breaking laws and catching far more tuna than they are allowed to. With demand causing the cost of tuna to… Read More »Sustainable sushi
Edie reports today that following a pilot scheme sponsored by the European Commission, two large continental manufacturers will be carrying on their good work and working towards a more sustainable future. Finnish phone colossus Nokia and French hypermarket chain Carrefour… Read More »Continental manufacturers commit to greening their products
You’ve got a few more days to get down to the Future London interactive experience at the Science Museum. The experience, subtitled Footprints of a Generation, is a chance for Londoners to find out what is being done to move… Read More »Future London