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Every day can be an energy saving day!
Last week, the Isles of Scilly held a world first community effort to save energy. Over a 24-hour period - on Energy Saving Day (E-Day) - the island's residents switched off all non-essential...
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Just found this great video 'One Minute Recipe for Success at Copenhagen' at... The post Recipe for a successful Copenhagen appeared first on Nigel's Eco Blog. Related posts: One of the best arguments...
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Is recycling at risk from Brands?
The other day we received the above letter from Kellogg's threatening 'further steps' if we continued to sell a recycled milk bottle jug with their logo on it.... The post Is recycling at risk from...
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When something’s scarce, we have to think about it more
A couple of weeks ago we switched off our website for Earth Hour. Around the world millions of people and businesses turned their lights off together as a symbol of the need to do something for the...
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Inventive ways to re-use grey water
It's been chucking it down with rain in the UK these last few weeks. Ironically it doesn't seem to have stopped since the water companies imposed hosepipe bans at the start of April. The water...
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How to save up to £680 by throwing less food out
The theme for this year's UN World Environment Day on the 5th June, is Think. Eat. Save. It's a campaign aimed at reducing the 1.3 billion tonnes of food that is wasted each year, when 1 in every 7...
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The most dangerous creatures in the sea
This amazing infographic was made about the Mediterranean, but it applies to all of the world's oceans. So much of our thrown-away plastic has found its way into the sea, and now sea creatures are...
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An argument against foraging: why we should study nature, not eat it
Wandering around hedgerows filling Tupperware with blackberries and mushrooms is one of autumn’s great pleasures. But should we be doing it? In response to our recent newsletter on foraging, one...
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10 ways you can help save bees
Bees matter. Most fruit and vegetables, nuts and seeds, as well as food crops for farmed animals, depend on bees. But bees are in crisis. Their numbers are dwindling at an alarming rate. Here's 10...
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How can we tackle the UK’s dirty beach problem?
The Marine Conservation Society found 101 different types of litter on UK beaches. Today there have been news reports about a big rise in wet wipes in particular... The post How can we tackle the UK’s...
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