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the EcoStreet go green challenge: day 6 2007-08-20 04:54:40 It’s day 6 of the EcoStreet go green challenge! Today we are challenging you to take your own lunch to work, and to pack it into a reusable containers rather than plastic bags or disposable wrapping. Stop buying pre-packaged sandwiches and lunches from shops. Save money and reduce waste! Laptop lunches are a clever and fun way to make it easy to pack yourself a healthy lunch for every day of the week. Don’t forget that we’ll be giving away a copy of Sheherazade Goldsmith’s book A Slice of Organic Life and an eco-nique carbon neutral leather MP3 case to the writer of our favourite story of how you got on with our go green challenge. Click here for details of how to enter the competition. Don’t miss day 7 of the EcoStreet go green challenge, subscribe to our feed now! Sponsor: Green People is offering FREE POSTAGE on their organic skin and hair care products, men’s products, sun lotions and baby products to all UK customers during August 2007 Bookma ...

the EcoStreet go green challenge: day 5 2007-08-19 05:59:04 It’s day 5 of the EcoStreet go green challenge! Today’s challenge is to turn off your television this evening, and to spend the night reading, playing games and reconnecting to your family and friends. By having a TV-free night once a week, you can save energy and spend some quality time relaxing and connecting ready for the week to start. Don’t forget that we’ll be giving away a copy of Sheherazade Goldsmith’s book A Slice of Organic Life and an eco-nique carbon neutral leather MP3 case to the writer of our favourite story of how you got on with our go green challenge. Click here for details of how to enter the competition. Don’t miss day 6 of the EcoStreet go green challenge, subscribe to our feed now! Sponsor: Green People is offering FREE POSTAGE on their organic skin and hair care products, men’s products, sun lotions and baby products to all UK customers during August 2007 Bookmark:    Discuss this post    ...

Cape Farewell: Global warming 2007-08-19 05:58:41 Sponsor: Green People is offering FREE POSTAGE on their organic skin and hair care products, men’s products, sun lotions and baby products to all UK customers during August 2007 Bookmark:    Discuss this post   Subscribe to this feed ...

the EcoStreet go green challenge: day 4 2007-08-18 04:01:27 It’s day 4 of the EcoStreet go green challenge! Today your challenge is to change some of the lightbulbs in your home to low-energy lightbulbs. If you can afford to, change all of them, it will save you money in the long run. And it will save energy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. You can buy low-energy lightbulbs in many supermarkets, hardware shops, in IKEA and online at Natural Collection. Don’t forget that we’ll be giving away a copy of Sheherazade Goldsmith’s book A Slice of Organic Life and an eco-nique carbon neutral leather MP3 case to the writer of our favourite story of how you got on with our go green challenge. Click here for details of how to enter the competition. Don’t miss day 5 of the EcoStreet go green challenge, subscribe to our feed now! Sponsor: Green People is offering FREE POSTAGE on their organic skin and hair care products, men’s products, sun lotions and baby products to all UK customers during August 2007 Bookmark: ...

QI - Environmental Damage 2007-08-18 04:00:37 Sponsor: Green People is offering FREE POSTAGE on their organic skin and hair care products, men’s products, sun lotions and baby products to all UK customers during August 2007 Bookmark:    Discuss this post   Subscribe to this feed ...

the EcoStreet go green challenge: day 3 2007-08-17 05:03:57 It’s day 3 of the EcoStreet go green challenge. Today we challenge you to get yourself some reusable bags for your shopping. No more plastic bags! Either buy some reusable bags at your local shop, or have a look at these beauties available online: The good old 100% cotton string bag - these scrunch up really small to fit in your handbag or pocket so you’ll always have one handy. 100% recycled tote bag - stylish and groovy. Recycled bucket bag - it’s big and it’s 100% recycled. Don’t forget that we’ll be giving away a copy of Sheherazade Goldsmith’s book A Slice of Organic Life and an eco-nique carbon neutral leather MP3 case to the writer of our favourite story of how you got on with our go green challenge. Click here for details of how to enter the competition. Don’t miss day 4 of the EcoStreet go green challenge, subscribe to our feed now! Sponsor: Green People is offering FREE POSTAGE on their organic skin and hair care products, ...

Music 4 the planet: Blackened by Metallica 2007-08-17 03:46:52 “I love my sons. I want them to “inherit the Earth” FOR REAL! We keep waiting for future generations to solve the problems; to invent cleaner technology; to pay the costs…that’s the same as passing the buck. I want the buck to stop here, now. I want lawmakers and laws to impose change. Nothing else will keep this world safe for my sons.” - Lars Ulrich of Metallica Sponsor: Green People is offering FREE POSTAGE on their organic skin and hair care products, men’s products, sun lotions and baby products to all UK customers during August 2007 Bookmark:    Discuss this post   Subscribe to this feed ...

the EcoStreet go green challenge: day 2 2007-08-16 05:43:20 It’s day 2 of our go green challenge and let’s hope it doesn’t rain because today we’re challenging you to dry your laundry in the open air. That’s right, don’t use your tumble drier. Hang your washing up outside on a washing line, or if you don’t have a garden or a washing line, hang it up on a clothes drying rack indoors. Don’t forget that we’ll be giving away a copy of Sheherazade Goldsmith’s book A Slice of Organic Life and an eco-nique carbon neutral leather MP3 case to the writer of our favourite story of how you got on with our go green challenge. Click here for details of how to enter the competition. Don’t miss day 3 of the EcoStreet go green challenge, subscribe to our feed now! Sponsor: Green People is offering FREE POSTAGE on their organic skin and hair care products, men’s products, sun lotions and baby products to all UK customers during August 2007 Bookmark:    Discuss this post&nbs ...

the EcoStreet go green challenge: day 1 2007-08-15 06:49:43 It’s the first day of the EcoStreet go green challenge! Today, we’re asking you to stop drinking bottled water. It’s expensive, it’s bottled and transported producing lots of carbon dioxide, and it comes in disposable bottles creating waste. We challenge you to start using a refillable bottle and fill up with tap water. You’ll be helping the environment, and you’ll be helping your pocket too. If you aren’t comfortable with water straight out of the tap, filter it. Natural Collection stocks a water bottle that includes a filter so that you can fill up wherever there’s a tap, even when out of range of your filter jug at home. Don’t forget that we’ll be giving away a copy of Sheherazade Goldsmith’s book A Slice of Organic Life and an eco-nique carbon neutral leather MP3 case to the writer of our favourite story of how you got on with our go green challenge. Click here for details of how to enter the competition. Don&r ...

The Unsustainables: Spare the Air 2007-08-15 06:49:05 Sponsor: Green People is offering FREE POSTAGE on their organic skin and hair care products, men’s products, sun lotions and baby products to all UK customers during August 2007 Bookmark:    Discuss this post   Subscribe to this feed ...

EcoReview: Liquid Soda Crystals 2007-08-14 02:32:17 I’ve been using soda crystals for a few years. I’ve use it to keep the drains clear and to get the most from my laundry detergent. I’ve also used to use it to clean the greasy gas hob, although I’ve now switched to an induction hob that is much easier to keep clean. It’s very useful, effective stuff, and doesn’t contain phosphates, enzymes or bleach, so it’s gentler on the environment than many of the detergents available these days. I’ve now tried Liquid Soda Crystals in a trigger spray bottle, and am even more impressed. It’s very good in the bathroom. Bath rings are no match for it, and it leaves taps and porcelain beautifully shiny. It works brilliantly on windows, tiles and mirrors too. There are no nasty fumes to breathe, but you do need to protect your hands with rubber gloves if you are going to have more than fleeting contact with it or it could irritate your skin. Downloadable Dri-Pak’s leaflet giving handy ...

Carnival of the Green #90 2007-08-13 11:17:24 Carnival of the Green is at Miss Malaprop this week. My pick of the carnival is Running on Green at INNside Innkeeping in Montana, some tips about how to be a green runner. Which brings to mind another great blog about being a green runner, Eco-Runner, check it out! Sponsor: Green People is offering FREE POSTAGE on their organic skin and hair care products, men’s products, sun lotions and baby products to all UK customers during August 2007 Bookmark:    Discuss this post   Subscribe to this feed ...

Take the EcoStreet go green challenge and win 2007-08-13 01:39:52 Over the next two weeks we’ll be running the EcoStreet go green challenge. To complete the challenge, read EcoStreet every day for the next 14 days and take up our daily challenge to go green. Win! A copy of Sheherazade Goldsmith’s book, A Slice of Organic Life and a stylish eco-nique carbon neutral leather MP3 case. Tell us all about how you got on with the challenge. Email your story (no more than 500 words) to tracy[at]ecostreet[dot]com and our favourite story will win a copy of Sheherazade Goldsmith’s book, A Slice of Organic Life and an eco-nique carbon neutral leather MP3 case. The winning story will be posted up here on the blog. The go green challenge will start on Wednesday, 15th August 2007 and will run for two weeks. The challenges are individual actions that you can take to go green. None of them with involve spending masses of money, in fact, many of the challenges will save you money. All entries to the competition need to be in by Wednesday, 5th S ...

EcoLinking - 12 August 2007 2007-08-12 09:48:17 The Ecologist Online explains why ‘One-box’ recycling is doing more harm than good. EcoGeek comments on and disproves the recent controversial theory that walking is worse than driving. Lighter Footsteps lists the 12 products that you should avoid, The Dirty Dozen. Sponsor: Green People is offering FREE POSTAGE on their organic skin and hair care products, men’s products, sun lotions and baby products to all UK customers during August 2007 Bookmark:    Discuss this post   Subscribe to this feed ...

Permaculture and peak oil 2007-08-12 09:32:14 David Holmgren is the co-originator with Bill Mollison of the permaculture concept. Download his free Essence of Permaculture eBook. Sponsor: Green People is offering FREE POSTAGE on their organic skin and hair care products, men’s products, sun lotions and baby products to all UK customers during August 2007 Bookmark:    Discuss this post   Subscribe to this feed ...