Britain is on track to reduce its total carbon output, according to a government report released this month. The Coalition’s Carbon Plan suggests Britain is moving away from carbon dependency and total annual emissions are already 25% lower than they were two decades ago. Britain is aiming to cut carbon emissions by at least 80% [...]

While the global economic downturn has seen a fall in the number of people choosing to buy eco friendly and organic products, one area where people are still looking to go green is products for babies and children. While sales of green and organic products are falling, sales of organic baby food and other eco [...]

Growing plants, whether for ornamental reasons or for herbs and vegetables for the table, is something many people consider but are often put off, thinking that you need green fingers to be able to grow things successfully and that gardening sounds like too much hard work. And while gardeners spend a lifetime acquiring knowledge that [...]

Virtually everybody loves Christmas; the presents, the food, the parties and getting together with the family, make Christmas perhaps the most looked forward period of the year. However, Christmas is also one of the most wasteful times of the year too, with all sorts of unnecessary wastage making it not a very eco-friendly time. Every [...]

Both adults and children look forward to November 5th. The bonfire, fireworks and outdoor parties can make one of the dreariest times of the year into a period of fun and frivolity. The joy of burning a Guy and writing your name in the dark with a sparkler never gets old, but bonfire night has [...]

When it comes to relaxing, one of the best methods to help us unwind and calm down, is getting the lighting right. Lighting creates mood, and often our electric bulbs are too bright and provide too strong a glow to allow us to relax properly. Candles, with their flickering light and soft glow are the [...]

Winter is a tough time for many of us. Long, dark nights, the cold and the cost of keeping warm make it an unfavourable time of year for many people, but as harsh as winter is for us, for our local wildlife, winter can prove even harsher. For much of our local wildlife, winter is [...]

With so much talk over the last decade about global warming and the need to reduce Co2 emissions and save energy, when most people think of environmentalism and being eco-friendly, their mind automatically turns to climate change. While climate change is certainly one of the biggest environmental challenges of the future, that doesn’t mean we [...]

Greenpeace Celebrates its 40th Birthday One of the world’s leading environmental movements, Greenpeace, celebrated its 40th birthday last month. Started in Vancouver in 1971 by a group of activists protesting against off-shore nuclear testing in Alaska, Greenpeace were one of the first eco-friendly movements, but for many years the group were seen as a fringe [...]

One of Britain’s most beloved of animals, the hedgehog, is under threat of becoming extinct according to a recent survey. Hedgehog numbers have dropped by 25% in the last decade and their numbers are continuing to decline. Not only are hedgehogs one of our most endearing of wild animals, immortalised by Beatrix Potter’s Mrs Tiddlywinks, [...]