While the most of the media obsessed about the crunch Euro talks of early December, another, more important conference was being held in Durban, South Africa. Governments and leading environmental organisations met at the 17th Climate Change Summit, to discuss the problem of global warming and layout new plans to help curb emissions and prevent [...]

Representatives from all nations have met in Durban, South Africa for international climate change negotiations. The talks, aimed at getting an agreement between nations on climate change reduction, are highly political with many nations reluctant to restrict carbon emissions, save energy and invest in renewable energy, such as solar power, due to economic reasons. While [...]

With less than a month to go, Christmas is just around the corner, and many people are beginning to prepare for the festive season. Christmas can be a stressful time and an expensive one, with finding gifts for everybody always a challenge. Christmas is also not one of the most eco friendly times of the [...]

Eurozone Crisis Threatens UK Climate Change Fund The difficulties facing the Eurozone have meant that a £3 billion climate change fund destined for the UK is under threat, according to a report by accountants Ernst & Young. Because of the measures taken by Eurozone’s major economies, a £14.3 billion climate change fund is facing a [...]

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 [...]

Having a baby is one of the most joyous periods of our lives, but of course, raising a family is not cheap and new babies can be expensive, but bring up a baby can also be a problem for the environment. Babies require a lot of attention and a lot of new clothes, nappies and [...]

With the cold weather now well and truly here, most of us are turning our heating on. Because of the rising price of fuel, keeping warm, this winter may prove expensive, but some people are turning to natural methods of heating their homes such as an open fire or wood burning stove. While burning wood [...]

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 [...]

Most of the world’s energy requirements are generated using fossil fuel reactors, namely gas and coal. Burning fossil fuels, however, is one of the major causes for greenhouse gas emissions. As greenhouse gases are the primary cause of climate change, the need for reducing our reliance on fossil fuels is obvious. And as fossil fuels [...]

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 [...]