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When we think of living a greener lifestyle, it is normal to think instantly of using public transport rather than a car, of buying locally produced, in season food grown organically. Of better insulating our homes and turning off lights when we don’t need them.
But many of us spend as much [...]
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According to statistics, food the cheapest it has ever been in relative terms. Whereas in the 1950s up to a third of household income was spent on food, now that figure is closer to just 10%.
With promotions and “roll back” prices, food continues to get ever cheaper and even the most expensive [...]
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How green is the food we eat? Is local food always better than imported food? Which cooking methods use the least energy? Is organic food really better for you than non-organic?
These are just a few of the questions which author Judith Wills aims for is her book entitled “The Green Food Bible”.
This [...]
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We all know about using local recyclincarrierg facilities to recycle objects such as paper, cardboard and tin cans. But I recently got thinking about whether certain other, less common items, can be recycled (or reused), and if so where.
So today I have tracked down four unusual ways to reduce the rubbish you [...]
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Last year I spent a few months crashing at a friends house while I was working away from home. He was a confirmed “green” who put a lot of effort into living a more sustainable lifestyle.
He had his own allotment and grew most of his own food as a result. He was [...]
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The fashion business grows in size each year with more and more people spending their disposable income on looking and feeling good. From “cheap and cheerful” clothing stores up to the designer labels, clothes are big business.
Any industry this big has a very real effect on the environment – either positive or [...]
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The concept of losing weight is a super-simple one. You simply need to consume less calories than you use up. Putting yourself into a deficit like this means your body will have to burn fat to give you the energy you need, and as a result you lose weight.
It all seems so [...]
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It’s a sad fact of life that no matter how hard we try, most of us still produce some rubbish each week. But had you considered that a number of common household waste items could be reused or recycled in your own garden to reduce the amount of rubbish you send to [...]
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Andrew Mawson has been described as the “Richard Branson of the social sector” by applying entrepreneurial principles to social problems in the hope of bringing about change in the community.
Andrew’s story is of a small, uncared-for community in London known as Bromley-By-Bow where he went to work as a vicar. Starting off [...]
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It’s a fact of life that we Westerners now live in a consumer culture focused on buying ever more, ever better belongings. We all therefore go out to work long hours, often in unrewarding jobs, just so we have the money to buy that new flatscreen TV or BMW convertible.
Of course, the [...]
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