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To those of us who care about the environment and eco friendly living one question we need to ask ourselves is why we are still in the minority. Why do most people make at best a token gesture towards living a more sustainable lifestyle?
This is the question I have been considering myself [...]
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Minimalism is a lifestyle movement characterized by stripping life down to the bare fundamentals. The concept involves giving away or selling the vast majority of your belongings to live a simpler, more rewarding existence. Items are more likely to be rented or borrowed than bought. Even one’s diet is kept simple and [...]
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Summer is here at last! And with it comes the inevitable warmth, sunshine and desire for barbecues. However as with anything else, there is an eco friendly way to have a BBQ and an uneco-friendly way.
As many regular readers will know, I believe that being eco friendly should be fun and easy. [...]
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In today’s factory farming, producers are forced to use a potent cocktail of pesticides and herbicides to keep yields up as high as possible in the hope of turning a profit.
But given the choice, most of us would rather these chemicals weren’t used. From pesticide residues on food to the pollution of [...]
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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 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 may only be March but summer will be here before you know it. And where nicer to spend some time than in our gardens. Unfortunately a garden can be a thirsty commodity and use up a lot of water. Fortunately there are ways to reduce the amount of water that [...]
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Different rooms in the house have different primary functions and the bathroom has the potential to waste a huge amount of water. And not just cold water either of course; most of us like hot water whenever possible.
So the main elements for greening your bathroom are to cut down on water [...]
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