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Currys now sell solar panels
http://www.currys.co.uk/solarpower/index.html
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Check your Eco Footprint
If you have ever wondered how many natural resources your lifestyle uses up, here's a helpful site to help you check. www.myfootprint.org It only takes a few minutes to do, took me about 10 minutes, but what about the results?? :eek: I shall leave you all to see how many planets you would need to live on according to your…
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Collect For Free?
I am sure I heard on one of the Radio 2 programmes about a website based in England were you could advertise any item you wished to give away. For example unwanted lawnmowers, books etc that would be free to the person who collects them. I am interested for 2 reasons: 1 I have 2 childrens steel frame beds. One is a single…
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Grants for condensing boiler?
My girlfriend is going back to uni in September: are there any means-tested grants that would take our household income into consideration? I'd love to get one of those badboys free!
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ARRRRGGGGGHHHH Unwanted bags
After lurking on this thread a bit, and my dd becoming more interested in environmental issues, yesterday I went to do my weekly shop at Tesco, and I took my own "bags for life" and string bags with me (rather than use there carrier bags), and made a conscious effort to choose items with less packaging or packaging that is…
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Free Ways to Save Energy
From the National Energy Foundation: Free ways to save energy Only use the heat and light appliances you really need - don't leave TVs or videos on standby. Also switch off this PC screen when it's not being used! Try turning your heating thermostat down by 1°C. You will probably hardly notice the difference and it will…
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Does solar power/and being green really make sense?
Hi, Been thinking about electricty use lately. I have lurked on a few forums concerning selfsufficence. Now eventhough I want to limit my electricty use and have read accounts of people generating their own electricty and even supplying it back to the national grid. Does it really add up? Do people take into account the…
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complained to primark about plastic bags!
i got really angry the other weekend when a primark sales assistant demanded that i use one of their bags as a security measure. no other shop is this militant in giving out plastic bags. i've just sent them an email asking them to clarify how using their bag makes them more secure, and how they manage to overcome this in…
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Help understand Climate Change
help scientists understand climate change by using your pc to run a programme to send data to Oxford scientists. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/aboutexperiment1.shtml A previous version of this type of world wide "supercomputer" power has help scientists run variables to help cure cancer. It's a great idea…
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LED spotlights
I have a new build house and there are lots of halogen 50v spotlights. Bathroom, kitchen, hall, en suites Has anyone found any energy-saving bulbs to substitute in these situations? LED perhaps?
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Make the sun work for you in the kitchen...
OK so now the heathwave may be over, and I really should have posted this before, but there will still be hot summer days. I fill glass bottles up to 3/4 with fresh water, seal them and keep on the window in direct sunlight. They heat up considerably and when I need hot water during the day, say to boil the kettle, I pour…
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Does anyone use their Green Wheelie Bin?
I moved in my house 2 years ago and there were 2 wheelie bins there a Black one and a Green one. Now the bin men work take the green one even if it's filled with normal household waste. And we have diffrent colour bags for Paper, garden waste, plastic bottles and glass bottle. So i have no need for it. Does anyone use…
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OS cleaning chemicals: How green are they?
It seems that the four OS cleaning chemicals to use are vinegar, stardrops, soda crystals and bicarbnate of soda. Obviously, the fact that you use less with some of these reduces the environmental impact but does anyone have any idea how their environmental impact compares to other cleaning things? It would be easy to…
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10% off everything at ecotopia and Natural Collection
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=234830
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Best place to buy energy-saving bulbs ?
Hi guys, Hope this is the right place to post this ! Looking for the best place to buy energy-saving lightbulbs. Anyone got good, reliable supplier they can recommend ? (I know some electricity suppliers were giving them away free a few years ago but think that's all in the past.) Many thanks, Andy
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engery efficent house hold apliances
hi does any one knowe a good web site that lists energy efficent house hold appliances, i want all my stuff (well as much as poss) to be energy efficent not just fridge washer etc!
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Solar/Wind Power
Ok only a small project but I want to run my pond pump off solar or wind power to save having to organise electricity in the garden. There is a solar pump for sale in the local garden centre for £70 but I was wondering if anyone had rigged up something similar themselves?
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Furniture re-use network
I have just come across this useful site which contains a list of all charities etc. that will come and collect furniture that can be re-used. http://www.frn.org.uk/default.asp I have a wardroble in good condition that I no longer need, I posted it on Freecycle twice, but with no interest. It is too big/heavy to fit in my…
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Six Arguments For A Greener Diet
SIX ARGUMENTS FOR A GREENER DIET The first and last chapters of the book are online and can be read for free.* Preface: Greener Diets for a Healthier World * Changing Government Policies Much the same applies to UK farming although I feel we are a few steps ahead of the US at the moment.
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Quidco cashback for the ethical :)
Just spotted this one- dont know if its been posted before 10% back with http://www.zeropointzero.co.uk/shop/index.php?home_brand_url=5 NICE ONE QUIDCO :beer: