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Are You Doing 10:10? If So, What?
The 10:10 campaign is about ways for us all to reduce our carbon emissions by 10% in 2010. (I may have fudged the definition a bit, please correct me if so.) Have you heard of it, are you doing it, if so what are you doing? I think it's an aim that fits very well with the Old Style mindset if you look at the options and…
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How would I clean those jute/cotton or recycled shopping bags?
As part of my efforts to stop using carrier bags I want to buy some of the shops jute or cotton bags. I'm also keen on the type that are made from recycled bottles and look a little like the fabric that a waterproof coat is made from. My question is, can they be cleaned easily, if something in my shopping leaked or got…
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using an OWL Electricity Measuring thingy
Hi Ive been given an OWL electricity measuring thingy for Xmas but when I try to attach the piece to my electricity meter, I dont have a red live wire like it says I should! My house is 2 years old, and the only wires are blue and brown. The part I need to attach is to the live wire (it is supposed to just clip around it)…
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John Lennon On the Myth of Over-population
35 years ago, the big media scare was over population - we were all doomed. Then it was the coming ice age that was going to kill everyone. Now we're all going to die of global warming. Kind of typical that Lennon didn't follow the mainstream thought. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yRh5NNiFG0
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Ofcom recycling.
Ofcom have a good recycling video on youtube. Gives good tips on making money from your old stuff. I would post the link, but I'm a noob so I can't! Check out 'ofcom recycling' on youtube...
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Stop supermarkets from wasting food on our behalf
In the West, 10 percent of our greenhouse gas emissions come from producing food that is never eaten. In the UK, 752,290 tonnes of CO2 is used to produce our waste food, and 87,767 hectares of our land. Personal profligacy is obviously a factor, and it clearly never hurts to keep an eye on how we all purchase, store and…
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Detergent Free laundry Ecoballs
I was just looking around the The Co-operative Bank's website and found a link to their Voting Page for Climate Change Campaign. One of the charities you can vote for is called Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT). I was pleasantly surprised to find a whole host of great green stuff to buy. One impressive Item (I…
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Ascension (allidi) and People Tree sales now online
Well, if you like ethical clothes then buying in the sale saves money is my thinking!!
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Energy saving bulbs using more than rated output
As title,I have replace all my bulbs with 11 watt philips bulbs but they seem to be using more than the rated power. My DIL bought me an Owl Cm119 enegy monitor so I have been going round the house turning things on and off to see what uses what. I have found that it will display in steps of 0, 32,48,and 64 watts even if…
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Russians confirm Global Warming is a Fraud!
Climategate just got much, much bigger. And all thanks to the Russians who, with perfect timing, dropped this bombshell just as the world’s leaders are gathering in Copenhagen to discuss ways of carbon-taxing us all back to the dark ages.…
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Disappearing bees
I saw this documentary last night which provided a lot of food for thought on current farming practices http://vanishingbees.co.uk/# I thought it might be of interest to people on this board. It's certainly made me determined to stick to my principles around organic/homegrown food and continue to try to improve…
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Enviro wash balls.. any good?
Hi all, I keep seeing these green wash valls for sale, and am wondering whether to give them a go. Has anyone tried these and do they actually get your washin clean? My partner works in the building trade and really needs a deep clean. I spend a small fortune on Powder. He has excema so this is an added problem, very…
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FREE WOOD ON www.wood-turnaround.org.uk
I have just launched a Internet Forum for people wishing to get rid of unwanted wood. It does not matter if they are logs or from building work. It is based of the Freecycle forum where hundreds of people across the UK give and receive items that would have gone into landfill. If you are looking for some logs for the…
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can anyone help?
hi, im moving house next week, the problem is i'm now broke cos of an extortionate deposit, so i was wondering if anyone knew any places to get some house type freebies, low spend is cool too thanks! :p
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The Great Use Less Water Hunt
What's it about? Saving money on water can involve fitting a water meter (see Water Cost Cutting Article). Yet at the moment, sadly much of the UK is being warned about drought, and told to stop using hosepipes. While we can all rant at the water companies' ridiculous leaks, in the meantime to help our environment, and to…
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Freegle - New home for ex Freecycle groups
UPDATE 16.9.2009 Large numbers of local recycling groups in the UK have left Freecycle and joined the Freegle organisation. www.ilovefreegle.org Click HERE for a list of your local Freegle groups. More are being added every day. __________________________________________________________ I just posted on the Freecycle is it…
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West Yorkshire recycling bin cardboard?-oh and printer cartridges :D
I sold my first two computers(yay) I reused the packaging for two of the boxes, to put two fully built computers in. Along with this, I had other packaging-two big bulky cardboard boxes extra of packaging and several other bulky cardboard boxes for components. I was going to put this in our recycling bin and i saw it said…
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Domestic wind turbines
Has anyone here got any experience to share re domestic wind turbine systems? I'm considering installing one for our small rural holiday cottage in Scotland. According to this wind speed database... http://www.berr.gov.uk/windspeed-database/page27326.html ...it has an average wind speed of about 5 metres per second at 10…
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Cost Effective Heating
Hi, Does anyone have any useful info on the most energy efficient way to heat a new build house if you have gas central heating?? Is it cheaper to keep the heating on low the whole time on the thermostat or only use the timer and set it for when you are in?? :confused: we've been having this conversation since we bought…
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I wish to be returned to earth as a killer virus to lower human population...
Enviroment, Eugenics quotes * “Isn’t the only hope for the planet that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn’t it our responsibility to bring that about?” – Maurice Strong, founder of the UN Environment Programme * “A massive campaign must be launched to de-develop the United States. De-development means bringing…