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Global Warming Carbon Credits For You and Me!
Do you believe in Man Made Global Warming? They plan to introduce Carbon Rationing Credits Soon. For Example, Everyone gets 10 credits a year, if you want to fly to Spain it will cost you 30 credits, you will have to wait 3 years to be able to fly to Spain. Here is the link!…
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paper shredders - suitable for cardboard?
Want a home use shredder suitable for cardboard. Anyone know if the easily available 20-sheet paper shredders (that they also say use for CD/DVDs) are up to job?
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Save Paper - Cancel your phone directories
Official MoneySavingExpert.com insert With many people using free online or phone based directory enquiries to find the phone number of a local business, the paper versions of the BT Phone Book and Yellow Pages can often sit unused, and it's a big waste of paper. To prevent this, if you don't use the yearly-issued…
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How hazardous are chemicals released from over-heating/melting an aluminum vessel or
[FONT="]We melted an aluminum tea kettle for approx 30 minutes on an electric stove which was on high. It released smoke and an odor and proceeded to literally melt through the burner. How dangerous are the fumes for what period of time and......[/FONT]
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eco family competition with an energy provider
Hello I'm after some help. I was reading a copy of the Times yesterday at a doctors and there was an advert for a competition for families who are making efforts to live sustainably. I wrote the details down and my little boy ate them, literally he chewed the bit of paper up...:rolleyes:.. has anyone got a copy they could…
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How long any electric tea kettle can keep tea hot?
People are buying electric kettle for keep tea for long time, it means electric kettle keeps tea hot, so I want know about how long any electric tea kettle can keep tea hot?
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my own DIY wind turbine :)
I wanted to show you guys some videos of my very first total beginners wind turbine, I am regularly updating the project page here on our company site but it wont let me post here .It is producing electricity and virtually no noise, if you live in a built up are this wont work that well but out in the country its going to…
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alternatives to baby wipes- what do you use?
my LO is two weeks old and already i have noticed that when i use conventional baby wipes his bottom gets red but when i use cotton wool and plain water its settles down. the only thing is when i am out and about, water isnt always available so i was wondering what others use in this situation.
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Where can I buy good prices wooden toys from???
Any website links or shop names that sell wooden toys please. Thanks
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Junk mail, POS killing the enviroment
I deliver daily around 2 sack fulls of pure junk, junk mail that the recievers just throw into the bin. Ontop of this our well known elecrical stores recieve box upon box, and im talking huge boxes here containg nothing more than a few posters, flyers etc to advertise some cut price deal in the store. These poster only…
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'ENVI' energy monitor giveaway. Want one?
[title=http://images2.moneysavingexpert.com/images/dp/wtd_underline.gif] The Winners[/title] Congratulations to the following who have netted a free energy monitor. Please can the winners Private Message me (click my name and then send message) with their full name, address (this can be home/work/friend's/relative's) and…
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I'm beginning to hate low energy light bulbs!
Maybe it's a case of deteriorating eyesight but I really hate the lower light levels which energy saving light bulbs seem to generate. I find reading under them much more difficult and somehow the dimmer light level seems more depressing, especially now the long dark nights have arrived. Does anybody have a solution to…
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Electric bike
Hi there I was wondering whether anyone has experience of an electric bike. I have been looking for the past few months - but am still feeling none the wiser. My specifications for the bike is : Under £500 - this throws out the more expensive bikes Need to be able to use without driving licence - therefore weight less than…
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Recycled loo paper offer in Co-op, 12 rolls £2.50
Until 10th November, Co-op are selling Nouvelle Soft 12 roll packs for £2.50. I know loo paper offers are pretty common and normally posted on another board, but I try to buy only recycled paper and offers on this are fairly infrequent, so I thought it worth posting here to help anyone who is trying to buy more recycled…
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Where can I get 'green' presents
Morning everyone, I am stuck for some Christmas presents and thought that rather than buying presents for the sake of it, I would like to buy items which are eco friendly, benefit others etc. I have the Oxfam catalogue and have visted the WWF website for the string bags, any other ideas ? Many thanks, Bek
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BPA and SIGG water bottle exchange programme (ends 31 Oct)
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but as MoneySavingExpert is about consumer rights as well as saving money and buying/using reusable water bottles is seen by many as a "green" thing to do I thought people on this board might like to know about this, especially that this has received little media…
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'green' disposable nappies-how to compare their eco-credentials?
Hi there, I've been trying to get my head around how to compare the relative 'greenness' of the various eco-disposable nappies. None of them seem to give clear statements that I can compare with any other brand. I'm sure someone must have written about it somewhere, but my googling hasn't helped me much yet! Can anyone…
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Power Savers...
Has anybody bought or used one of these ... http://www.energyenv.co.uk/PowerSaver.asp Do they work ? £40 - so if saving 10% then would take a year based on my yearly bill to break even. Also does anybody know how they work and save 10-20% as it doesn't explain it very well. Or anybody used the fuelsavers on the same…
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Ecodan Air Source Heat Pumps - Help!
Hi! Wonder if anyone can help....Our neighbour wants to put 10 x Ecodan Air Source Heat Pumps on an outrigger next door to our property. They will be situated 4 meters from our boundary and approximately 5 meters away from our bedroom windows. The literature for these say the noise they create is 49dB (within 1m of the…
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MHRV & Air Source Heat pumps advice please
My family and I have been fortunate enough to secure planning permission to build our new home. We want to incorporate some 'green' technologies into it and I am at a loss as to who to turn to for advice. We intend to insulate the building very well but concede it has a large footprint and the loft space comprises of…