Now that the news is out about the high CO2 emissions caused by councils incinerating household waste, which is mostly plastic, it feels right to look at avoiding plastic again.…
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Hedgehogs For Future
There are more hedgehogs in more places in London than most people believe, but their numbers are dwindling across the country and with predicted population and urban density growth in…
Sustainable Christmas
If you want a sustainable Christmas or festive season, you’ll need to put a bit of mental effort into it, so best to start thinking about it now, or you’ll…
Second-hand Goods
Buying second-hand instead of new doesn’t just save cash, it saves a whole load of energy, resources and pollution too. Selling second-hand obviously supports that. Here are the options for…
Washing-up Sponges and Green Scratchy Things
A washing-up sponge might seem insignificant, but this is the result of a decade long search, including many false starts with expensive green products that were frankly ridiculous, e.g. a…
Vote for EcoCounts in the £5,000 climate prize draw please!
This week there’s a climate charity prize draw happening, where you vote for the charity you want to support, they put all the votes in a hat, and pull out…
Induction Hobs
“Now we’re cooking with gas!”, they used to say – a quote from a North Sea gas advert years ago. Cooking with an induction hob is the way to go…
Laundry Detergents
This is a deep rabbit hole to go down. There are multiple ingredients found in laundry detergents for a range of reasons and with a range of impacts, i.e. this…
Keep Peat in Bogs not Bags
Mushrooms, for peat’s sake? It seems Britain and Ireland’s mushroom growers use nothing but peat from our extensive CO2-storing peat bogs, adding to the continued decimation and massive CO2 emissions…
Love and Rage, Outrage and Optimism – July 2 Fresk Workshop Follow-up
It was a sunny Tuesday evening and great for doing a climate fresk, with the sun coming in through the big front windows of the climate centre. I was joined…