Save money, energy, resources and CO2 instead of buying a new pair by making those training shoes last longer. Here are some rules for rejuvenating them: This information was culled…
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Fridges and Freezers
Refrigerators and freezers can run inefficiently and ineffectively if you forget a couple of key points. The less kilowatt-hours you use, the less climate-killing CO2 gets into the atmosphere. By…
Heat Pumps
For anyone lucky enough to be in the position of choosing their next central heating system, there is really only one reason not to go with a heat pump assuming…
Four Good Things to Know about the Climate
Many people don’t know the following, many more ‘know’ but don’t remember but it is definitely good for your sanity to bear these in mind. (1) The end date when…
How Yoda uses a Tumble Dryer
Tumble dryers use a lot of electricity. On average, a tumble dryer uses roughly 4.5 kWh of electricity per cycle, depending on the machine. At the time of writing, each…
UPFs – Ultra-processed Foods
If something is ultra-processed, it’s going to have a larger carbon footprint, use more water to make, most likely be associated with factory-farmed meat or diary and the pollution, come…
Diet and CO2 Emissions
The first of November was World Vegan Day, a reminder that a totally plant-based diet is the everyday reality for about 1% of the world population. Reducing our CO2 emissions…
Pesky Pumpkin Remains
Halloween sees people the world over getting creative with pumpkin carving and results in tons of wasted pumpkins if people don’t have the means, the time or the oomph to…
Green Banks
Santander, JP Morgan Chase, NatWest, the Bank of Scotland, Halifax, the Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays, HSBC and Lloyds Bank all have one thing in common – they will put…
Home-made Home Cleaning Products
Supermarket big brand cleaning products include an array of chemicals that don’t break down in the sewage works – even if the water utility companies leaves them there for a…