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…
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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…
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…
World Refugee Day Raises Justice Concerns
On World Refugee Day, June 20th, the United Nations asks us to celebrate the right to seek safety, which refugees seek to exercise. Whether we welcome refugees in empathy or…
Library of Things
Borrowing makes sense: save the investment in money and the CO2 emissions simultaneously at a London Library of Things. Our local LoTs: There was a LoT in Islington on Seven…
Keeping your Home Cool in Heatwaves
Following up on a previous post, there are quite a few things you can do to keep your home cool during a heatwave. Of course if you have fans or…
Exciting Ecological Economics
The dismal science no more! With an election coming up here in the UK, we should bear in mind how many voices are saying that mainstream economic theory is horrendously…
Palm Oil
Analysis paralysis in the palm oil industry. Palm oil is grown in the Tropics on land cleared from the rainforests. It is contained in 50% of all products consumed in…