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We look at whether Sydney has an actual case for a water desalination plant or not. This article will look at what other options there are.

Top ten green tips and tricks you can do to be Green and more Eco friendly in your day to day life.

Christmas and being green don't often go together, we provide advice on reducing your environmental impact to be more Green for Christmas.

It's Friday, which means many of us are just counting the minutes until happy hour. After enjoying a bottle of wine, it's always a bit sad to dump the bottle in the recycling bin. Although there are plenty of upcycling options...

Can technology save the world? In short: No, not by itself. A sweeping set of changes in the way we interact with the planet is needed to stabilize our rapidly deteriorating biosphere and avert a bleak future. Technology...

Defra has invited comments on its plan to cut back spending on WRAP, the quango charged with spending money on dreaming up burdensome recycling schemes.

Two Lisbon-based entrepreneurs have devised a way to build a new bike from discarded car parts - and they're planning to ride it the same number of miles that the original vehicle drove to compensate for its air-polluting...

A slew of converted shipping containers are expected to help ease a growing homelessness epidemic in cities across England. The number of homeless youth has tripled in the UK in the last few years, prompting groups like Charity...

1. Don't Drive I know, I know. At face value, this doesn't sound like much fun at all. But that's only because you've forgotten how awesome the alternatives can be. Give your car the day off this Earth Day. Plan to get to...

The waste material was collected by 18 postgraduate students who worked with engineers to design the basic elements of the café. Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and conceived by civil...

Modern Sprout has created a windowsill planter box that’s simple, self-sustaining and naturally stylish. Its hidden hydroponics system automatically waters and feeds your plants for you, making it perfect for space-conscious...

"Atlas Recycled" is a sculpture of the mythical Greek titan bearing the earth on his shoulders that doubles as a recycling receptacle for aluminum cans, plastic bottles and paper...

Lest we get too excited about the quenching of Geoffrey Lean's AGW ardour, the Mail's front-page story will concentrate minds. The subject is recycling and, erm, recycles a story that has done the rounds before, namely that...

Read the rest of Shabby Love: A Virginia Shop Where Every Piece of Old Furniture Has a History and a Future Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "green furniture", Annie Sloan, antiques, barn wood, civil...

Read the rest of Shabby Love: Where Every Piece of Ugly Old Furniture Has History and a Future Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "green furniture", Annie Sloan, antiques, barn wood, civil war era...

Read the rest of Solar-Powered Forever House: Dowdy Red Bricks Given New Life as a Slick Fresco Facade Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: brick, Daylighting, dowdy old bricks, eco design, Forever House,...

The Urban Harvest Series (UHS) is a set artifacts and furniture that integrate nature’s closed cycles and cultivation into our own daily routines...

German engineer and inventor Marcus Thymark is developing a filament-producing machine that allows 3D printing enthusiasts to grind up and reprocess discarded printed objects and other scrap plastic for re-use...

We consider recycling to be key to reducing the on going consumption of the worlds resources and moving towards a sustainable way of living for the longer term.