Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- The eco guide to optimism Sun, 13 Aug 17, 3:00pmOK, the Sixth Mass Extinction may be upon us, but there are still some reasons to be cheerful
- With political will, we could easily solve our transport problems | Letters Sat, 5 Aug 17, 3:22amReaders share their thoughts on electricity generation, cars, cycling, trains and garden citiesGeorge Monbiot makes some useful points in his article bemoaning the influence of the lobbying power of the motor industry (We...
- Solar energy and moonshine politics | Brief letters Wed, 26 Jul 17, 4:00amEnergy policy | Civil partnerships | Codeword puzzles | Dramatic accents | Irritating BBC presentersDid I invent the solar panels scheme which paid a generous feed-in tariff to install panels on your roof? I think I may also...
- US millionaire who learned the value of punctuation the hard way | Brief letters Tue, 18 Jul 17, 4:19amPunctuation | Solar-powered legs | Dogs and litter | Crossword themes | Puzzle changePunctuation is indeed important (Letters, 17 July). The story goes that an American millionaire’s wife, travelling through Europe, came...
- Dutch companies set up giant bread bins to help cities tackle rat scourge Tue, 27 Jun 17, 4:00pmBusinesses in Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam are getting involved in efforts to collect waste bread and turn it into biogas and fertiliser
- The eco guide to renewable energy Sun, 28 May 17, 3:00pmSolar power is soaring, wind goes from strength to strength. Look for a mighty surge in renewables over the next few years
- Your dinner's in the washing machine … the designer pioneering a cooking revolution Thu, 13 Apr 17, 4:00pmFor steak, click ‘synthetics’. For veg, click ‘cotton’. Meet the Israeli bringing a new dimension to boil in the bag cuisine
- The eco guide to mainstream organics Sun, 19 Mar 17, 5:00pmWe need to learn from the Danish supermarkets, where organic produce is front and centre, not niche
- The eco guide to greener salads Sun, 26 Feb 17, 5:00pmThe salad shortage focused attention on the failures of our 24/7 dietary culture. But it also provides a chance to rethink the way we eat fresh fruit, veg and green leaves
- The eco guide to population growth Sun, 12 Jun 16, 3:00pmEvery hour 10,000 people are born. Fortunately a new crop of eco innovations will help tackle the pressures on our planet
- Ecotricity founder calls for time limit on divorce payout claims Sat, 11 Jun 16, 2:51amDale Vince agrees to pay ex-wife Kathleen Wyatt £300,000 after she lodged £1.9m claim more than 20 years after their divorce
- Clive James: ‘It is not yet against the law to be frivolous…’ Sat, 21 May 16, 6:00pm…In the US, it’s a reason to hand names to the FBI
- Dementia patients calm down when they're not too hot and not too cold Fri, 6 May 16, 12:50pmNew research has shown the aged care provider Warrigal that sustainable design affects residents’ wellbeing, as well as its bottom line
- How much do you know about the world's extreme weather challenges? Take the quiz Wed, 30 Mar 16, 12:35amFrom coffee shortages to Leonardo DiCaprio’s filming nightmares, put your extreme weather knowledge to the test
- Rainwater harvesting and rooftop solar: world's greenest shopping centre could be Australian Fri, 18 Mar 16, 9:02amDesign competition asks architects, environmentalists and school kids to imagine a sustainable retail centre that generates energy for communities