Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- Experts horrified at large-scale forest removal to meet wood pellet demand
- Residents vote against nuclear waste dump near Hawker in South Australia Thu, 12 Dec 19, 6:47pmGreen groups say 52% vote against federal government facility should rule out region as potential site
- Study reveals "ugly sweaters" add to the plastic pollution problem Wed, 11 Dec 19, 4:30amMany Americans attend ugly Christmas sweater parties. But in Britain, there’s even an annual Christmas Jumper [another term for “sweater”] Day that fuels the trade in hideous holiday garb. Now, research by the environmental...
- Radiation hotspots 'found near Fukushima Olympic site' Wed, 4 Dec 19, 11:47pmGreenpeace calls for fresh monitoring of region where nuclear disaster occurred
- Labour manifesto promises 1m green jobs to tackle climate crisis Thu, 21 Nov 19, 11:01amParty wants UK workers to take advantage of opportunities in a global green economy worth £3tn
- Bushwick bartender makes gorgeous necklaces from NYC's trash Thu, 21 Nov 19, 2:30amWhen she's not slinging brews behind a Bushwick bar, designer Lorelei Christensen is scouring some of New York City's darkest corners looking for debris that she can transform into shiny little pieces of eco-jewelry...
- Never knowingly undersoiled – John Lewis trucks to run on cow manure Thu, 7 Nov 19, 7:32pmRetailer’s fleets will use carbon neutral renewable biomethane
- John Lewis trucks to run on carbon-neutral cow manure Thu, 7 Nov 19, 11:01amRetailer will use renewable biomethane, supplied by CNG Fuels, from 2021
- 'The most divisive thing': two small towns brace for a vote on nuclear waste Sun, 27 Oct 19, 6:00amWhatever the result, the communities on SA’s Eyre peninsula are split over the issue – and will be for some time
- Designers aim to reduce the waste and impact of airlines Sat, 12 Oct 19, 5:30amExhibitions of art can, and perhaps should, be thought-provoking, which is exactly the goal of the temporary showing ‘Get Onboard: Reduce. Reuse. Rethink’ by design studio PriestmanGoode at the Design Museum in London....
- The Ocean Cleanup has first success collecting plastic from Great Pacific Garbage Patch Sat, 5 Oct 19, 2:30amThe Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch nonprofit dedicated to eliminating plastic pollution in the oceans, recently announced its first success. After years of trials that left its engineers scratching their heads over design challenges,...
- How your salon visit contributes to your carbon footprint Wed, 25 Sep 19, 1:30amAs the services available at salons evolve, waste, pollution and exposure to toxins have increasingly become part of the experience. When one considers that the beauty industry creates 420,000 pounds of waste every day in...
- Old technology can solve a modern crisis | Letters Sat, 7 Sep 19, 2:37amDr Peter Hounsell writes that the electric bin lorries currently being trialled are nothing new, while Richard Ellam says that it used to be common for councils to burn rubbish to generate electricityYour report on electric...
- Recycling Identifying Device takes the guesswork out of figuring out what's recyclable Sat, 7 Sep 19, 1:30amThe ability to recycle materials has been around for generations, and as an increasing number of residential and commercial facilities take on the metal, plastic and glass, it has become a common task to put your recycling...
- Coca-Cola to offer Dasani water in aluminum cans and bottles to reduce plastic waste Thu, 15 Aug 19, 3:30amCould green be the new blue? The Dasani bottled water brand hopes so. Owned by The Coca-Cola Co., Dasani wants to up the ante for more sustainable packaging with a product lineup including aluminum bottles and cans — available...