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How to... save energy without breaking the bank
Ruth Styles
16th May, 2012
There’s more to an energy efficient home than good insulation; everything from radiators to windows can play their part. Ruth Styles explains how to make your home a greener place to be more...
The beginners guide to… creating a low carbon home
Ruth Styles
24th April, 2012
From reducing energy consumption to a full-scale retrofit, Ruth Styles explains how to make your low carbon dream a reality more...
Are straw bales the future of sustainable building?
Mark Briggs
20th April, 2012
Straw bale is a low impact, low carbon building material making strides towards mainstream acceptance. So is it about time we took notice? Mark Briggs reports more...
The Ecologist meets…Method co-founder Adam Lowry
Bethany Hubbard
13th April, 2012
Can detergent make the green movement sexy? According to Method co-founder Adam Lowry; cleaning products are just the start. Bethany Hubbard caught up with him to find out more more...
How to... buy a green home
Bethany Hubbard
6th April, 2012
From wool insulation to wood-burning boilers, a greener property is possible. Bethany Hubbard rounds up the key things to look out for more...
Beat the heat: how a new type of eco home is helping tackle global warming
Paul Miles
3rd April, 2012
As climate change speeds up, the question of how to adapt our homes to hotter temperatures is becoming increasingly important. Now, a pioneering project on the island of Tenerife has been set up to address those concerns. Paul Miles reports more...
How to… make recycling pay
Bethany Hubbard
30th March, 2012
From turning old clothes into bags to making plastic cups into fabulous pencils, spring-cleaning just got lucrative more...
Top 10… green places to live
Rebecca Campbell
30th March, 2012
From great public transport to carbon reduction initiatives, the UK’s towns and cities are making strides towards becoming greener places to live. Rebecca Campbell takes a closer look at the most impressive more...
How to… make tribal jewellery
Priyanka Mogul
27th March, 2012
You don’t need to go to Africa to nail this season’s tribal trend. Priyanka Mogul explains how to wear it the eco-friendly way more...
How to… make your own patchwork quilt
Rebecca Campbell
23rd March, 2012
Pretty, practical and the perfect way to make the most of old clothes, patchwork quilts are the coolest way to give your home a shot of upcycled stylemore...
Palm oil: the hidden ingredient causing an ecological disaster
Ben Martin
14th March, 2012
Palm oil is in our food, cleaning products and fuel. But it's destroying rainforest and contributing to climate change. Sustainable certification schemes have been set up, but campaigners increasingly question whether they work more...
Lofty ambitions: why green roofs are the future of urban gardening
Ben Martin
28th February, 2012
Run out of space in your garden? Look to higher ground and you’ll find an eco-friendly solution more...
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Eco cement: the world's favourite building material gets a green-over
Paul Miles
14th February, 2012
Cement manufacturers are among the world’s biggest polluters and produce more emissions per capita than aviation. So how can you ensure that the cement you use isn’t wrecking the planet? more...
How to...make recycled art
Bethany Hubbard
10th February, 2012
Upcycling is one of 2012’s hottest design trends but you don’t have to stop at furniture. If you’re looking for some decorative inspiration, get to grips with our guide to making your own eco-fabulous art more...
Five of the best... ways to green up your kitchen
Laurie Tuffrey
6th February, 2012
Home experts Andrew Leech and Chris Askew explain how to make your kitchen a greener place to be more...
Too clever by half: is technology killing the planet?
Ian Michler
28th December, 2011
Technology is constructive but also hugely destructive. It’s high time that we begin to think seriously – and innovatively – about tempering its damaging effects more...
The Ecologist guide to Christmas shopping
Laurie Tuffrey
16th December, 2011
Ditch the high street and shop ethically this Christmas. Laurie Tuffrey shows you where to look more...
Charity gifting: do festive gifts mean misery for animals?
Ben Hudson
13th December, 2011
With Animal Aid raising concerns about the welfare of livestock sent abroad at Christmas by groups such as Oxfam and Christian Aid, is it time to take another look at charity giving? more...
Shipping containers: could they tackle the housing crisis for a growing population?
Sophie Laggan
6th December, 2011
With bricks and mortar proving environmentally unsustainable, a dearth of affordable housing available, and charity Shelter maintaining that homelessness persists, could shipping containers be a solution? more...
Top 10...easy ways to make driving greener
James Hind
7th October, 2011
In an ideal world we’d all take the train but it isn’t always possible. So what to do? Carbuzz.co.uk's James Hind has some tips more...
Top 10...eco design for home
George Blacksell
2nd September, 2011
Green design doesn't have to mean scrimping on aesthetics; as George Blacksell discovered, combining style with sustainability is easily achieved more...
House boxes: the equine homes trend coming to a street near you
George Blacksell
26th August, 2011
Converted horse boxes are becoming increasingly popular among the eco-conscious. George Blacksell chats to horse box home owner, Dean Crago more...
Retrofit revisited: one year on
Sue Wheat
22nd August, 2011
The salvaged velvet curtains are in and the newly painted walls are good to go but was it all worth it? In the final installment of her ecorefurb diary, Sue Wheat takes a retrospective look at a challenging year more...
Could the Haibike Xduro e-bike spark a cycling revolution?
Gervase Poulden
18th August, 2011
Electric bicycles are yet to go mainstream in the UK but could the launch of Haibike’s new electric mountain bike change all that? Gervase Poulden reports more...
Ten of the best…ways to reuse your rubbish
Valentina Jovanovski
5th August, 2011
Whether it’s plastic bottles or old magazines, Valentina Jovanovski has a creative way to turn it into something entirely new more...Members
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