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Top 10… ways to give old furniture a facelift
Lisa Stephens
25th May, 2012
Don’t go to IKEA – unleash your inner artist and revamp your table and chairs instead. Lisa Stephens shares some expert advicemore...
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...
The A to Z of retrofitting
Chloe Barrow
27th March, 2012
Cutting emissions at home doesn’t just help the planet; it saves you money too. Chloe Barrow explains how to get started more...
Eco lighting: a buyer’s guide
Gervase Poulden
25th October, 2011
As the days shorten and electricity prices rise, there’s a lot of potential savings to be made by choosing greener lighting. Gervase Poulden weighs up the options more...
Top 10…cheap ways to green your home
Sella Oneko
29th April, 2011
Greening your home doesn’t have to bust the budget. Sella Oneko rounds up 10 inexpensive ways to make your home a more eco-friendly place more...
Turning our Victorian terrace into an ecohome: part six – ventilation
Sue Wheat
19th November, 2010
Better insulation means more warmth but also more mould and condensation. Sue Wheat's eco retrofit continues with a look at a super-efficient ventilation system that recycles heat while stamping out damp more...
Turning our Victorian terrace into an ecohome: part five
Sue Wheat
14th October, 2010
Research over, it's crunch time in Sue's house, as materials are delivered, builders are educated in new eco techniques and wall insulation is fitted more...
Turning our Victorian terrace into an ecohome: part four - ecogadgets
Sue Wheat
13th August, 2010
Sue immerses herself in the addictive world of ecogadgetry, including water-powered alarm clocks and a crash course in cooking with blankets... more...
Ashden Award Winners: building self-sufficient communities across the UK
Ecologist
13th July, 2010
The Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust is the 2010 UK Gold Winner of the Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy. Watch and read about how they and five other finalists have made significant cuts to energy use on a community level... more...
Turning our Victorian terrace into an ecohome: part three - floors
Sue Wheat
1st July, 2010
Insulating the floor can be fiddly, messy and costly. Luckily, there are simple, cheap options too as Sue discovers more...
How to green your flat on the cheap
George Wigmore
17th June, 2010
Small, inexpensive changes can add up to big savings when it comes to greening a rental property more...
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Turning our Victorian terrace into an ecohome: part one
Sue Wheat
29th April, 2010
One family's journey to turn a draughty, turn-of-the-century terrace into a snug paragon of eco efficiency more...
'Just throw it out' - Council advice on toxic lightbulbs
Ian Randall
9th March, 2010
An Ecologist investigation reveals that three quarters of London Boroughs are advising their residents to simply throw compact fluorescent lightbulbs in their general waste, despite the hazard posed by their mercury content more...
Wrap up your home
Laura Sevier
1st March, 2010
Insulating your home will save energy and money. This simple guide will show you where to start and what material to usemore...
A guide to buying next generation lightbulbs
Matilda Lee
15th January, 2010
The iconic, compact fluorescent lightbulb is dead: meet its next generation replacements that are brighter, more efficient, longer-lasting, and mercury-free more...
Ecologist guide to ethical finance
Ecologist
14th October, 2009
Banks, building societies, ethical funds, pensions or people - where should the discerning environmentalist put their money? more...
How to raise a green baby on a budget
Anna Shepard
1st June 2009
Limited funds and a concern for the environment don’t have to be incompatible when it comes to raising a child. Anna Shepard shows how. more...
Ecopads with Marcus Brigstocke
Ecologist
28th April, 2009
Comedian, writer and actor Marcus Brigstocke reveals some of the eco-renovations made to his home in true MTV Cribs style more...
Liquid blue gold
Laura Sevier
26th March, 2009
Laura Sevier reports on why we shouldn’t be taking our water for granted, as well as offering some easy ways to avoid wasting it more...
Cautious welcome to UK Government's Heat and Energy Saving legislation
News
24th March, 2009
Campaigners give cautious welcome to Government’s decarbonisation programme more...
An end to monopoly money
Molly Scott Cato and Martin Large
1st November, 2008
Creating cash should not be the responsibility of the private banking system, but of the common wealth. Let’s get mutual, urge Molly Scott Cato and Martin Large more...
Six Home Energy Saving Tips
Laura Sevier
1st November, 2007
According to the Energy Saving Trust, the average UK household spends more than £870 per year on fuel and power, and produces around six tonnes of CO². £300 of this cost (and around two tonnes of CO²) could be saved by being more energy efficient. more...
No more greenwash, groups tell Government
News
20th September, 2007
The government's own quango, the Energy Saving Trust, and centre-left think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research have accused the government of succumbing to greenwash and not making it easy for the public to understand how they can reduce CO2 emissions. more...
Water-saving toilets
Emay Walker
1st April, 2005
A staggering 30-40 per cent of the water we use in our homes is for flushing the loo. That works out at two baths worth of water per day for the average family. Yet by taking a few simple steps or swapping your old toilet for an ‘eco-loo’, you can minimise your water usage, and save money too.more...
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