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 <title><![CDATA[How green is your washing powder?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:40 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[From phosphates to enzymes, the contents of your detergent can be difficult to decipher. Here’s what to look out for and what to avoid]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[How to... buy vintage homeware]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:25 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Real vintage not only adds character to your home; by diverting furniture away from landfill, it does the planet a favour too. Here’s how to get stuck in]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Green home appliances: a buyer’s guide]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:42 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Thinking of trading in your old fridge? We’ve got the lowdown on how to get hold of electricals that are genuinely green<br/>]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Five eco-friendly ways to celebrate Chinese New Year]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:09 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[From dim sum to tea tastings, ring in the year of the dragon in a planet friendly way]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Too clever by half: is technology killing the planet?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:39 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Technology is constructive but also hugely destructive. It’s high time that we begin to think seriously – and innovatively – about tempering its damaging effects ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[The Ecologist guide to Christmas shopping]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:07 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Ditch the high street and shop ethically this Christmas. Laurie Tuffrey shows you where to look]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[How to... make your own Christmas decorations]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:28 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Instead of heading to the supermarket for your baubles, take the green route and create your own  ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Charity gifting: do festive gifts mean misery for animals?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:33 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[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?]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Shipping containers: could they tackle the housing crisis for a growing population?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:56 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[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? ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Eco lighting: a buyer’s guide]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:07 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Remembering Teddy: new website honours the founder of the Ecologist]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:11 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Teddy Goldsmith’s death left a hole at the heart of the green movement. The website set up in his memory is a fitting tribute to his life's work and is a must-read for the eco-conscious, says Ben Hudson]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Green Business: Ecotricity]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:55 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[It’s the biggest green energy company in the UK but that’s not enough for founder, Dale Vince. The next step, he tells Peter Salisbury, is to take on the ‘big six’ energy companies and show us all that renewables are the way forward]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Top 10...easy ways to make driving greener]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:11 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[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 ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Five of the best…eco friendly mobile apps]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:30 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Who says technology can’t be good for the environment? Rosie Spinks rounds up the apps that are making the planet a greener place to be ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Top 10...eco design for home]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:34 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Green design doesn't have to mean scrimping on  aesthetics; as George Blacksell discovered, combining style with sustainability is easily achieved ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[House boxes: the equine homes trend coming to a street near you]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:28 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Converted horse boxes are becoming increasingly popular among the eco-conscious. George Blacksell chats to horse box home owner, Dean Crago]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Retrofit revisited: one year on]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:07 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Could the Haibike Xduro e-bike spark a cycling revolution?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:52 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Ten of the best…ways to reuse your rubbish]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:09 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Whether it’s plastic bottles or old magazines, Valentina Jovanovski has a creative way to turn it into something entirely new ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Electric cars: could the new Vauxhall Ampera really make driving greener?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:53 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[From fossil fuel generated electricity to unreliable batteries, electric cars haven’t always lived up to the hype. But with the launch of the Vauxhall Ampera, could all that be about to change? Ruth Styles reports]]></description>
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