Letting children learn flexibly and organically creates rounder, more educated human beings, says Mike Fortune-Wood
… How to home educate Mike Fortune-Wood | 15th March 2009 Ethical Living Education School Home School House Humans Beings Education Children Society How-to-Home-educate_MAIN.jpg Letting children learn …
The need for more affordable housing is often cited as a reason for building on often-environmentally important garden plots. But does such a policy result in more cheap homes? Apparently not, argues Simon Leadbeater
… 2010 Comment House Building Affordable Homes Gardens Zac Goldsmith Comment Society … But does such a policy result in more cheap homes? Apparently not, argues Simon Leadbeater … ‘about families who haven’t got a ruddy home.’ Jim Naughtie umpired the exchange and …
Cutting emissions at home doesn’t just help the planet; it saves you money too. Chloe Barrow explains how to get started
… 2012 Ethical Living Retrofit Retrofitting Home House Construction Building Society … Technology holding.jpg Cutting emissions at home doesn’t just help the planet; it saves … drive to reduce the carbon footprint of our homes and help protect the environment. The …
Stressed out and living for the weekend? Breaking free may be easier than you thought...
… time to change your lifestyle. Work from home With more than 3.3 million people home-working, the benefits of home-based work include: the use of one …
Low income families in the UK are cold mainly because they live in badly insulated buildings. The Chancellor has missed the opportunity to address this key issue, writes Paul Ekins, in the name of cutting 'green taxes'. The poor will suffer.
… Government condemns the poor to cold homes Paul Ekins | 10th December 2013 Comment … the energy efficiency of hard to treat homes and those with low incomes. The … the bills to be paid by those whose homes need improvements. ECO and the other …
Groups such as Dot Dot Dot and the Squash Campaign are pushing for workable solutions to the UK's housing crisis, but they are up against an anti-squatter media backlash. Laura Laker reports
… Politics & Economics Squatters Housing Homeless Government Property Rights How To … SQUASH - Squatters' Action for Secure Homes are fighting for the right to identify … to buy or even rent, a large number of homes in the UK remain vacant. A Halifax …
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
… Ruth Styles | 16th May 2012 Ethical Living Home Blinds Energy Saving Radiators Windows … There’s more to an energy efficient home than good insulation; everything from … part. Ruth Styles explains how to make your home a greener place to be Energy-saving …
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
… Campbell | 30th March 2012 Ethical Living Home Cities Moving Right Moves Green Living Society Forum For The Future Home Buying Property Property Search … Move , 800,000 people are planning to move home this year. Along with finding out where …
As her colleagues jet off to sunnier climes, Sylvia tackles the thorny issue of eco holidays - but will she pluck up the courage to confront her boss over his second home?
… courage to confront her boss over his second home? With the August Bank Holiday fast … of being away without a car.' Second homeowners Predictably, other people around … Jill are currently residing in their second homes, on the Suffolk coast and in Cumbria …
Global brands, including Coca-Cola, Unilever and Vodafone offer African township residents a ‘lick of paint’ in exchange for turning their homes into advertisements
… brands accused over controversial 'painted home' adverts in Africa Sarah Bentley | 25th … ‘lick of paint’ in exchange for turning their homes into advertisements Visitors arriving by … claim the fee for allowing their walls, homes and businesses to be turned into …
As the recession continues, squatting across Europe has enjoyed a renaissance. Although controversial, occupying vacant buildings has become a form of activism, promoting alternative lifestyles and challenging the mainstream
… increasing numbers of people losing their homes, unemployment and poverty on the rise, … in large cities with an abundance of empty homes, is undergoing something on a … positive aspects including housing otherwise homeless people and, as has been demonstrated …
‘If we could think locally, we would take far better care of things than we do now. The right local questions and answers will be the right global ones. The Amish question, "What will this do for our community?" tends toward the right answer for the world.’ Wendell Berry
… nearest source of electrical power to your home? 6 What time did the sun rise this … on a dollar a day alive? 13 When was your home built, who built it and where did the … from? 14 What was on the site before your home was built there? 15 What is the name of …
The lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan is just the tip of a vast iceberg of lead contamination afflicting mainly urban black communities, writes Leif Fredrickson. A rigid 'race bar' on postwar suburban housing and mortgages left black families in inner cities, exposed to flaking lead paint in run down housing, leaded gasoline residues and lead pipework. Now is the time to correct this shocking historic injustice.
… nationwide contain lead. Some 37 million US homes contain lead-based paint somewhere in … excluded minority families from buying homes in suburban neighborhoods, leaving them … and mortgages Suburbanization and home ownership in America exploded after World …
A blueprint for how Britain could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to zero over the next 20 years by a combination of electrification, insulation and a massive scaling up of offshore wind reports Tom Levitt
… ten steps. 1) Insulation – and lots of it The home accounts for 28 per cent of Britain’s … half of those emissions come from heating our homes. We can reduce home energy demand by 70 per cent by improving …
You may see your garden as a spare room or a place to be in touch with nature, but changes to planning rules mean it is likely to attract higher council tax if it hasn’t already been snapped up by a developer. Jack Shamash reports
… Jack Shamash | 1st February 2007 News Gardens Home Government Property UK Allotments Green … Government unwilling to stand up against the homebuilding lobby of developers, large … it is becoming almost impossible for private homeowners to prevent developers from taking …
Sue Wheat thought a wood-burning stove was the greenest way to heat her house until a chat with authors, Nick Grant and Alan Clarke, made her think again. The biggest crisis of her eco-refurb so far? You bet it was!
… Turning our Victorian Terrace into an Eco-Home part seven - Heating Sue Wheat | 7th February 2011 Ethical Living Eco-homes Refurbishment Wood Stoves Fuel Carbon … time to think about green ways to heat our home. We chose a Stovax multi-fuel stove, …
The UK’s short sighted approach to energy is damaging people’s health and costing the NHS £3.7 billion a year.
… polluting vehicles and woefully inefficient homes through its narrow approach to energy … public health, in cleaner air and improved homes and public spaces. Active travel … to be caused by air pollution. Improving home energy efficiency could save the NHS …
The world has become intolerable for people everywhere, and for Earth herself, says Pope Francis. Profound, transformative change leading to social and economic justice is now an absolute necessity and something we must all fight for. We must also act to safeguard the Earth herself, our common home.
… to safeguard the Earth herself, our common home. Today God has granted that we meet … without land, so many families without a home, so many laborers without rights, so many … apart, but we are tearing apart our common home. Today, the scientific community realizes …
From birds to whales, Europe has plenty for wildlife watchers to love. William McLennan rounds up some of the best
… spots are also wonderfully picturesque and home to some excellent places to stay, eat and … England’s only Marine Nature Reserve and are home to a variety of species including … between France and Spain, the Pyrenees are home to a host of bird species and even a …
The MD of Britain's largest insulation company demands: back warm, efficient homes now, or condemn millions to cold, damp and sky-rocketting fuel bills.
… company demands: back warm, efficient homes now, or condemn millions to cold, damp … addressing the energy efficiency of our homes - this is the only route which offers … companies to cut heating bills in people's homes. The obligation has been around since …
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?
… Miles | 14th February 2012 Ethical Living Home Cement Building Construction PassivHaus … McLeod, a certified designer of Passivhaus homes that require little or no fossil fuels … an architect or you’re building your own home, then you can specify that little or no …
With no food miles, no additives and no duty involved, making your own alcohol saves both money and the planet. Hannah Corr explains how to get started
… Corr | 1st November 2011 Ethical Living Home Brew Make Your Own Wine Self Sufficient … as recommended by foraging expert and home brew specialist, Andy Hamilton. The ingredients for his home brew come from within a two mile radius …
Jean Vranic meets Pete Delaney, the remarkable traveller challenging stereotypes and proving that - even in modern Britain - alternative, sustainable lifestyles are still possible
… Although many people assume their decorated homes belong to Romany gipsies, Pete and his … now and the number is growing. The Delaney’s home is a Romany Style Bowtop Vardo - the … were as warm inside as a conventional home as they are heated by wood burning …
Those caught up in nuclear disasters suffer many times over, writes Robert Jacobs. Ill-health and early death aside, they are also cut off from their former communities, identities and family life, and the victims of social and medical discrimination.
… families, to their communities, to their hometowns, to their traditional diets and even … by nuclear industry PR people. Losses of homes, community and identity Areas that … to health. In these cases people lose their homes - often traditional homes that may have …