Stella McCartney talks to Matilda Lee about designer activism and the release of her second 'eco collection'.
… designer activism and the release of her second 'eco collection'. Matilda Lee: What prompted … demand on products that are environmentally unfriendly. What role can/should designers take …
I know that I should avoid compost containing peat, but what is the most environmentally friendly alternative that I can buy?
R Townsend, by email
… peat, but what is the most environmentally friendly alternative that I can buy? R … composts and have introduced ranges of "eco-friendly" compost. The Royal Horticultural … Guardian This article first appeared in the Ecologist April 2009 For ethical and …
How to reduce your ecological footprint, enhance your social calendar, make some interesting friends and maybe even get a love life
… Eco dating: meeting people on the green … | 30th July 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Eco Dating Green Dating Volunteering … have ever been to is Green Drinks . Hosted in friendly pubs that sell organic beers, no-one …
More and more educational establishments are becoming environmentally friendly, thanks to the Eco-Schools scheme. Is this our road map to sustainability?
… Eco-schools scheme help to 'green' schools Nick Kettles | 13th March 2009 News Eco-schools Schools Eduction Sustainability … establishments are becoming environmentally friendly, thanks to the Eco-Schools scheme. Is …
Quick fading and blandly coloured they are not. Eco paints may be thicker and require a primer but the benefits, not least to our health, outweigh the extra labour writes Matilda Lee
… Living Green Living Home Home Improvement Decorating Green Lifestyle Risk Eco-paints_MAIN_1.jpg Quick fading and blandly … paints started out pretty environmentally friendly but were rubbish,’ says Dison. …
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.
… been feeling the pinch. It struck me that eco-conscious parenting would not only be … For all that has been said about our gloomy economic climate getting in the way of … make the perfect reason to embrace a planet-friendly lifestyle. At the heart of being …
Ten festivals worth digging your wellies out for this summer
… | 7th July 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Eco-festivals Green Festivals Sustainability … Camp for Climate Action ) and a new wave of eco-conscious festivals being recognised by … of its efforts in promoting environmentally friendly music festivals. At the ‘TreeHouse’ …
On 4th October 'EnvIronman' Jon Alexander will attempt to prove that environmentalism and athleticism can go hand-in-hand at Challenge Barcelona. Kate Herbert meets the greenest ever Ironman to talk triathlons
… 2009 Activism Green Living Fitness Health Eco Ironman Natural World Clothing Fairtrade … ‘The interesting thing about the more eco-friendly kit is that some of it is …
Eco detergent or washing at 30°C? Laura Sevier cuts through the greenwash at the laundry level
… | 27th July 2009 Ethical Living Detergent EcoEcover Green Living Home Washing … does not alone make for an ecologically friendly product. The problem with focusing on …
A new project at Bath University shows that building with straw is not just eco-friendly, but cheap, easily adaptable and fully recyclable at the end of its life
… Using compressed straw as the ultimate eco building material Eifion Rees | 20th … shows that building with straw is not just eco-friendly, but cheap, easily adaptable and …
The Ecologist's top picks for the holiday season features mineral suncream, a soap with 18 uses, natural insect repellent and more...
… Summer eco beauty round-up Matilda Lee Laura Sevier | 3rd August 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Eco Beauty Natural Beauty Products … bottle An Ecologist favourite, Weleda’s eco-friendly hair care range is free from Sodium …
Travelling from the UK to the Australia by land and sea is a mission - but it is possible. Ed Hamer is impressed by this travelogue which describes one woman's journey
… Travelogue Travel Overland To Australia Eco Travel babs.jpg Travelling from the UK to … So began Babs' quest to find the most eco-friendly route to the other side of the …
It began as a student project: environmentally-friendly underwear with a message. But Green Knickers has taken off - to the delight of its founders. Matilda Lee reports
… began as a student project: environmentally-friendly underwear with a message. But Green … a recent graduate of Goldsmiths university’s Eco Design course, originated the label as a … production. She recruited an old friend from secondary school, Rose Cleary-Southwood, whose …
From chasing endangered parrots to hunting for the environmental holy grail with Friends of the Earth, one of Britain's pre-eminent eco campaigners wants to take his quest for a better, greener world to the halls of Westminster.
Dixe Wills meets a man on a mission
… Animal Rights Species Extinction Politics And Economics Science And Technology … of the Earth, one of Britain's pre-eminent eco campaigners wants to take his quest for a … take a holistic view about the failure of the economic and politic circumstances that lay …
It’s versatile, environmentally friendly and has a 5,000-year-old pedigree in the fashion world. Laura Sevier can’t understand why it’s taken so long for hemp to hit the shops
… It’s versatile, environmentally friendly and has a 5,000-year-old pedigree in … my (much- loved and frequently used) ‘Real Eco Bags Are Made From Hemp’ bag that marked … rough and raw state has a distinct, easily recognisable personality, one that has long …
A house built with straw could cost as little as £70,000 to build - and some are still standing after 140 years. Barbara Jones' fantastic book Building with Straw Bales reveals all you need to know
… the weight of the roof? If only I'd read the second edition of Barbara Jones' fantastic … think about it. She argues that these dismal economics can be countered by strawbale … that building with straw is not just eco-friendly, but cheap, easily adaptable and …
As summer sets in, Andy Hamilton grabs his tongs and invites you to have a sizzling and sustainable barbecue
… want to seem ungrateful, but at the risk of becoming a social leper this barbecue season I … suddenly decide to get imported charcoal, economy burgers and cheap mass-produced lager and economy lemonade served in throwaway plastic …
Why are fossil fuel companies, their funders, and others with poor environmental credentials, on the list of COP26 conference sponsors?
… and maybe ultra-green energy companies like Ecotricity. What I didn't expect to see was … other companies with dismal environmental records on board. The answer lies in the fact … extreme events. His latest book, Skyseed - an eco-thriller about climate engineering gone …
One of the first travel companies to offer carbon offsetting to customers has decided to remove the facility from their website
… Eco travel agent ditches carbon offsetting The Ecologist | 15th October 2009 News Travel … A dangerous distraction See also BLOG: It's ecotourism but not as we know it Airlines …
We've inherited an unhealthy, puritan attitude to food and sensory pleasure, says Tom Hodgkinson. Taking a leaf out of the books of our medieval ancestors would do us all good...
… it; it just was more romantic. The second is that I am dealing with facts and not … what I want to do here is to emphasise the eco-friendly aspects of the period, to use a …
George Marshall didn’t feel like a visionary at the time. His was an idea born of frustration, and he had no idea where it would lead him.
… Visionaries: George Marshall The Ecologist | 1st April 2009 News Energy Homes … change, Marshall decided his house should become an extension of that aim. After all, he … hardly any information on environmentally friendly renovation, and what he did find was …
Laundry giant Unilever's new plan for creating a 'Cleaner Planet' seems to tick all the right boxes. Until, that is, you look at what gets washed down the drained after your undies are rinsed through...
… using conventional detergent (instead of an ‘eco’ brand) can be ‘good’ for the planet has … that provide ‘outstanding results in the most eco-efficient washing conditions – such as … doesn’t claim to produce an ‘environmentally friendly’ detergent, but does try to keep the …
High-street fashion at bargain prices, charity shops are the ethical way to accentuate a wardrobe. All you need is a sense of adventure… By Laura Sevier
… bigger the better. Why charity shops are eco-friendly • Waste of clothes . Defra says 1.1 … or recycled. This gives a further use and a second life to thousands of unwanted items that …