The bulk of our motives for buying green are selfish, say psychologists. So would appealing to social positioning help shift behaviours better than moralising?
… embracing our selfish motives for buying green Tom Levitt | 4th May 2010 News Green Living Psychology Society Green Consumerism Consumption prius.jpg Sales …
Ofgem's attempts to help consumers identify which electricity suppliers are really 'green' might lead to confusion, says energy watchdog
… Government regulator redefines 'green electricity' The Ecologist | 9th February 2010 News Renewables Energy Green Living blub.jpg Only tariffs approved by the Ofgem will be able to be labelled as green Ofgem's attempts to help consumers …
George Osborne pledged £1billion to a green bank that could help Britain reduce carbon emissions. But with low carbon technologies unproven, banks, institutions and energy companies are wary, meaning the venture may not attract the capital to make it viable
… Green Investment Bank faces critical test over … George Osborne pledged £1billion to a green bank that could help Britain reduce … why our politicians have resolved to create a Green Investment Bank. The basic idea is that …
The Green Deal bill, due to be announced in the next two months, will allow consumers to shift the upfront costs of energy efficiency measures, such as loft insulation, to suppliers
… Green energy bill will let consumers gamble on … 2010 News Energy Insulation Heating Home Green Living ecorefurb1.jpg Under the Green Deal bill, the costs of making your home …
Mark Lynas, featured in Channel 4's recent and highly controversial documentary, 'What the green movement got wrong', tells Matilda Lee why he is not the pariah of the eco movement
… Mark Lynas: 'More than half of greens agree with me on GM & nuclear' Matilda … Climate Change Gm Nuclear Channel 4 'what The Green Movement Got Wrong' Mark Lynas … highly controversial documentary, 'What the green movement got wrong', tells Matilda Lee …
To make Chris Huhne's 'Green Deal' a success - and meet the UK's carbon reduction targets - we need to redefine the green jobs sector and build the connection between individuals and environment, says Groundwork's chief executive
… Tony Hawkhead: why it's vital to put green jobs at the centre of Britain's economy … tonyhawkhead.jpg To make Chris Huhne's 'Green Deal' a success - and meet the UK's … reduction targets - we need to redefine the green jobs sector and build the connection …
One of London's most prestigious hotels has had a green makeover as part of a £220 million refit. Ahead of the official reopening, Matilda Lee gets an exclusive preview of the capital's most environmentally responsible luxury hotel
… of London's most prestigious hotels has had a green makeover as part of a £220 million … in British history also the biggest green makeover to date. Throughout the hotel's three-year closure, a pioneering Green Team has been busy installing …
Things are looking up in one of New York's least affluent boroughs, with the construction of the latest cutting-edge green development designed for low-income families
… Greening the Big Apple: how building got … the construction of the latest cutting-edge green development designed for low-income … design and give affordable housing a modern green face. Blue Sea Development Company was …
With spring around the corner, why not take a walk around your local park or forest to get a closer look at - and photograph - local wildlife. Uploading pictures can win a school near you a green roof
… Win a green roof for your school by photographing … Science & Engineering Week Open University Green Roof Dusty Gedge greenroofcomp.jpg With spring around the …
A pioneering community-based hydroelectric energy project in the Brecon Beacons is a blueprint for how green energy can provide more than just low-carbon power...
… Communities using hydro power to fund green renewal Paul Miles | 8th April 2010 … Change Energy Brecon Beacon National Park The Green Valleys NESTA Hydroelectricity Micro … in the Brecon Beacons is a blueprint for how green energy can provide more than just …
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… Society 22nd December 2010 Ethical Living Green Directory The Open Spaces Society open … We campaign to protect common land, village greens and public paths and our right to enjoy … Planning Policy Framework and village green legislation in England has now passed, …
Weaning ourselves off carbon will mean a profound change in every aspect of daily life, every sector of society and every job. For that to happen we need a new mindset and a new set of tools...
… Ecologist guide to green skills and education Eifion Rees | 2nd February 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Education Skills Ecologist Guide To Green Skills And Education turbineengineer.jpg …
Weaning ourselves off carbon will mean a profound change in every aspect of daily life, every sector of society and every job. For that to happen we need a new mindset and a new set of tools...
… Ecologist guide to green skills and education Eifion Rees | 2nd February 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Education Skills Ecologist Guide To Green Skills And Education turbineengineer.jpg …
Muck in and tuck in with these green, weekend away ideas
… Five eco mini breaks for green-minded travellers Claire Baylis | 20th May 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Holidays Mini Breaks Bctv Greener Festival Eco Spa Organic Places To …
Forget impersonal internet interactions, Project Dirt is connecting green initiatives in real life to make environmental change at a local level a reality
… the eco-web project that's much more than the Green Facebook... Eifion Rees | 5th October 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Project Dirt Mark Shearer … Community Action Project Environment Green Website Network Facebook Grassroots Food …
Campaign groups say turning the publicly-owned RBS into the Green Investment Bank would save money and also provide a model of sustainability for the rest of the banking sector
… RBS should become the UK's Green Investment Bank, say NGOs The Ecologist … Scotland Money Society Politics And Economics Green Investment Bank rbs image.jpg The retail … out, with the latter converted into the Green Investment Bank Campaign groups say …
Cosmetics company Lush is a zero-packaging pioneer on the high street. In the first of our new 'Green business' series, founder Mark Constantine discusses gourmet consumerism, dream factories and why his ethical creation is a work in progress
… Green business: Lush Eifion Rees | 17th November 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Green Business Lush Mark Constantine Cosmetics …
Dan launches a highly unscientific experiment to track the financial fortunes of five green companies, and five less-than-green...
… Comment Politics And Economics Stocks Money Green Business danboxcomment.jpg Dan launches … to track the financial fortunes of five green companies, and five less-than-green... Lo, the time of reckoning is at hand; …
Greening your home can save you energy and money as well as making it healthier and lowering its carbon footprint
… Ecologist guide to greening your home Laura Sevier | 2nd March 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Climate Change Energy Efficiency … Renewable Energy Lighting Eco Paints green-your-home.jpg Greening your home can …
Organic baby food company Ella's Kitchen is already big in the UK and Scandinavia, and now aiming to crack the US. Co-founder Alison Lindley discusses the difficulties of keeping it green during a period of meteoric growth
… Green business: Ella's Kitchen Eifion Rees | 21st December 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Green Business Ella's Kitchen Alison Lindley …
Newly elected MP Caroline Lucas said her party was now ready to 'take its rightful place in Parliament' after her landmark victory in yesterday's general election
… Green Party victory start of 'historic new … force' The Ecologist | 7th May 2010 News Green Party Politics And Economics Caroline … victory in yesterday's general election Green Party leader Caroline Lucas has become …
Campaign groups believe the payments will be too low to encourage significant numbers of people to install small scale renewable energy in their homes and communities
… UK to pay public for generating green energy - but will it be enough? The … (FITs) to encourage people to generate green energy at home. From April 1 anyone … producing and installing small scale green technologies such as wind turbines and …
Will the latest announcement of nine proposals for offshore wind projects and a promised £100bn worth of investment lead to new jobs in the UK or elsewhere?
… When will we see green jobs in the UK? Sam Bonham | 13th … I can to bring these jobs to Britain.’ Green jobs It is not the first time the UK Government has championed ‘green jobs’. In June 2009, as part of the ' …