From wool insulation to wood-burning boilers, a greener property is possible. Bethany Hubbard rounds up the key things to look out for
… How to... buy a green home Bethany Hubbard | 6th April 2012 … Home Moves Moving Homebuying Property Eco GreenGreen Roof Boiler Biomass Solar Renewables …
Combining style and sustainability, Bournemouth’s Green Room restaurant is a wild-food lovers’ dream
… Review: The Green Room, Bournemouth Ruth Styles | 20th … Organic Bournemouth exterioredit.jpg The Green House hotel: home to the Green Room restaurant Combining style and …
The success of the SNP and surveys carried out by DECC show that green energy is overwhelmingly popular, writes Keith Barnham. Labour's failure to support renewables and oppose nuclear power and fracking may have cost them the last election - but now, with the rise of Jeremy Corbyn there's a real chance for the party to put that right.
… For Labour to win, green must be the new red Keith Barnham | 13th … Renewables Wind Solar Nuclear Climate Change green-new-red-cut.jpg The success of the SNP and surveys carried out by DECC show that green energy is overwhelmingly popular, writes …
It's a hard life being an organic farmer, writes Alicia Miller - and specially when it comes to engaging with a bureaucracy that's trying to 'green' our agriculture. Should small scale farmers change their farming practices to fit in with it? Or the other way round?
… To support 'green' farming, officials must learn that … 2015 Comment Farming Food UK EU Wales Organic Green Economy parsnips-cut.jpg It's a hard … engaging with a bureaucracy that's trying to 'green' our agriculture. Should small scale …
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 …
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 …
Critics of renewable energy sources like wind and solar claim that they are inefficient, unreliable and need to be backed up by coal and gas, writes David Elliott. But we have the technology to match green power supply and demand at affordable cost without fossil fuels - by deploying the 'smart grid', using 'green gas' made from surplus power, and raising energy efficiency.
… Elliott. But we have the technology to match green power supply and demand at affordable … fuels - by deploying the 'smart grid', using 'green gas' made from surplus power, and … Are they right? In my new book, Balancing Green Power , I look at the issues and …
For the women farmers of Tamil Nadu life has long been a struggle, Sheelu Francis told Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau, all the more so following the advent of 'Green Revolution' industrial agriculture. So now women's collectives are organising to restore traditional foods and farming methods, resulting in lower costs, higher yields, improved nutrition, and a rekindling of native Tamil culture.
… Agroecology leading the fight against India's Green Revolution Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau | … all the more so following the advent of 'Green Revolution' industrial agriculture. So … these changes." Agroecology against the Green Revolution Millet also grows better when …
German design, British location, tropical climate. Super-efficient PassivHaus construction makes for warmer homes and lower energy bills. So why aren't we all building this way?
… Sevier | 22nd October 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Home PassivHaus Architect Building Energy Insulation Green Building Company Green Building Store PassivHaus Institute Heat …
The Ecologist's Green Living Editor finds answers to your ethical dilemmas. This week she’s looking at eco-labels
… istock_000010675191xsmall.jpg The Ecologist's Green Living Editor finds answers to your … CPTA certified product would meet identical green standards, regardless of brand and where … outdoor systems. The Rainforest Alliance's green frog, while hot on sustainability, has …
In her new book The Vandana Shiva Reader, the celebrated campaigner and scientist deplores the way in which the Green Revolution forced India's poorest farmers off their land, writes Colin Tudge. Now she fears even worse outcomes in Africa where a GMO-fuelled farming revolution is under way.
… Green Revolution: wonderful science, … and scientist deplores the way in which the Green Revolution forced India's poorest … farming revolution is under way. The Green Revolution of the late 1960s, based on …
From food to fun, we've got the skinny on how to make this year's festivities the greenest ever
… The Ecologist guide to greening Christmas Ruth Styles | 1st November … Guide Food Gifts Decorations Ecologist Guide Green Society Turkey Seasonal Local Organic … on how to make this year's festivities the greenest ever With just two months to go until …
Angela Merkel’s decision to dispense with nuclear power has left environmentalists around the world exploring alternatives. Henry Gass weighs up the options
… Power: keeping it green Henry Gass | 3rd June 2011 Ethical … Nuclear Power Home Solar Wind Biomass Green Living Science And Technology Energy … accounts for 13 per cent of the UK’s total greenhouse gas emissions, which means people …
From biodynamic farming methods to persuading people to give English wine another try, the Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard's Roy Cook is transforming the British wine industry
… Green Business: Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard … | 9th February 2011 Ethical Living Wine Green Business Biodynamic Agriculture Food … plants such as clover and vetch as a natural ‘green manure’ growing them in between the …
From deforestation to fertiliser; our taste for coffee has left some of the world’s most precious eco-systems in a precarious state. George Blacksell looks at how the coffee industry is cleaning up its act
… Coffee: is the black stuff as green as it should be? George Blacksell | 4th … people actually growing the beans? And how green are they really? Is the high street … – a fact that makes a mockery of ethical and green claims. The bar has been set high by …
We need a renewable energy revolution, an end to fracking, no new nuclear power, efficient homes, and the break up of our energy cartels, writes Jeremy Corbyn, All that, and strong protection for wildlife and oceans, no TTIP trade deal with the US, clean air to breathe, and massive investment in public transport. Is there anything not to like?
… Jeremy Corbyn: the green Britain I want to build Jeremy Corbyn MP … Our collective aspirations must lie with a greener vision of Britain. And we must reach … and at the same time protecting nature." The 'greenest government ever' - really? Despite …
MEPs vote tomorrow on Green measures to ensure that TTIP 'harmonisation' on food and farming means applying the highest standards, not the lowest, writes Molly Scott Cato. But will MEP's put farmers, food and animals before corporate profit?
… USA hens-caged-cut.jpg MEPs vote tomorrow on Green measures to ensure that TTIP … ISDS and public services from TTIP, something Greens have worked hard to see. However, it is … the European Parliament, I am preparing the Green amendments and contribution to the …
Greener eating doesn’t have to mean compromising on taste or quality, as these five books, reviewed by Valentina Jovanovski, prove
… Cookbook Culinary Chef Food And Farming Green Living holding.jpg Greener eating doesn’t have to mean … of a glut of cookbooks that combine tips on greener shopping with plenty of easy-to-make …
Last Friday saw the successful completion of the world’s first international solar-powered flight. But, asks Valentina Jovanovski, will this innovation really change the face of air travel or is it just another white elephant?
… Emissions Aviation CO2 Airline Climate Change Green Living solar-plane-holding.jpg Above: … sustainable than fossil fuels and causes no greenhouse gas emissions. AirportWatch , an … of aviation policy, and focus on improving greener alternatives to flying such as better …
It’s resolution time again so start 2012 on an eco-friendly note by cutting out food miles and eating less meat
… 2012 Ethical Living New Year's Resolutions Green Organic Food Eco-friendly Vegetarian … responsible for 18 per cent of the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions, which is nearly five … meat alternatives. Resolution two: Get green fingered Thanks to a combination of …
Renewables good, fossil fuels bad... unless, of course, renewables begin to take up more and more land in order to meet our energy needs. Paul Kingsnorth adds fuel to a tricky debate.
… all – environmentalists. The contemporary green narrative, in which climate change not … makes it clear why. The world needs to slash greenhouse gas emissions deeply and rapidly, … of Lewis is not the easily-told story of greens versus antigreen reactionaries. It is …
Seaweed, carrot flower and locally caught fish were all on the menu during Kate Eshelby’s gastronomic tour of the Scillies
… February 2012 Ethical Living Foraging Travel Green Living Society Scilly Islands Cornwall … they are all violently different shades of green, red, and brown. I am clambering around … Star Castle on St Mary’s is part of the Green Tourism Business Scheme and uses local …
If the roll call of scary ingredients has put you off conventional creams then antioxidants could be the alternative you’re looking for
… Skincare Food Acai Chocolate Goji Health Greenliving holding.jpg If the roll call of … 45 minutes. Find out more: www.akamuti.co.uk Green and white tea Drink it: High in polyphenols, green tea is one the most best antioxidants …
At the heart of Poland's capital, Warsaw, farmers have founded a flourishing encampment known as the 'Green City', writes Julian Rose. It's a focus of protest against the sell-off of their land to agribusiness, the arrival of GMO crops, and the imposition of a failed 'Western' model of farming that's creating huge corporate profits while debasing food and bankrupting small farmers.
… a flourishing encampment known as the 'Green City', writes Julian Rose. It's a focus … of banners, posters and logos. This is 'Green City' a symbolic and actual site of … European Economic Community and beyond. At Green City, a name affectionately bequeathed …