Global Cool is the green lifestyle organisation that uses celebrities and mainstream culture to market low-carbon living. Its director Caroline Fiennes talks to the Ecologist
… Climate Change Global Cool Caroline Fiennes Green Living Jo Wood 1cf-in-woollie-jumper.jpg Global Cool is the green lifestyle organisation that uses … date? Global Cool aims to get people living greener lives. We believe that great …
Green Living Editor Ruth Styles answers your eco-lifestyle dilemmas. This week, we've put leather under the microscope
… Animal Welfare Fashion Society holding.jpg Green Living Editor Ruth Styles answers your … and recycled materials. READ MORE... GREEN LIVING Ask the Ecologist: cotton, hemp and bamboo - which is the green choice? Green Living Editor Ruth Styles …
With high street giant Topshop bringing manufacturing back to the UK and Labour leader Ed Milliband calling for a return to ‘Made in Britain’, could 2012 be the year that fashion came home?
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Native woods and trees in urban areas, including gardens, provide haven for wildlife, reduce air pollution, surface run-off and flooding
… from the Woodland Trust. As well as access to green space, the report, ' Greening the Concrete Jungle ', says trees … to start when trying to illustrate just where green space can deliver significant …
Can you really make cool shoes from old tube seats? If eco-shoe maker Above and Below is anything to go by, says Sella Oneko, yes you can
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In the industrial era, economic growth has become equated with human progress, writes Jules Pretty, with a fundamental assumption that material growth and consumption inevitably leads to improvements in our well-being. Now think again ...
… Riches won't make you happy, but a greener economy might Jules Pretty | 30th May 2014 Comment Green Economy Economics Society UK … The target is economic growth that is more green growth , defined by the UNEP as …
With sunny days on the way, make the most of your weekends with an English day out
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With its grass roof, solar panels and low-energy lighting, the beautiful game now has its own beautiful eco home. David Craik meets the man making it happen
… CASE STUDY: greening a football stadium David Craik | 1st … it gave us the opportunity to introduce the green elements. We were asked our opinions and … on the main stand. It is a hydro-seeded sedum green roof system designed to blend into the …
From turning old clothes into bags to making plastic cups into fabulous pencils, spring-cleaning just got lucrative
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Sylvia scores her first eco success - persuading her sceptical boss that heating an unoccupied portion of the office is a terrible waste of resources
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America might be better known for Calvin Klein and co but as Ally Boyd discovered, eco-designer Annie Le is giving them a run for their dollars
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How do the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Labour and the Green Party measure up on their environmental manifesto pledges? Here's the definitive list...
… Democrats, Conservatives, Labour and the Green Party measure up on their environmental … aid will be counted towards climate finance Greens: Target to reduce emissions by 65 per … Set up an independent supermarket watchdog Greens: Minimum target of 10 per cent of UK …
Spring might have sprung but that doesn’t mean you have to rush out and buy a whole new wardrobe. Our experts explain how to get a new look without harming the planet
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Are you living the dream? Or walking zombie-like through the nightmare of modern consumerism? Laura Sevier explores the sanity of downshifting
… Shifting Alternative Life Styles Affluenza Green Lifestyle Consumerism Green Living Society relaxinglg.jpg Are you … got more money in my pocket.’ Slow down and green up It’s this ‘living with less’, Reduce, …
From the DIY ‘treebog’ to the solar powered fairy lights, bell tents and yurts, Suffolk’s Alde Garden is the perfect place for an eco-friendly weekend break. Rachael Stubbins paid a visit
… 2012 Ethical Living Suffolk Travel Explore Green Living Society Alde Garden Review Yurts Tents Glamping Camping UK England Green Eco Friendly Accommodation … glamping. It has received numerous green awards including a Gold from the Suffolk …
Another of the reasons included in the Channel 4 documentary, ‘The Great Global Warming Swindle’, to explain the current interest in climate change was that disaffected radicals and political activists had latched on to the concept of a warming climate to foreground their anti-capitalists and anti-progress views. Paul Kingsnorth dissects these claims…
… because they’re bitter and disaffected, and green issues are just the latest excuse for … word for a Marxist – demonstrate that the green message might be correct: unsustainable … explain how Durkin has managed to get the green movement so wrong. What really drives …
A Greenpeace investigation has found traces of the toxin NPE in clothes made by 14 major brands. Gervase Poulden reports
… | 24th August 2011 Ethical Living Fashion Greenpeace Adidas H&m Water Pollution Water … Ethical Fashion Society skull-tshirt.jpg A Greenpeace investigation has found traces of … by 14 major brands. Gervase Poulden reports A Greenpeace investigation has discovered the …
From pretty prints to elegant nudes, Valentina Jovanovski has the lowdown on this season’s essential summer dresses
… Alberta Feretti to H&M making an effort to go green, there’s a plethora of Fairtrade, … t-shirt dress, £135 Why we love it: The greenest way to give a nod to the nautical … out more: www.net-a-porter.com READ MORE... GREEN LIVING Specs appeal: the eco-friendly …
Instead of ‘buy one, get one free’, as TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie told Ruth Styles, it’s all about ‘buy one, give one away’ starting with shoes and glasses
… 2012 Ethical Living Toms Fashion Society Green Living Upside holding.jpg Instead of … . Prices start at £20 READ MORE... GREEN LIVING The Ecologist meets…Katherine … as ready to stand up for the planet as ever GREEN LIVING Made in Britain: why UK …
Straw bale is a low impact, low carbon building material making strides towards mainstream acceptance. So is it about time we took notice? Mark Briggs reports
… 2012 Ethical Living Straw Sustainable Eco Green Environmentally Friendly Society Green Living Home Building Retrofitting Maya … outside.’ But straw bale isn’t just for the green army of environmentalists. A five star …
From birds to whales, Europe has plenty for wildlife watchers to love. William McLennan rounds up some of the best
… Europe Norway Belarus UK Spain France Society Green Living holding.jpg From birds to whales, … on the shores of Loch Linnhe, which is a Green Tourism Board Silver award winner and is … out more: www.visitnorfolk.co.uk READ MORE... GREEN LIVING Five brilliant English day trips …
Two fragrances, both designed with getting the girls in mind. So could the green choice, Lush’s Dirty, beat the Lynx Effect? William McLennan put it to the test
… with getting the girls in mind. So could the green choice, Lush’s Dirty, beat the Lynx … I’m telling myself anyway. READ MORE... GREEN LIVING Scents and sustainability: the Green Grocery's organic scent Combining rose, …
Tips on maximising the enjoyment and minimising the disturbance of Guy Fawkes Night...
… One-minute guide to a greener Guy Fawkes night Dearbhla Crosse | 3rd … on the rotor which then displays blue and green LED lights. Dearbhla Crosse is a … MORE... SPECIAL CONTENT Ecologist guide to a green Christmas From Darina Allen's mountain …
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 …