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
How to... save energy without breaking the bank Ruth Styles | 16th May 2012 Ethical Living Home Blinds Energy Saving Radiators Windows Draughts Eco Friendly Green Living Climate Change Society …
A new exhibition draws inspiration from the plight of the Amazon and uses artwork to suggest and inspire creative solutions to an impending environmental catastrophe
… in a similar way. In one project, they recycled scraps of leftover food from a market …
Christmas dinner means only one thing for millions of us: turkey. But the intensively reared and genetically manipulated birds that most will consume this holiday season leave a nasty taste in the mouth
… would do us all good... GREEN LIVING How to recycle seasonal waste From unwanted gifts to …
Drawing from 40 years of composting experience, Nicky Scott's latest book will inspire confidence in beginners and give new techniques to veteran composters
… waste is a resource – to be used again, recycled or resurrected for another use GREEN …
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
Hemp on the high street Laura Sevier | 21st January 2009 Ethical Living Hemp Clothing Fashion Green Lifestyle Fashion Green Living newplenty-fish.jpg It’s versatile, environmentally friendly and has …
From wood chips to lights that turn themselves off, Lake Garda’s Lefay Resort and Spa offers an unusually green experience to travellers. What’s more, says Ruth Styles, the views of the lake and mountains are sensational
Glorious Garda: olives, red wine and a biomass boiler by Italy’s largest lake Ruth Styles | 14th March 2012 Ethical Living Travel Green Living Society Eco Green Biomass Green Living holding.jpg From …
A Cumbrian company’s wool insulation can help you cut your fuel bills, reduce your
contribution to climate change and help struggling hill farmers, too
… end of its useful life, Thermafleece can be recycled for other environmentally friendly …
Graduate Fashion Week offers the single biggest opening for students to secure a job in the highly competitive, international fashion industry. Award-winning recent grad Lilli Rose Wicks despairs at the missed chance to put ethics into mainstream aesthetics
Seditious knitwear Lilli Rose Wicks | 1st September 2007 Ethical Living Clothing Clothes Fashion Knits Knitwear Supply Chain Green Living DESIGNERKNIT_SEPT07_MAIN.jpg Graduate Fashion Week offers the …
With bricks and mortar proving environmentally unsustainable, a dearth of affordable housing available, and charity Shelter maintaining that homelessness persists, could shipping containers be a solution?
… and care and, created with over 80 per cent recycled material, it really is green living. …
Forget Pimms: eco-friendly cocktails not only taste great, they don’t cause a headache for the planet either. Amy Hall shows you how to give your tipple an eco-friendly spin
… Business awards . They use 100 per cent recycled plastic PET bottles. Using plastic …
Home to many great eco-friendly attractions, Jamaica is fast becoming one of the top green destinations in the world by reducing its carbon footprint. Aimme Avory-Adams takes a look at what the paradise island has to offer.......
How to have an Eco-Holiday in Jamaica Aimee Avory-Adams | 29th May 2013 Ethical Living Green Living shutterstock_19749226_dunns_river_falls_2x2.jpg Home to many great eco-friendly attractions, …
From monocultures to deforestation, a cup of coffee can leave a bitter taste. But as Valentina Jovanovski discovered, ethically produced coffee can benefit some of the world’s poorest people and the planet to boot
Five of the best...Fairtrade and organic coffees Valentina Jovanovski | 20th June 2011 Ethical Living Coffee Fairtrade Organic Deforestation Monoculture Uganda Brazil Green Living Food And Farming …
All hail the rise of the Fair Trade Panama hat. Laura Sevier meets ethical fashion pioneer Carry Somers of Pachacuti
Could this be the most ethical hat in the world? Laura Sevier | 6th August 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Ethical Clothing Fair Trade Panama Hats Pachacuti fedora_panama.jpg Fair Trade: a Panama …
Is it enough to trust your nose when it comes to decorating your baby's nursery? A new project tests toxin levels and provides tips on reducing harmful chemicals in your baby's room
… often. Otherwise it recommends wallpaper from recycled paper. Apply with normal cellulose …
Unravelling a garment’s green credentials isn’t easy, says Matilda Lee. Instead of fretting about what not to wear there’s a few simple things we can do (that could save money too)
What's the most sustainable fabric Matilda Lee | 6th February 2009 Ethical Living Clothing Fashion Dilemma Cotton Wardrobe Fabric Fibre Green Lifestyle Fashion Green Living Society …
No longer is moisturiser the only way to hydrate your skin. Thanks to Shu Uemura’s pioneering oil-based range, facial oils are becoming a serious alternative to traditional creams. But which are the most planet friendly?
… £31.50 Housed in a ridiculously pretty pink recycled glass bottle, Spiezia’s offering is …
The Greening-the-Box initiative aims to demonstrate that retrofitting can transform hard-to-heat housing association and council properties into models of low-tech sustainability and fuel efficiency - with almost zero heating
… to cool the building, 600mm of quilted recycled plastic insulation in the roof, a …
If you don't want an incinerator near you, you are either going to have to move to a rich neighbourhood or bin your bin...
Bin your bin Jon Hughes | 1st July 2006 News Bin Waste Incinerator Incineration Incineration Campaigns Risk UK Green Lifestyle Green Living Health Politics And Economics Pollution Investigates_13.jpg …