Despite the spring downpours, a hosepipe ban is already in force thanks to drought. It’s time to rethink how we use water in the garden, says author Michael Littlewood
… Change Drought Gardening Plants Growing Recycling Sustainability Hosepipe Ban Water …
UK consumers get through 14 million litres of bottled soft drinks every year at a significant cost to the environment. So why not try making your own?
… Coca Cola Water Fizzy Drinks Waste And Recycling istock_000014637484xsmalledit.jpg UK … maker. ‘Packaging prevention, re-use and recycling are vital if we are to create a …
Which of hand dryers or paper towels have the greatest impact on the environment? asks Simon Lockrey. Are your paper towels recycled or tree-pulped, your dryers power-hungry and long-blowing or short-blast and power-saving. Only full Life-Cycle Analysis can reveal the true punches these seemingly harmless items can deliver to our environment.
The great bathroom debate: paper towel or hand dryer? Simon Lockrey | 6th January 2016 Ethical Living Energy Forests Water handdryer_cut.jpg Which of hand dryers or paper towels have the greatest …
Many of the substances that make wastewater a pollutant can also be useful as fertilisers for agriculture and in generating gases for small power stations, says report
… March 2010 News Food And Farming Waste And Recycling Energy Water Pollution Natural World …
First we heat up cold water for baths, showers and washing, write Jan Hofman & Laura Piccinini. Then we chuck all that precious heat down the plughole. So how about recycling our waste heat to warm up water on its way to the boiler or hot water tank, cutting bills and emissions? Or on a larger scale, use the sewage from entire communities as a free energy source for heat pumps?
… | 9th September 2016 Comment Energy Cities Recycling Water Technology bath-cut.jpg First … precious heat down the plughole. So how about recycling our waste heat to warm up water on …
We cannot rely on governments in meeting in Paris to solve the many-headed climate problem, writes Vandana Shiva. It's up to us to safeguard the future of the Earth, and of our own and other species. So let's all join in this pact to love and protect our one and only home.
… and regenerative agriculture is based on recycling organic matter, and hence recycling nutrients. We will give back living …
Viticulture is growing at a rate of knots in India, and the country's largest winery is leading by environmental example
… to minimise energy use, as well as greywater recycling and water metering, with targets to … all operations. Sula has an expanding bottle-recycling program too, and a growing suite of … production capacity this year. Sula's bottle-recycling programme saves 3.2million rupees …
World Water Week 2017 this month brought together experts and decision makers to debate solutions to a growing global clean water crisis. DR MARK FLETCHER told the conference that the circular economy - and systems thinking - must be part of the solution
How a circular economy can help prevent a global water crisis Dr Mark Fletcher | 29th August 2017 News Water Drought Flood Crisis Sustainable Systems allotment-2520218_960_720.jpg World Water Week …
Being mindful of your direct and indirect water consumption is beneficial to the planet, your health and your finances writes Ruth Barton....
… October 2013 Ethical Living Water Waste & Recycling water.jpg Being mindful of your … management systems such as land drainage and recycling water use water more efficiently. …
Don’t hit the bottle, warns Pat Thomas, else you’ll do more than swallow marketing hype
Behind the label: Volvic Touch of Fruit Pat Thomas | 3rd October 2007 Ethical Living Water Flavourings Food And Health Green Living Health VOLVIC_SEP07_MAIN.jpg Don’t hit the bottle, warns Pat …
An unreported war over natural resources in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories has led students from Bangor University to set up a radical eco-movement, Bustan al Qaraaqa, to address the issue. William Parry reports from Bethlehem
Can British activists solve Middle Eastern water conflicts using permaculture? William Parry | 25th January 2011 News Politics And Economics Water Natural Resources Farming Investigations …
Twice as expensive as petrol, three times the price of milk, and 10,000 times more expensive than tap water. Is it worth it, and what impact is it having on our environment?
… Water Sources Plastics Consumerism Landfills Recycling Bottled Water Companies Packaging …
Pollution, potting and community action at Lyme Bay all demonstrate that we need to think synoptically about living systems.
Letter from Lyme Bay Horatio Morpurgo | 10th January 2020 News Change Makers Lyme Bag Science Systems Marine Life MPA Marine Protected Areas South West Water Pollution Potting Fishing Editor’s Picks …
Bhaskar Save, the 'Gandhi of natural farming', died last year after a lifetime of organic growing and determined campaigning against the destruction of India's traditional, sustainable agriculture, writes Colin Todhunter. His 2006 open letter, published here, sets out a devastating critique of industrial agriculture and its impacts, and an eloquent and timely agroecological manifesto.
Bhaskar Save: the 'Green Revolution' ruined India; agroecology can restore her Colin Todhunter | 12th January 2016 Comment Farming Ecology India Organic Water bhaskar-save-cut.jpg Bhaskar Save, the …
A staggering 30-40 per cent of the water we use in our homes is for flushing the loo. That works out at two baths worth of water per day for the average family. Yet by taking a few simple steps or swapping your old toilet for an ‘eco-loo’, you can minimise your water usage, and save money too.
Water-saving toilets Emay Walker | 1st April 2005 Ethical Living Toilets Compost Water Loo Eco-loo Water-saving Green Lifestyle Energy Pollution Green_Living_MAIN_7.jpg A staggering 30-40 per cent of …
One unintended consequence of China's spectacular economic growth is a growing water shortage, reports Joshua Bateman. As rivers run dry, aquifers sink, climate harshens and pollution spreads, he asks: can China solve its water crisis?
… water treatment rates of 85% and a national recycling rate of 15%." Another solution is to … not just one." She talked about the need for recycling rain water, desalination, dams and …
An encounter with a Colombian shaman led Peter Bunyard on a spiritual journey into and beyond the living, breathing, transpiring Amazon rainforest, providing key insights into the essential role of the great tropical forests in the workings of Gaia. He emerged re-energised from his visions - and inspired to redouble his efforts to save our wondrous planet.
… before we have disrupted for good the recycling of rain that keeps the forest …
Eifion Rees finds out that the golfing world’s eco credentials are simply full of holes.
On the fareway - how the golfing green fares poorly on eco-credentials Eifion Rees | 24th July 2008 News Golf Sport Water Environment Water Green Living Society golflg.jpg Eifion Rees finds out that …
The US's 'dash to frack' for oil or gas, which has transformed the country's energy market, is seriously depleting and contaminating aquifers and surface water supplies, writes Valerie Brown. The choice facing America is plain - energy, or water?
Fracking boom depletes, pollutes US water supplies Valerie Brown | 20th June 2013 News Water USA Fracking Pollution Waste fracking_site_in_warren_center_pa-cut.jpg The US's 'dash to frack' for oil or …
Concentrating solar power plants seem in many ways like a silver bullet for the world's energy problems - but have we looked closely enough at their environmental impacts?
… it plans to employ dry-cooling, closed-loop recycling and conservation to keep water-usage …
Detroit is shutting off water to 40% of residents to prepare the water system for a corporate buyout, writes Justin Wedes. Residents are organizing to resist the water shuttoffs, anti-democratic rule and the demands of Wall Street - but they need our help!
… worker cooperatives, urban farms, alternative recycling programs, public-private …
Lack of access to clean water has during the coronavirus crisis been highlighted in developed countries like the United States in ways not previously noticed.
Coronavirus and access to clean water Emily Folk | 7th August 2020 News Coronavirus Clean Water Water Clean water Lack of access to clean water has during the coronavirus crisis been highlighted in …