Some people like fixing things - others have things to fix. Repair cafés are a new global phenomenon that brings the two together, writes Jade Herriman - giving satisfaction to both, sharing skills, keeping stuff out of landfill, fighting 'designed obsolescence', and building communities sustained by mutual help.
'Repair cafés' are about fixing things - including communities Jade Herriman | 7th April 2015 Ethical Living Green Economy Society Waste we-can-repair-it-cut.jpg Some people like fixing things - …
Green Party proposes end to throwaway economy by creating a Repair Cafe in every community.
Greens pledge repair cafes in every community Staff Reporter | 3rd December 2019 News Green Party Waste Pollution Recycling Repair Cafe. General Election 2019 17001584217_c51eafeac7_k.jpg Green Party …
We live in a throwaway society. Innovation in the tech industries mean ever more powerful products come to market. But the death of repair shops and a culture of reliance is not simply the result of shiny new things. Corporations, and capitalism itself, requires planned obsolesce, argues STEVEN GORELICK
Our obsolescent economy: modern capitalism and 'throwaway culture' Steven Gorelick | 26th September 2017 News Waste Capitalism Economy Globalization Gorelick Advertising Obsolescence 405371.jpg We …
You can help save our bees with 'citizen science', writes Paul de Zylva - recording those you spot in your local area to help build up a long term picture of their changing numbers. Today we publish an identification guide to the 'top ten' bees, so you can get started right away. But be quick - the Great British Bee Count 2015 ends on Sunday.
Help our vital pollinators - join the Great British Bee Count! Paul de Zylva Friends of the Earth | 29th May 2015 Ethical Living Natural World Agriculture UK bpascuorum_cornflower k park-cut.jpg You …
The UK's smart metering is set to be the country's next Government IT disaster, writes Nick Hunn - saddling consumers with a £12 billion cost on their fuel bills for little or no benefit.
… which customers want. Today consumers have smartphones. They want the same sort of smart …
Government plans to pay coal and diesel generators to stay open the winter after next to 'keep the lights on' betray dangerously old-fashioned thinking, writes Chris Goodall. Not only would it subsidise our dirtiest electricity - it's also incredibly costly. Why not just pay people to reduce their demand when power supplies are stretched?
To keep the lights on, pay people to use less electricity Chris Goodall | 17th May 2016 Comment Energy Economics Politics UK Fossil Fuels ratcliffe-on-soar-cut.jpg Government plans to pay coal and …