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The UK's first carbon neutral home
on Jun 11, 2007 in carbon neutral news climate change news Source: BBC News, "The UK has unveiled its first zero emission home that will set the environmental standard for all new homes in the future."The home is said to "lose 60% less heat than a normal home" which is quite substantial, as heating costs tak...
What is Your Child's School's Carbon Footprint?
on Oct 23, 2007 in environmental education carbon neutral education climate change Green Options schools carbon offsets How green is your child's school? Chances are, if your child attends a public school like my daughter, it is not a very green place, especially if it is an older facility. Kelli has already written about ways to make your individual child a greener...
Going Carbon-Neutral: Pros and Cons of Carbon Offsets
on Oct 31, 2007 in Climate Change carbon offsets evaluating choices Al Gore carbon emissions carbon neutral developing world environmental issues inconvenient truth reforestation renewable energy terrapass treehugger The New Oxford American Dictionary’s word of the year for 2006 was “carbon-neutral,” which gives you some sense of the fad that is carbon offsets. With the success of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, there is a rising wave of guilt about the...
romp around
on Aug 2, 2008 in carbon neutral accessories footwear clothing (women) worldwide* jeans clothing (men) organic fair trade + sweatshop free ROMP make gorgeous, Brigitte Bardot-esque clothing for women, as well as classic menswear. They use UK Soil Association Certified Organic cotton and denim, that is naturally bleached or dyed. Their pieces are fully traceable (they include links or yo...
Growing trend of green weddings..
on Aug 21, 2008 in green weddings carbon neutral The Evening Herald reports on the growing trend for carbon neutral weddings... Engaged couples are now looking to make their wedding day environmentally friendly as the impact of weddings on the environment becomes a concern. Stepgreen.ie, a...