Easy Ways to Save the World

July 13th, 2006

Ban Beater

I got my Ban Beater this week. I was quite excited as it has taken quite a while to turn up. I think partly due to it's appearence on Gardeners World I imagine demand has probably been quite high. Anyway I was initially disappointed as I when I tried to set it up it didn't work. But yesterday I looked at the instructions, took ...

May 31st, 2006

Bumblebees

There was an article in The Independant about bumblebees and the problems they are having. Apparently 3 UK species have become extinct and 5 and getting there. You can't actually read the whole article without paying so I will kind of summarise here from what I can remember and what I have found out. You can support the Bumblebee Conservation Trust by joining it here. If you join you ...

December 5th, 2005

A Good Life

Bought this book over the weekend. It’s pretty interesting. Apparently the average woman ingests 1kg of lipstick over the course of her life. This book covers virtually everything to do with leading a ‘good life’ – apart from perhaps religion – I don’t think it misses much there though! It does’nt say anything is righ or wrong just tries to give you ...

November 29th, 2005

CO2: This time it’s personal

CO2: This time it’s personal – interesting idea – I think making people face up to the problem would be good. Tax is not usually very popular – whereas this idea is pretty free – if you want to go on holiday you would need to save up your carbon allowance it doesn’t stop you going on holiday. Thinking about it I can see that airlines might not ...

November 6th, 2005

Sussex, the woodmans cottage

Sussex, the woodmans cottage – I watched this on TV a couple of weeks ago – I think it was Grand Designs: Revisited. On a bit eairler was this – How to Rescue a House. I found myself thinking that my ideal house would be somewhere between the two. A nice Victorian refurbishment – but with a green attitude. It seems very difficult and expensive to do though. ...

October 6th, 2005

Tree For All

Tree For All – Tree For All – I like trees. In fact I try my best to grow Bonsai. My dad had all my trees for years as I didn’t have any where to put them but now we have a house with a garden I have them all back. They have been with us for just under a year and they are all still alive. I have ...