Carnival of the Green #180
Morning all, and welcome to this week’s Carnival of the Green. It’s just after 11.30am here in blustery Gateshead, so grab yourself a nice cup of tea, sit back and absorb the best green...
Author: Ben
Dear Davos
On the 28th January, Heads of state, business and religious leaders are meeting in the Swiss alpine town of Davos to initiate the start of the five day World Economic Forum (WEF). The WEF...
Ethical Soup-er Store Challenge – Day 3
So, day three of the EthicalSoup-erStore Soup Challenge, and the task falls to me to prepare the lunchtime broth. Now, I’ve made soup before, but I like soups to be thick and chunky, and...
Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year for 2008: Hypermiling
Did you know that “Carbon Neutral” was word of the year at Oxford in 2006. This year, the honour goes to Hypermiling, which has been picked as “word of the year” for 2008 by...
Autumn at Ethical Superstore
The 22nd of September is the Autumn equinox, which means that the nights are now longer than the days. Here are some of our favourite things to see and do now that the nights...
Mo’ bikes, mo’ problems.
The latest threat to the American way of life. Photo by Glenn Loos-Austin In a post snappily titled “The latest threat to homeland security: Bicycles” Timbuk2 (makers of excellent recycled messenger bags) explore one...
Where does all our recycling go?
The UK is the Dirty Old Man of Europe. We send more waste to landfill than any of our European neighbours. Did you watch Bill Bryson last night on Panorama? I recorded it on...
National Allotment Week
Promoting awareness of allotments, locally and nationally. Next monday, the 11th August sees the beginning of National Allotments Week, which runs until Sunday 17th August. National Allotments week aims to raise awareness and...
What About China?
In his new book, What About China?: Answers to this and other awkward questions about climate change, Alastair Sawday has joined forces with a panel of experts to give precise and entertaining answers...
Hugh Fearnley–Whittingstall Needs You!
Do you have beehives on your roof, keep goats in your garden or have you turned your lawn into a wheat field? How Ethical’s favourite TV chef and all round good egg Hugh Fearnley–Whittingstall...
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