The Cost of Bottled Water
We are always told to drink more water, for our health, for our complexion, to keep hydrated, to stay cool on a hot day – we’ve heard it all before. As summer approaches, it...
Category: Climate Change
Should we be using Renewable Energy Sources?
It’s no secret that fossil fuels are damaging to the environment and will one day run out, so why haven’t we made a switch to renewable energy sources? Of course steps have been made,...
Earth Awareness Day
Today marks the 46th Earth Awareness Day, a day to demonstrate support for environmental protection around the world. As the 50th anniversary approaches, the movement is working towards a huge goal – to plant...
The People’s Climate March
The discussion around Climate change is really starting to get somewhere, not only did 125 Heads of State meet in New York at the UN Climate Summit on Tuesday to talk about the issue,...
The controversial EU ban on powerful vacuums.
You may be surprised to learn that as of September 1st 2014 companies are no longer permitted to produce vacuum cleaners with motors over 1600 watts. The EU has introduced a ban, outlawing the...
Earth Overshoot Day passes
The 19th of August marked Earth Overshoot Day; don’t worry, I didn’t know what it was either. Also known as Ecological Debt Day, it is the point in the year when our demand for...
What You Can Learn from Your Energy Bill
Do you know how much energy you use at home? No, I don’t mean how much money you shell out to your energy company by direct debit every month. I mean how many units...
Would a resident hedgehog drive up your gas bill?
Fact of the week: The hedgehog population in the UK was an estimated 30 million strong in the 1950s. This has now fallen to less than 1 million. I hadn’t realised that hedgehog comfort was...
Could a Pale Blue Dot inspire a Deep Green Revolution?
One of my earliest memories is of my dad taking pictures of the black and white TV screen in the corner of our lounge on the day of the moon landing. So momentous was...
Ethical Superstore customers donate over £7400 to Trees for Life
We’re delighted to announce that our lovely customers have donated £7,474 to Trees for Life since October 2012. This amazing figure has helped Trees for Life to plant over 1,500 trees, in the Caledonian...
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