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New Power Saving Product Reduces Standby Power Consumption


We all know that reducing standby electricity is a sure way to reduce your energy consumption, saving you money & helping to reduce your household’s impact on the environment. The patent pending adaptor senses when you device switches to standby mode, and cuts all power to it, effectively removing standby wastage. It in turn uses [...]

Easyjet Show Off Their Green Credentials


easyJet are keen to show off their green credentials by launching “easyJet and the Environment” section on their website. Here they make three promises towards social responsibility and the environment, to be environmentally efficient in the air, on the ground, and to lead the aviation industry in shaping a greener future. easyJet one of Europe’s [...]

eurostar Carbon Neutral from November, and A Little Faster


eurostar have decided to offset their CO2 emissions in full as from November 14th 2007. As part of their new ten point plan to “tread lightly” on the environment and reduce their emissions by 25% directly through efficiency and waste reduction by 2012. Consequently, changes across all areas of their business, from the big things [...]

The Green Provocateur


After reading “The Green Provocateur” and Donnachadh McCarthy’s attempt to take on corporate organisations head on, I was to a certain degree pleased to see that the response from individuals, the corporates and the blogging communinty, here, here and here, in most cases was polite and positive. Which had me thinking about doing the same [...]

Easyjet Show Off Their Green Credentials


easyJet are keen to show off their green credentials by launching “easyJet and the Environment” section on their website. Here they make three promises towards social responsibility and the environment, to be environmentally efficient in the air, on the ground, and to lead the aviation industry in shaping a greener future. easyJet one of Europe’s [...]

eurostar Carbon Neutral from November, and A Little Faster


eurostar have decided to offset their CO2 emissions in full as from November 14th 2007. As part of their new ten point plan to “tread lightly” on the environment and reduce their emissions by 25% directly through efficiency and waste reduction by 2012. Consequently, changes across all areas of their business, from the big things [...]

The Green Provocateur


After reading “The Green Provocateur” and Donnachadh McCarthy’s attempt to take on corporate organisations head on, I was to a certain degree pleased to see that the response from individuals, the corporates and the blogging communinty, here, here and here, in most cases was polite and positive. Which had me thinking about doing the same [...]

Voluntary Bulb Ban Initiated


The highest wattage incandescent bulbs will no longer be available on the shelves of some high street stores across the UK from early next year as part of an effort to reduce energy use and 5m tonnes of CO2 emissions (0.9% of UK CO2 emissions). The voluntary initiative is being backed by leading retailers, (ASDA, [...]

Carbon Neutral Car Insurance


In June 2006, the UK saw the launch of ibuyeco, a service from Budget Insurance offering “100% Carbon Neutral” car insurance. The idea follows on from most conventional car insurance comparison websites, with a value added CO2 offset offered via The Carbon Neutral Company, whose clients include: Silverjet, Avis Europe, American Express, Honda, Berkley Homes, [...]

My Most Polluting Purchase


I have just made one of the most polluting purchases I will make this year, something that emits 25g of CO2 per second, the equivalent to eating a packet of Walkers crisps every three seconds. 1.5kg of CO2 per minute, similar to boiling a kettle for one hour. 90kg CO2 per hour, one percent of [...]