I’m usually a beer drinker, but when the sun comes out I’m often tempted by a cool glass of cider. I don’t condone these new fangled ciders that are poured over ice, that’s just plain wrong, and I definitely prefer my alcoholic apple juice to be pesticide free. Organic wine experts Vintage Roots have a ‘cider sipper case’…
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I’m usually a beer drinker, but when the sun comes out I’m often tempted by a cool glass of cider. I don’t condone these new fangled ciders that are poured over ice, that’s just plain wrong, and I definitely prefer my alcoholic apple juice to be pesticide free. Organic wine experts Vintage Roots have a ‘cider sipper case’…
This week a new government initiative called Solar4Schools was launched. The Department of Trade and Industry have appointed Solarcentury to supply solar panels to public buildings, including schools, as part of their low carbon building programme. The DTI will fund…
This week a new government initiative called Solar4Schools was launched. The Department of Trade and Industry have appointed Solarcentury to supply solar panels to public buildings, including schools, as part of their low carbon building programme. The DTI will fund…
I find it sad that it’s mainly women’s cancer charities and events that make headlines. As cancer affects 1 in 3 women you can see why, but did you know that in the UK one man dies every hour from prostate cancer?
Maybe I just lead a sheltered life, but I hadn’t heard of Guerilla Gardening until last week. For those of you who are also in the dark let me explain…there are groups of people who get together in the middle of the night with their gardening gloves on, clearing up urban sites that have been neglected by local councils, and planting flowers and shrubs to make them look beautiful. They don’t do it for money, or fame, simply to make the planet a nicer place to live.
This week UK farmer’s role in the production of renewable energy was given a high profile boost with the release of an ‘Energy White Paper’, which has been hailed as the most fundamental review of the UK’s energy policy yet. The document outlines how the government plan to deal with our future energy needs, and it highlights the crucial role our farmers will have in the production of bio-fuel crops and small-scale biomass heat and power production.
Get your popcorn and your tissues ready because this Monday Bill Oddie and the team are back for Springwatch 2007. This year’s show is based on an organic farm in Devon where Bill and Kate will be bringing us live footage of swallows, kingfishers, barn owls, badgers and other cuddly creatures.
Motorola are one step closer to producing a mobile phone which will be powered entirely from solar energy. They have managed to create a screen which allows more light to pass through it than traditional LCDs, which means a fairly large solar cell can be placed behind it.
The term ‘fairy hammock’ was coined by comedienne Jo Brand when she described the old fashioned bulky sanitary pads with the loops at each end. Things have come a long way since then with the introduction of wings and thong pads, but in my opinion no glossy adverts can cover up the fact that disposable panty liners are bad news for the environment
