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Bees Love Organic: International campaign sows seeds for bees across Europe

e.edvardsen — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:17:00 GMT

Over the past years beekeepers and researchers have seen a worrying worldwide drop of bee populations, which could, if not addressed, could leave to bees disappearing completely. Now Dutch based organic fruit and vegetables distributor Nature & More have teamed...

Hertz introduces electric vehicles to Long Term and on Demand car hire

LauraScott — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:56:00 GMT

Today Hertz announced the addition of electric vehicles to their Long Term and on Demand car hire. For obvious reasons we were super excited about this news as more electric vehicles on our roads means less harmful emissions clogging...

Could bamboo bikes be the next big thing we'll see on the streets of London?

e.edvardsen — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:35:00 GMT

As the capital strives to get more cyclists friendly (how is that going Boris..?), these panda approved DIY bikes from Camden, Maine, sound pretty cool - and what a great sustainable mode of transportation! Launched in 2008 to develop a...

Funky Dining Chairs

shinychris — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:29:00 GMT

Have a little fun with your kitchen and introduce it to a funky dining chair. These striking items encourage you to dine in style, turning feasting into a fashion statement.

Lush anti-animal testing protest shocks London shoppers

e.edvardsen — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:40:00 GMT

Anti-animal testing activists rejoice! Lush has put the horrific sequences of animal testing into a space where no-one can ignore it: one of London's busiest shopping streets. Joining forces with Humane Society International, Lush Cosmetics today launched the largest-ever global...

It's a 'bloodbath': Sexiest vegetarian teams up with PETA to call for EU to ban deadly cosmetics tests on animals

e.edvardsen — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:02:00 GMT

London tourists certainly got a different view of Big Ben as blonde beauty Victoria Eisermann - the female winner of PETA's 2007 Sexiest Vegetarian in Europe contest - gave bloodbath a new meaning this morning. Sitting in a bathtub filled...

Not feeling happy at work? Your office might not be green enough

e.edvardsen — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:15:00 GMT

We love that feeling of doing something for the environment and living sustainable lives. Unfortunately, depending on where you work, it isn't always easy to keep up your good intentions during the working day. But now there appears to be...

Sustainable consumer directory Shop the Frog launched by the Rainforest Alliance

e.edvardsen — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:04:00 GMT

Wouldn't it be great if there was a place where all sustainably produced goods were listed to make life easier for the conscientious consumer? Well this brings us one step closer to that reality. The Rainforest Alliance has launched...

Meat consumption must be cut by 50% to prevent catastrophic climate change

e.edvardsen — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:47:00 GMT

Two weeks into my newfound pescetarianism, I've had some negative comments (mostly from people who don't really eat much greens or fish in general), but I'd like to think that's just ignorance. Overall most of my friends and family have...

Joss Stone supports Cruelty Free International with global appeal to ban cosmetics tests on animals

e.edvardsen — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:33:00 GMT

Joss Stone has become the latest celeb to support BUAV's new global non-profit organisation Cruelty Free International and its mission to end product testing on animals worldwide. Shockingly over 80% of the world still allows animals to be used in...

UK's night sky'saturated' by light pollution

e.edvardsen — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:09:00 GMT

Over half of the UK's population cannot see stars in the sky because the night skies are still 'saturated' with light pollution, campaigners have warned. The Campaign to Protect Rural England and the Campaign for Dark Skies recently undertook the...

Aganetha Dyck makes sweet organic art with live bees

e.edvardsen — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:33:00 GMT

While UK artist Damian Hirst relies on little human helpers to assist him in creating his well-known dot artworks, Canadian multi-media artist Aganetha Dyck employ bees to create organic art. Aganetha has been working with honeybees to create sculptures and...

As Facebook prepares to float, should Bono use his $1billion investment profit to save the world?

e.edvardsen — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:43:00 GMT

Irish rocker Bono is mostly known for going on the occasional world tour with his band U2 to entertain his disciples. But Bono is also a savvy investor in media, entertainment and technology entities, which is now elevating him...

Time to recycle ladies: Oxfam wants your unused bras this April

e.edvardsen — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:19:00 GMT

We all have clothes in our wardrobe that we don't wear, but exactly how many bras have you got gathering dust in your drawers? According to new research by charity Oxfam, British women are guilty of hoarding nearly £1.2billion worth...

Interflora's animal print roses sit atop fashion's zenith

shinychris — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:01:00 GMT

After eight years' hard work in the laboratory, scientists from Interflora have finally managed to create a first in the field of fashionable flowers.

Easter egg packaging still causing massive recycling headache in the UK

e.edvardsen — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:25:00 GMT

New research commissioned by Lib Dem MP Jo Swinson has found that, despite promises from the confectionery giants, little progress has been made to reduce card and plastic waste and improve recyclability associated with the popular Easter eggs. 80 million...

Easter egg packaging still causing massive recycling head ache in the UK

e.edvardsen — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:25:00 GMT

New research commissioned by Lib Dem MP Jo Swinson has found that, despite promises from the confectionary giants, little progress has been made to reduce card and plastic waste and improve recyclability associated with the popular Easter eggs. 80 million...

Yet another reason to become vegetarian: The pink slime Americans add to food

e.edvardsen — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:16:00 GMT

I am not a vegetarian... yet. But more and more I am moving towards a pescaterian diet. Hey I'm from Scandinavia and will never be able to give up seafood. But an article in today's Independent about the thick pink...

Update your summer wardrobe for free with swishing

e.edvardsen — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:49:00 GMT

This is the time many of us look to spring clean our wardrobe and perhaps add a few items ahead of the summer season. But how can you do it on the cheap? Let's introduce you to swishing. The...

Foodstory: WWF launches interactive website to highlight food sustainability & global hunger

e.edvardsen — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:44:00 GMT

Ahead of Earth Hour 2012, WWF has launched an interactive website - Foodstory - that highlights some of the problems the world is facing when it comes to food sustainability and global hunger. These include: Producing the meat and...

The Ten Wardrobe Commandments: Update your Look for Free

shinychris — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:30:00 GMT

The season's changed and you need a wardrobe overhaul: summer skirts in and thick tights out. You've got a list of new fashion essentials to buy and wait with baited breath for payday - only to have your funds obliterated almost immediately by the pile-up of day-to-day bills.

Online dating works for Plymouth singles

shinychris — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:06:00 GMT

No one wants to be alone, but dating can often be hard. Finding the right potential partner for you is never an easy challenge. It can be easy to feel lost, but there is an easier method; the datingagency.com.

Stay eco stylish this spring with Lost Property of London's upcycled bags

e.edvardsen — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:05:00 GMT

We love the environment and we think nothing is better than to come across fashion brands that do the same. No doubt we live in a throwaway society of which many fashion labels are guilty of fuelling hungry consumerism in...

Britain's first green bank launches to boost investment in green projects

e.edvardsen — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:18:00 GMT

We're not sure this will be the saviour of the global economic crisis, but we like the sound of green banks. And if done well, it could place Britain among the top when it comes to creating a sustainable future...

Yeo Valley signs up to Soil Association's Ethical Trade scheme

e.edvardsen — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:24:00 GMT

Yeo Valley, the UK's biggest organic brand, has become the latest addition to the Soil Association's Ethical Trade scheme. This means that all the milk used for Yeo Valley products - yoghurt, butter, cheese and milk - is now certified...