October 2006
Halloween Energy Conservation: Phantoms and Vampires in Your Home (30 October 2006)
Your home is using energy that you don't know about -costing you money and wasting resources. Dan Fink gives a halloween overview of phantoms and vampires - sucking energy from your home.
BST comes to an end. What will you do with the extra hour? (28 October 2006)
This Sunday sees the end to British Summer Time with the clocks going back and hour. Here are a few tips on how to spend the extra 60 minutes.
Global poll on energy (28 October 2006)
A BBC poll in 19 countries gives an excellent picture of the awareness in different countries of the impact our energy usage is having and the attractiveness of alternative solutions.
George W Bush on climate change - not (27 October 2006)
Will Ferrell does a good impression of George W Bush talking about climate change and how he and 'Condee' Rice are deeply concerned about it - between games of frisbee!
Write a limerick and save energy (27 October 2006)
Enter the limerick competition at Transition Culture and you could win a place on Shumacher College's 'Life After Oil' course.
Find low energy bulbs in the US (26 October 2006)
The Environmental Defense website helps you choose the right low energy bulb for you.
Buying a (bio)diesel car (24 October 2006)
After looking at 4x4s and pick-ups as replacements for my Audi TT that can be run on biodiesel, I have finally settled for the estate version of the Audi A6. A nice drive, big boot and 45mpg.
Britain is biggest energy waster (23 October 2006)
It's energy saving week and Britain has a long way to go - a recent survey ranked Britain the biggest energy wasters in Europe. So why not commit now to save your 20%?
Low energy light bulbs (23 October 2006)
Low energy light bulbs don't have to be oversized and take an ag to warm up to full brightness. Shop online and you can find a wide range of bulbs to fit standard lighht fittings - and save money.
Family Plan part 2 - green things to start this year (21 October 2006)
At the beginning of summer I wrote up an environmental Family Plan. Part one covered things we already do to reduce our impact on the envornment. Part 2 covers changes to make this year.
Flying good - climate change bad (19 October 2006)
SPURT is a mock aviation industry mouthpiece and their video has ba clear message; Don't worry about climate change, just jump on that cheap flight.
Improving our water usage (17 October 2006)
Another small step in my green Family Plan is using plastic water bottlers in the toilet cistern to reduce the water used when flushing.
Companies wasting energy on overnight computers (14 October 2006)
Businesses in the UK are wasting £100m a year on energy by leaving their PCs on overnight. Turning off PCs i a simple way to cut business costs and your impact on the environment.
Can we have some normal role models please? (10 October 2006)
The people in the media shown making their lives more environmentally friendly are admirable. But we need more role models who make a real difference in their everyday lives.
BP - offsetting isn't the answer ( 7 October 2006)
BP's latest advert undermines their green aspirations with a lazy solution to their fuel tanker emissions.
The end of the vegetable patch ( 2 October 2006)
After my first season growing vegetables in the garden, I've had a decent crop and learnt lessons for next year's bigger vegetable patch.
