Co-operative Energy: what The Big Switch means to us
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Tag: environment
Should tech giants get tough on global warming?
- Technology
- 14 May 2012
Microsoft has announced its ‘commitment to environmental leadership’, pledging to be carbon neutral by July 2012. But does this pledge lead us anywhere greener than the garden path? (more about carbon neutrality...)
4 people have joined in this Conversation
Will Marks & Spencer’s clothes ‘shwopping’ take off?
- Energy & Home
- 3 May 2012
Odd socks - where do they come from? But more importantly: what’s the best way of getting rid of them without the guilt of sending them to landfill? Marks & Spencer says it’s come up with the solution… (more about M&S recycling...)
3 people have joined in this Conversation
Receipt sir? Yes, send it to my email please
- Consumer Rights
- 27 April 2012
Every year, British retailers give us 11.2bn paper receipts, at a cost of £32m. These apparently weigh over 7.5m kilograms – around the same as 1,380 male elephants. Is it time to switch to digital receipts? (more about paper receipts...)
23 people have joined in this Conversation
Garden centres, take our plastic pots and recycle them
- Energy & Home
- 18 April 2012
How many plastic plant pots do you have in your shed, greenhouse or garage? According to our latest survey, the average gardener has 39. And without good recycling schemes, all these pots will be stuck there. (more about recycling plastic pots...)
17 people have joined in this Conversation
Are wind farms an eyesore or do they blow you away?
- Energy & Home
- 17 April 2012
Plans are afoot to build another wind farm on Thornton Moor - old home of the Brontë sisters. Opinion is divided: although some are in favour of wind farms, others think they will damage the landscape and impact on tourism. (more on wind farms...)
49 people have joined in this Conversation
Your neighbour’s hosing his garden – will you grass him up?
- Energy & Home
- 12 April 2012
Talk to any gardener in southern England and they’re likely to have one topic on their mind: the hosepipe ban. We green-fingered types must put away our hoses and sprinklers and spend hours watering with a can. (more about the hosepipe ban...)
17 people have joined in this Conversation
Hosepipe bans – are you sceptical or will you do your bit?
- Energy & Home
- 2 April 2012
Hosepipe bans are on the way for much of the country this week, but will this really affect your day to day water usage? And what does it mean for the UK in the long term? (more about the hosepipe ban...)
29 people have joined in this Conversation
Holy drip! It’s a drought – how will you save water?
- Energy & Home
- 24 February 2012
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced an official state of drought for much of the southern and eastern parts of England. Will you take up the challenge to save water? (more about saving water...)
13 people have joined in this Conversation
Are refill packs cheaper? Not always…
- Consumer Rights
- 16 February 2012
Most people would agree that refill packs are a good idea; they typically use less packaging and claim to be better for the environment. So why do some supermarkets charge more for refill packs than the normal version? (more about the cost of refills...)
3 people have joined in this Conversation
Sustainable fish products on rise – is the fish fight over?
- Consumer Rights
- 1 February 2012
The number of UK certified sustainable fish and seafood products has shot up by 41% in the past year. Great news; so why are we still so keen on fish like salmon and cod and why can it still be hard to find alternatives? (more about buying sustainable fish...)
One person has joined in this Conversation
Do you care where your wood comes from?
- Consumer Rights
- 30 January 2012
It’s easy to feel outraged at the suggestion that B&Q and Wickes are selling wood ‘felled illegally from the Borneo rainforest’ - but how much responsibility should we take for checking where our wood comes from? (more about responsibly sourced wood...)
7 people have joined in this Conversation
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