Greenland Thaw, Biggest in 50 Years By Viola Woolcott On Tuesday Scientists said that climate change is responsible for the causes of the greatest thaw of Greenland’s ice in half a century, perhaps heralding a wider meltdown that would quicken a rise in world sea levels. Adding to recent evidence of faster Antarctic and Arctic [...]
Filed under: Environment | Green Issues on January 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
Human Urine and Excreta, Inexpensive Source of Biogas By Viola Woolcott All living beings on this planet produce waste in some form or the other and as per the principle of five kingdoms of nature, waste of one kingdom can become a resource for another, providing energy and other nutritional needs. The mother of invention [...]
Filed under: Environment | Green Issues on January 15th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Zemship, Zero Emission Ship | What Floats Your Boat? By Viola Woolcott Germany – Hamburg On November 1st 2006, the 100 passenger “Zemship” (Zero Emission Ship), construction of Hamburg’s first fuel-cell powered hybrid passenger ferry is underway and is after intensive testing by “Germanischer Lloyd” to be expected to start setting sail cruising the city’s [...]
Filed under: Environment | Green Issues on January 11th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Ecocentric | Oliver Heath | Stylish Eco Friendly Products By Viola Woolcott The Eco-Conscious Home Ware Store has three main goals, they are to make beautiful, ethical, eco friendly products readily available. To help you make some more informed choices about what you like to buy. To be a positive, living example that eco design [...]
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Sheep Poo Paper | Do You Want Paper Made Only from Sheep Called Daisy? Creative Paper Wales is the only craft paper mill in Wales. The company are makers of beautiful handcrafted papers and paper products including the unique and wonderful Sheep Poo Paper™. All of their paper is made from recycled materials and their [...]
Filed under: Environment | Green Issues on January 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »
Turas Timber, Products Individually Crafted with Love for the Wood Don’t we all like to be surrounded by beautiful things, and to me wood in particular can be beautiful. When we are aware of limited resources this causes dilemma. With Turas Timber products you can enjoy the beauty of real wood, KNOWING that it has [...]
Filed under: Environment | Green Issues on December 18th, 2007 | No Comments »
Renewable Energy for a Cleaner Environment and Healthier Families By Viola Woolcott Rural areas in the America are increasingly struggling to keep up economic vitality and quality of life. A lot of them are now realising the benefits of nearby developed and nearby operated renewable energy projects. Renewable energy generation produces air or water emissions [...]
Filed under: Environment | Green Issues on December 16th, 2007 | No Comments »
Thermafleece is based in a small hamlet on the edge of the Northern Lake District overlooking the Pennines and Lake Ullswater. This is where the inspiration for Thermafleece a British sheep’s wool insulation was created. It is the unique blend of wool from breeds such as Swaledale, Herdwick, Welsh Mountain and Scotch Blackface that make [...]
Filed under: Environment | Green Issues on December 13th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Eco-Logs are manufactured from clean, contaminant free, 100% recycled timber Eco-Logs is a privately owned Welsh company which is run by Chris and Sandra Belcham, Eco-Logs utilises waste material that would otherwise be going to landfill or burned in an uncontrolled manner. Purchases of Eco-Logs prevent the unnecessary felling of plantation timber for use as [...]
Filed under: Environment | Green Issues on December 9th, 2007 | 6 Comments »
EARTH WIND AND FIRE – Global responsibility for Nature and the Environment ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY By Viola Woolcott The constant demand of power contributes to the Greenhouse effect. For years, there has been a call to everyone on the planet to conserve Energy. Some people have tried and successfully changed their entire households [...]
Filed under: Environment | Green Issues on December 4th, 2007 | No Comments »