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Water saving

Opinion: Why grey water systems can help save the environment

Would you flush your toilet with Evian? You're probably laughing at the thought, but the fact is, most bottled water is no better than repackaged tap water. Every time you waste water, you're wasting a lot more than you think. The...more

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Animal welfare

Spice Girl Melanie C Speaks Out Against Cosmetics Animal Testing in Be Cruelty video

Spice girl Melanie C shows her compassion for animals in a new Be Cruelty-Free video calling for a global end to animal testing for cosmetics. Although testing cosmetics on rabbits, mice and other animals is banned across the European...more

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Green News

Green death: Why eco burials are on the rise

It's perhaps not a subject we want to think too much about, but it seems more of us are deciding to reduce our carbon footprint when we die as well as well as during our lifetime. Natural, or eco, burials...more

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Transport & travel

Are electric bikes the future of transport? We test out A2B's £1450 Galvani e-bike

In other parts of the world, Electric Bikes (e-bikes) are hugely popular. In 2013 sales are expected to reach 2 million with Germany and Japan leading the way with around 1 million units between them. Yet in the UK very few...more

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Green gadgets

WWF Wildlife Mobile offers 60 minutes of free calls to mark Earth Hour

This Saturday March 23rd at 8.30pm marks Earth Hour when people are supposed to switch off their lights to show, albeit symbolically, how much we need to protect the planet, but carry on using our mobile phones of course! (for...more

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Animal welfare

Topshop supports PETA to 'keep wildlife out of your wardrobe'

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and fashion retailer Topshop have teamed up to draw attention to the treatment of exotic animals killed for their skins. The high street store has created a display at its flagship Oxford...more

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Animal welfare

EU finally bans ALL animal testing for cosmetics. BUAV enlists Leona Lewis for global campaign

Anti-vivisection group BUAV is celebrating victory after years of campaigning against animal testing as the EU finally banned the use of animals for testing cosmetic products yesterday. The ban applies to all new cosmetics and their ingredients sold in...more

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Animal welfare

As Walkers adds real meat to crisps are any of them suitable for vegetarians?

In a post that appeared on Facebook over the weekend, but which now seems to have disappeared, Walkers crisps confirmed they can no longer guarantee ANY of their crisps will be suitable for vegetarians. At the end of last month...more

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Vegetarian and Vegan living

Should Vegetarians be pleased by the rise of Flexitarianism?

So what's your favourite horse meat joke? Here is mine? Why do Findus add cheese to their Lasagne? To Mascarpone... Picked yourself up from the floor laughing yet? Ok, so the whole horse meat saga has once gain highlighted some...more

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Home & Garden

Ecological Home: Eco-friendly Kitchen Appliances

Being eco-conscious can be a full time job. It's hard to keep on top of things sometimes; and when it comes to the home, there are so many opportunities to accidentally be bad for the environment. Kitchen appliances can...more

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Animal welfare

Sad news of the week: Elephant poaching in Africa is 'out of control'

We'd really like to end the week with some more cheerful news, but it would be wrong not to mention this. According to new research, more than 11,000 elephants have been killed by ivory poachers in Gabon since 2004...more

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Vegetarian and Vegan living

Vegetarians will live longer, British study finds

Many of us already know that a vegetarian diet is healthier in the long run, and that we should really keep off the meat as much as we can to keep the old ticker going for more years. But many...more

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Architecture

We want to work here: Seattle's Bullitt Center said to be greenest office building in the world

If someone asked us, we wouldn't say no to working in an office made from completely clean materials and that is 100% solar-powered. We might take a while to get over the composting toilets, but hey, there had to...more

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Fashion & accessories

PETA Fashion Awards 2013 winners announced: Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood and Topshop among winners commended for their animal-free fashion

Consumers are becoming more aware and concerned about the origins of the products in their wardrobe, and fake fur, cruelty-free fabrics and pleather are fast becoming the more

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Animal welfare

EU set to ban cosmetics tested on animals from March 2013

What great news to take with us into the weekend. From 11 March all sales of cosmetics that have been tested on animals will be banned in the European Union. This means that anyone who wants to sell cosmetics -...more

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