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Green building store

My attempts at DIY tend to end with mangled fingers and wonky shelves, but that doesn't stop me trying. If you're a bit more efficient, the green building store could be an invaluable resource for any weekend projects.

The website does exactly what the name suggests, listing suppliers and products for all aspects of building, indoors and out. There's also an information and advice section - and if it all gets too complicated, a list of professional environmentally-friendly architects, builders and craftspeople you can call in to do it for you.

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Big Green Gathering tickets on sale

The Big Green Gathering is going ahead again this year in Cheddar (Somerset, not the cheese) from the 1st - 5th of August.

Tickets are on sale now, at £105 for the entire festival. If you book before the 1st of May you'll get £5 off each adult ticket.

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St Claire's Organics - organic candy sweets

Not only are these sweeties organic but they also promise to be allergen free. So if you need 'wheat-free, gluten-free, dairy free, casein-free, genetically-modified-organism-free (GMO), soy-free, corn-free, tree nut and peanut-free, egg-free, fish and shellfish-free' products - and frankly, who wants shellfish in your candy? - then munch away.

Flavours include raspberry tart, lemon, tangy tangerine, sweet peach, key lime and much more with prices starting at US$3.49 a tin from Eco Natural Solutions.

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Juice Beauty

As you may have guessed from the name, Californian based company Juice Beauty likes to keep the juicy in beauty. The brand uses only organic ingredients and is free from parabens, fragrance and petroleum based products. Instead they prefer to use juice, honey, aloe, plant oils and numerous other raw ingredients. The recycled packaging also uses soy based ink. Prices from US$8/ £10

UK readers can find the products at SkinStore.

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Veggie dating site

Love animals, but not to eat? Sick of trying to change the world single-handedly? Looking for a partner you can discuss global warming and get heated in the bedroom with? Veggie romance could be the site for you.

Veggie romance isn't for those who like to get - ahem - intimate with their carrots; it's a dating site where vegetarians and vegans can find love with someone who won't try to convince them that a slice of turkey at Christmas isn't really meat. And the committed carnivores among you can take comfort from the thought that every vegetarian who joins is less likely to end up scolding you about ordering the veal on a mismatched blind date...

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News roundup:

Save the sharks to protect shellfish. [Washington Post]

The US Fish and Wildlife Service is contemplating "limiting the ability of federal wildlife protection agencies to intervene on behalf of endangered species that may be harmed by federal actions." [New York Times]

British greenhouse gas emissions are on the rise. [BBC]

Preserving Britain's peat bogs could be a means of cutting down carbon emissions. [BBC]

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