As recently as a decade ago, saying you were 'pro nuclear' was on a par with admitting to a fondness for killing kittens. But attitudes towards the controversial fuel have recently changed dramatically in the green world, with some high profile activists and scientists 'coming out' as being in favour of nuclear power, viewing it as the only way to fulfil the world's energy needs within advised C02 emissions targets. In the meantime, green protesters have turned their attention to opposing and exposing the evils of coal.

Does the fact that these experts have changed their minds so starkly affect your view on its use as a fuel, or do the dangers posed by nuclear; the problems with waste storage and the potential for catastrope outweight its undeniable use as a 'clean' fuel for you?

Poll after the jump.

Recently released figures from WRAP show that the UK's high street and supermarket stores have exceeded their voluntary target of reducing the environmental impact of carrier bags by 25% by the end of 2008. Retailers have shown a 40% reduction since 2006, by measuring the reduction of the amount of virgin plastic used.

The amount of carrier bags being given out reduced by 26%, from 13.4 billion to 9.9 billion in 2008. This coupled with increasing the amount of recycled content used in bags and reducing bag weight helped towards reaching and exceeding the target.

Related: Hand-sewn non-plastic supermarket bags | Extra extra! Cute new recycled newspaper bags | Cath Kidston charity shopping bags at Tesco

Fashion-Conscience.com is supporting Fairtrade Fortnight, and to celebrate they have some new designers being stocked.

Big names such as Luella Bartley, Zandra Rhodes and Christian Lacroix have collaborated with the Environmental Justice Foundation to create t-shirts for their EJF range. Made with 100% organic cotton and with fair trade principles in place, they are not only kind to your wallet at only £32 each, but also kind to the workers involved and kind to the planet. A percentage of profits from the shirts will go towards the EJF who "work internationally to end forced child labour and dangerous pesticides in cotton production." Where else would you be able to get a great designer t-shirt for that price, and help support a fantastic charity at the same time?! Click here to get your very own EJF t-shirt.

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If you're wanting to reduce carbon emissions at home, the kitchen is a good place to start as it's the room with the most things that heat up and burn their way through the most electricity and gas. It's also where most of our cleaning products live and is the best place to handle recycling, so this post is all about how you can do that in style.

Follow the jump to find out about some of the shiny new products currently available to help green up your kitchen in time for spring.