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By Zac Colbert There's a lot of talk about companies going green and businesses becoming more sustainable. But more often than not it's just hot air. So what can you do in your office to encourage more environmentally friendly ways...more
A quarter of people experience 'diminished' sex lives when sleeping on a mattress that's more than ten years old, a survey has revealed. Deterioration of romance in the bedroom was blamed on sleeping on old mattresses by 83 per cent of Americans. more
As a coffee lover, buying your daily fixes of caffeine in your keep cup can become an expensive habit. Especially when you go for the best of the bunch, those that are ethical and fairtrade and so on. So it...more
Could this be the future of Formula One racing? Green, motor racing fans will be hoping so. Unveiled at the International Low Carbon Conference at Birmingham's NEC it's an all-electric prototype racing car, dubbed the Lola-Drayson B12/69EV. Project pioneer Lord...more
We might all be trying our best to keep our new year's resolutions (unless you've already caved in and forgotten about the [gym membership/recycling scheme/diet - delete as appropriate] already). But there is something we cannot fix by ourselves and...more
Frankly any excuse to use a picture of Morrissey on Hippyshopper, but especially one of him wearing a cat on his head - is that the worst wig you've ever seen? Anyway, despite looking a bit, well, eccentric, it's...more
Kindle owners may never have to mains-charge their eReaders again thanks to a newly revealed cover from SolarFocus Technology on show at this years CES. That is providing you live in sunnier climes than the UK, we mean. SolarFocus...more
Who eats turkey at Christmas?! Not these compassionate celebrities, who have made the choice not to gobble down something that used to ... gobble. Here are our favourite veggie and vegan celebrities who will be tucking into their nutloaf or...more
London's latest double decker bus has hit the streets of the UK capital for the first time, after first being revealed back in November 2010. Described as a true "21st century bus" and the "most environmentally friendly of its...more
Hippyshopper and sister site TechDigest have teamed up with the O2 Recycle team this Christmas in order to raise some money for a pair of great causes. Collecting all our old tech gear from the Shiny Media towers, the O2...more
British Gas have begun trialing a new app service that will allow customers to remotely switch off appliances from a smartphone. The service, designed to keep bills low by tighter control over appliances (as well as being an additional safety...more
Adopting the Reclaim To Wear's method of producing clothes using the fashion industry's surplus stock and off-cuts, some Cental Saint Martin's students recently vied for a place at next year's Estethica, the British Fashion Council hub of London's ethical fashion...more
Photo credit: Danny Lawson/PA Wire With the arrival of giant pandas Tian Tian (Sweetie) and Yang Guang (Sunshine), eco fashion brand Rapanui has teamed up with Edinburgh Zoo to make eco-friendly, organic bamboo t-shirts for the two newcomers. The zoo...more
var noskimwords = 'true'; Sponsored post As we already know, Christmas Day is closing in. Christmas Day is a perfect time for sharing - and this applies to food as well as to presents and cards. If you have...more
We wrote about Feeding the 5000 back in November, when the group - which is campaigning to reduce food waste in the UK and beyond - hosted a free lunch at London's Trafalgar Square to show that imperfect vegetables are...more
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