Last week we featured Jo Wood's splendid Mrs Paisley's Lashings, a 'pop up restaurant' project which encourages people to eat in a more eco-conscious way . This time we're highlighting another environmental project she's involved with in conjunction with her daughter Leah (pictured right) called Global Cool.
Together they have shot a video to raise awareness of the benefits of turning your central heating down to 18 degrees - including saving money, saving your skin and also helping to save the environment.
Apparently heating within the home accounts for 30 per cent of the average Brit's carbon footprint, which is even more than cars produce at 26.1 per cent. Figures show that for every one degree you turn your heating down, you could save up to £40 a year and go from burning 20 calories an hour to 80 calories an hour - all while you're sleeping.
Other celebrities who have shot video include EastEnders' Adam Crossdale and models Laura Bailey and Stella Tennant. You can see their videos here:
Global Cool's Facebook fans can also win a new winter wardrobe in association with ASOS.com - simply upload a picture of yourself wearing your most stylish winter knits, get your friends to vote for you, and you could win £500 worth of vouchers! Go to www.facebook.com/globalcool
See below for video of Jo and Leah Wood, highlighting Global Cool campaign:
However, another week brings with it another rumour, this time that Stella is teaming up with Morrissey to launch a range of leather free footwear.
We think this partnership is nearly as good as the Leona one, after all Morrissey has a track record of saying no to meat. Not only was his 1985 album entitled Meat Is Murder, but he also bans any food that 'used to have a face' from his tours.
In fact he feels so strongly about the cause that earlier this year he also stormed off stage at a music festival because he was so disgusted by the smell of cooking meat from a nearby burger stand.
And it seems this collaboration really is going ahead with Stella telling the Daily Mail last week: "I'm working with Morrissey on a line of leather-free shoes which I'm really excited about."
The range is still is its early stages but Stella also added it could be ready for next year. We're going to start saving from now.
For 10 nights only from December 1st to December 12th, 'Mrs Paisley's' pop-up restaurant will be opening its doors once again to highlight the importance of eating in a more eco-conscious way.
Created by Ronnie Wood's ex, Jo Wood, and Arthur Potts Dawson, chef and co-owner of Acorn House, Mrs. Paisley's Lashings is a genuinely innovative project taking place at Jo's own home, Holmwood House, Kingston.
Every feature of the restaurant will be driven by environmental concerns. Ingredients will be sourced from the greatest producers in the UK as well as grown in Jo's own garden or picked at local allotments.
Several of the evenings will also be hosted in association with some of the world's most international renowned eco-luminaries in order to further the vital message about food and the environment. And profits from Mrs Paisley's Lashings will be ploughed back into creating Mrs Paisley gardens in schools across the UK where children can learn about growing their own nourishing food.
Costing £100 for a three course meal including house wine selected by the Chef and a sample cocktail, it's not exactly a cheap night out but it promises to be a great experience. For reservations at Mrs Paisley's Lashings you can contact Amy Wright 0207 4071407 or amy@outersanctum.net.
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) might sound like a fairly dull organisation. But the group, which pumps around £800 million a year into research and development in the physical sciences, certainly boasts a few people with a sense of adventure.
Take one of its flagship projects for this year - a racing car made of vegetables which runs on chocolate. Created by boffins and students at the University of Warwick, the car is designed to highlight how even the most carbon guzzling things can be greenified.
The Formula 3 racing car is capable of reaching top speeds of around 125MPH despite being composed of a medley of vegetables. The steering wheel is created from a polymer derived from carrots and the bodywork is a mixture of starch and flax fibre. Even the steering wheel lubricants are plant based.
Best of all is the fact that it runs using a biodiesel engine which runs on fuel extracted from chocolate and vegetable oil.
There's more information on the project and the organisation here.
Thanks to £30 million of Government funding, the UK is about to witness thousands more charging points for electric and plug-in hybrid cars. The money is being invested as part of a new 'Plugged-In Places' initiative with British companies being encouraged to get behind the scheme.
Says Business Minister Pat McFadden: "The move to lower carbon forms of transport is a turning point for the automotive industry, opening up new opportunities for existing UK automotive companies and with the potential to create new jobs and new industries. I urge British companies to get involved and seize these new opportunities for growth and jobs."
Sainsbury's plans to be at the forefront of the electric car revolution. The supermarket chain recently announced that nine stores (in Beckton, Camden, Chiswick, Cromwell Road, East Dulwich, Greenwich Peninsula, Islington, North Cheam and Sydenham) now have charging points for electric vehicles with a further two (in Wandsworth and Whitechapel) opening very soon. This will ensure that London's electric drivers will only ever be a few short miles from the nearest charging point.
Everybody's favourite TV geek crush, David Tennant of Dr Who fame, has joined up with Oxfam to offer an online climate challenge, writes ShinyShiny's Anna Leach. You must guide David to answer questions about climate change, and pick the correct option out of three or four answers.
Watch David Tennant screw his face up as he tries to figure out how many wind turbines China builds every day. You make the celeb answer by clicking one of the three or four answers, you get a mark for what time you chose it in, and then the celebrity says your answer. Other stars involved include: Ashley Lensen, Mackenzie Crook and Miranda Richardson.
Games include: Boiling Point; Trains, Planes and Bananas; and Pollution Solution.
There's a button to sign an Oxfam petition on climate change and an option to share the game on your Facebook account. Oxfam have also hooked the climate challenge up with Nokia phones, so it's available as an Ovi app.
It's a moreish way of getting people to swallow some hard facts on Climate Change.
Jamie Oliver's restaurant, Fifteen Cornwall, has launched its first organic clothing range in conjunction with another Cornwall-based company, Frugi.
It is the first time Frugi has designed menswear, and the designers are delighted with the Campervan and Vespa T-shirts that they have created. Other t-shirts in the range include appliqué lobsters and flowery designs for children and women. It has been designed to appeal to those who love their beach-based family holidays and the outdoors inspired lifestyle.
Says Lucy Jewson, Frugi Founder: "When we were initially approached by Fifteen to create their clothing range, we were delighted to accept - it's been an amazing experience for both companies. Cornwall has become such a popular destination for a truly wholesome family holiday and it's great to produce unique, quality clothing for a well respected company."
Launced five years ago, the organic clothing company offers a range of baby clothing made to fit over reusable nappies and a Frugi Kids range for children aged 2 to 6. Frugi Mother, a collection of frump free organic cotton breastfeeding wear, recently won Gold for "Best Feeding Bra/Top" in Practical Parenting and Pregnancy Magazine's 2009/10 Awards
Last week we featured Jo Wood's splendid Mrs Paisley's Lashings, a 'pop up restaurant' project which encourages people to eat in a more eco-conscious way . This time we're highlighting another environmental project she's involved with in conjunction with her daughter Leah (pictured right) called Global Cool. 
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