If your bookmarks folder is starting to groan under the weight of too many links, there's nothing like a brand new directory for getting everything you need together in one place. And Easy Ethical Fashion is a useful listings guide with all the eco clothing links you'll need, all completely up-to-date.

Like all good eco-sites, this one has taken everything into consideration that you might think about when choosing ethical gear: its recommendations are either locally sourced, fair-trade, organic, recycled, compostable or sustainable packaged - and in some cases, all of the above.

Related: Meet all your hippy shopping needs with Greenfinder

If you're heading to Latitude or any of the other remaining summer festivals, car sharing is a fantastic idea for lowering carbon emissions (73% of a given festival's footprint comes from transport), making new friends and escaping the hassle of public transport. But weren't we all taught to "never get in cars with strangers?"

A greener festival has thought of this, and provided a really useful list of safety tips for those planning to lift share to an event. (They left off one very important piece of advice though: make absolutely certain that your designated driver doesn't enjoy listening to Coldplay!)

I've been determined not to use the term 'credit crunch' anywhere in my writings because, well, it's just talking it up isn't it? And we'd all like to pretend it isn't happening. But that would mean ignoring all the good things that can come out of penny-pinching -- like getting creative, and greening up your life by avoiding mass-produced items.

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However 'green' you think you are, you've got to admit that 'the travel thing' is where most of us fail miserably. On the one hand, we're told that our flights and cruises are responsible for as much as a quarter of the world's pollution; on the other, we know only too well that the mad pace of modern life leaves us all in need of a break every so often, and who wants to deny themself the pleasure of discovering new and exciting places?

The Green Travel Guide was written with the dilemmas faced by eco-conscious travellers, and offers helpful suggestions on how to reduce your holiday footprint as much as possible, focusing in particular on the issues many people simply aren't clued-up on, such as "is it better to cross the Channel by train or ferry?"

Related: How to reduce your carbon footprint on holiday

Ever wanted to know what really goes on in one of those evil sweatshop places we all do our best to boycott? This Sunday will give you the opportunity to do just that. In 'The Devil Wears Primark' showing on 1st June on Channel 4 at 9:00pm, Alexa Chung will attempt to explose the sweatshop conditions of workers who produce Primark's £2 t-shirts.

I'll be interested to see if Primark can withstand another blow to its already abysmal ethical record; in 2005 it was branded 'Least ethical clothes shop' by Ethical Consumer Magazine, scoring 2.5 out of 20 in an ethics index, and its name is synonymous with cheap, throwaway fashion, produced under all kinds of questionable conditions. But does the public really care?

It started life as a humble power-point presentation, then became an oscar winning film. But is turning An Inconvenient Truth into an opera taking things one step too far?

Al Gore himself would disagree, it seems, as he's given the go-ahead for Milan's famous opera house, La Scala, to produce an opera based on the documentary. So far, all anyone seems to know is that the composer will be Giorgio Battistelli -- currently artistic director of the Arena in Verona -- and the production will be staged in 2011. This information vacuum has led to a lot of speculation about how on earth they're going to do it, but I'm thinking polar bear tenors, and a screeching soprano number from that toxic diva, C02.

Anna Shepard's down-to-earth style and practical approach to environmentalism has made her column in the Times a huge hit. Now, the Eco Worrier has brought out a yearbook, drawing on her wisdom and experience in green living.

The book is aimed at those who want to have fun while living responsibly (don't we all?) and describes Anna's efforts to live a life that is both enjoyable and sparkly green. Whether growing vegetables, throwing a clothes-swap party or concocting natural potions, she proves that being planet-friendly is liberating and enriching. Get it for £9.89 at Amazon

If you like the sound of guerilla gardening and think you might want to indulge in a spot of this new urban activity yourself, help is at hand in the form of the first ever guidebook to be published on the subject.

On Guerilla Gardening is crammed full of seed-bombing secrets from Britain's foremost guerilla gardner, Richard Reynolds. Reynolds has been illicitly planting flowers and shrubs outside his tower block in South London since long before the term existed, and has now found himself at the centre of a phenomenon that's blooming in cities all around the world.

On Guerilla Gardening is available for £13.99 at Zavvi

Not so very long ago it was the green movement that was trying to imitate fashion, but now it's surely fashion trying to imitate the greens.

This much was clear in London's Regent's Park today, as contestants from the new series of Britain's Next Top Model took to the grass for an 'eco-friendly' shoot. This consisted of four of the 14 aspiring models posing in outfits made entirely out of bags to promote recycling (and the show) at the same time. What a trashy stunt!

[Via The London Paper]

With a substance as hard to recycle as plastic, you have to be creative about how you re-use it. And one way to do this is by turning it into art.

Steve Wiman creates wonderful pieces of contemporary art from vibrant found plastic bits. All are everyday items; toys, dishes, books, clothes, photographs, paper ephemera, tools, jewelry, bicycle tyres. And most would probably be sent to landfill under normal circumstances. This artist's work would set a great example for anyone wanting to bring up green kids, and inspire their creativity.

[Via Haute*Nature]

TV presenter and former model Alexa Chung is hoping to blow the lid on the controversial world of sweatshop workers in a brand new reality programme for Channel 4.

In the 'reality TV' show, Alexa will investigate the conditions that factory workers in Asia, who get paid as little as 15p an hour, work under by setting up her own sweatshop right in the heart of London's Covent Garden. I can't help thinking of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's mock-up intensive chicken farm here, and wonder how realistic the conditions will be...

Leonardo Di Caprio's feature length climate change documentary The 11th Hour is crucial viewing for any self-respecting green, and what could be more appropriate than owning a copy that comes in sustainable packaging?

With input from such world-renowned experts as Stephen Hawking and Wangari Maathai, the film aims to tell us exactly where we're going if we don't act soon against the climate chaos already menacing our world. Many have described the film as 'frightening', but that's all the more reason to take notice of its message and share it with as many friends and family members as possible.

If you've stepped into a bookshop or stationery store lately you'll be familiar with the work of Sarah Gibb, even if you don't know the name.

I was amused to see that the artist has recently turned her talents to a range of eco-themed greetings cards, including this one which would be ideal for a female friend having boyfriend trouble! The cards and envelopes are made from FSC certified recycled material, and the full range is available from Ethical Superstore at £1.95 a card. Even the 'plastic' wrapper is made from corn starch! All you need to is think of a reason to send one...

Is it OK to drink bottled water? How was my dinner produced? Are open fires eco-friendly? What about charity muggers. Are they ethical and should I give them my money?

All of these are questions that are likely to have crossed the average concerned 21st century citizen's mind at least once, and this book contains intelligent and well-argued answers to these and many more dilemmas that confront us in our daily lives. "A Good Life" is compiled by Leo Hickman, who has tackled more than his fair share of ethical dilemmas in his Guardian column. £11.49 at Amazon.com

Love 'em or hate 'em, Disney films exert a huge influence over children's lives the world over. And this may turn out to be a good thing for the green movement if a Cambridge professor's new theory has any substance.

David Whitley, a professor of English believes that films like The Lion King, Finding Nemo and Bambi grant young viewers a "critical awareness of contested environmental issues." Far from finding the films mawkish and sentimental, Whitley highlights the conservationalist themse running through many of Disney's films for many decades.