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Doing your bit for the environment - Act on CO2
It will come as no surprise that more than 40% of the UK’s CO2 emissions result from the choices we make as individuals. By taking an active interest in sustainable living, changing the way we live and introducing energy efficiency measures into our homes, we can make a difference to this global issue.
To help you improve the energy efficiency of your home, whether it is an existing house or a new build, the organisers of The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show, on at the NEC from 18 to 21 March, have put together some great pointers:
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FInd out how sustainable you and your home are by checking out your own carbon footprint. Use the Energy Savings Trust’s carbon calculator ( ... [read more] |
Domestic wind turbine trial results published The Energy Saving Trust have published the results of their domestic-scale wind turbine field trials. Named 'Location Location Location', the over-riding theme throughout the report is the location of the wind turbine is critical to how well it performs, with free-standing turbines in remote locations producing the best performance, and those attached to dwellings in urban and suburban areas the least effective. |
Herbal Medicine PetitionAs the use of herbal medicine often goes hand-in-hand with a green lifestyle, we thought you may wish to consider signing the following petition:"The Government wish to further regulate Herbalists by bringing them under state control, protecting both the function and title of a Herbalist. Alongside this regulation they wish to change the Herbal Medicine laws again to prevent anyone, other than a state regulated herbalist (or possibly other health professional), from prescribing herbs. This, coupled with a previous change to our herbal medicine laws, will take Herbal Medicine away from the people, with state regulated Herbalists and pharmaceutical companies claiming Herbal Medicine as their own. " ... [read more] |
Herbal Use Throughout the Ages
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How To ... Install Cavity Wall Insulation Cavity wall insulation sounds painful, but it's actually one of the simplest and most cost effective ways to green your home. |
60 Second Guide to ... Organic Food Organic agriculture is defined as a system of farming based on principles of human, animal and environmental health. At its core, organic farming is about avoiding the use of agro-chemicals to minimise damage to the environment and wildlife. The concept of organic has been around for more than half a century - Walter Northbourne coined the term in Look to the Land, published in 1940. During the early to mid 1990s, the organic market really took off in the UK. The global organic market is now worth more than £17 billion and supplied by more than 300,000 square km of certified agricultural land – an area roughly the size of Italy. |
Ecotourism Uncovered From sustainable safaris to eco beach breaks responsible holidays are more popular than ever, but do they really deliver what they promise? What is ecotourism? |
Sustainable Energy Sustainable energy is the renewable energy which is not expected to be exhausted in a timeframe and its sources are not supposed to be consumed ever. The sources of the sustainable energy are natural like solar power, hydro power, wind power, bio fuel, biomass geothermal power, and so on. Sustainable energy is also the alternative of the fossil energy. The sources of the renewable energy are inexhaustible. |
Geothermal Heat Pumps: Cost Effective And Environmentally Sound A
Geothermal Heat Pump (GHP) is a device that extracts heat from beneath
the ground. It functions based on the fact that heat will flow from
higher temperature materials to lower temperature materials by
conduction or by convection (air currents). Geothermal pumps absorb
energy from the ground or bodies of water to provide space and water
heating. This works because the earth absorbs about 50% of the sun's
energy that reaches the surface of the planet. |
How Geothermal Energy Works Geothermal energy is one of the renewable forms of energy being utilized today in various applications. As a natural resource that is in abundant supply, its usage in the future is expected to grow more. |
The origins of herbal use are so old as to be lost in the mists of time. Since primitive man who saw their healing properties as a gift of the gods, we continue to turn to plants for their therapeutic and holistic benefits in all cultures of life. What was a healing plant or herb then is still a healing plant or herb. Because great confidence was placed in them, witches and physicians of the ancient world were expected to know their herbs. Plants gave healing powers to those who studied, worked and respected them. In many lands and in many times, healers spent a good part of their lives in the field and forest gathering green medicines. ... [View more articles, blogs and news
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