In the run-up to last Christmas I wrote a big, green eco-xmas gift list that included a little toy car called the H-racer as a gift idea for boys of...
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There’s no accounting for some people’s tastes, but if you like a bit of kitsch, this waterbutt will make a great conversation starter at your summer barbecue. The butt butt is the deal of the week over at Read more...

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It seems that the world is coming around to our way of thinking. Yes, even Time.com has conceded that a higher fuel price has its benefits. They’ve come up with 10 things to like about petrol (gas) going over $4 a gallon in the US, still bloody cheap by UK standards. Geez, you yanks just don’t know you’re...
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Ethical shopping is a subject much discussed at present but what does it actually mean to consumers? Wikipedia defines it as buying things which have caused no harm or exploitation to humans, animals or the natural environment. Our newspapers are full of tales of factory farming, climate change, sweatshops and child labour and it has been suggested that any purchase involves moral choices. Lets be realistic buying is a necessary part of modern life the nitty gritty is deciding whether we...
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Australian writer, performer, director and broadcaster Dan Ilic was kind enough to let us know about his latest television advertisement that is taking Australia by storm. It started off as a viral video on the internet, but it struck such a chord with Australians that they raised enough money to have it broadcast on prime time TV.

The ad attacks a government initiative to lock in fuel prices for the coming day and display them online for...
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I’ve just been trawling through the 50 websites that TIME.com are calling the “Best Websites of 2008″ and am struck by the lack of green websites on that list. Considering that climate change is probably the biggest threat we as the human race face, and that we in the West are by now quite aware that it’s our way of conducting our lives that is causing the problem, it’s pretty...
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