Ecover goes the extra mile for WWF’s blue planet
WWF is proud to announce that Ecoverare the official sponsors of this year’s Blue Mile event. Aiming to raise vital funds to help protect the world’s marine and freshwater environments, the Blue Mile is an exciting sponsored activity asking people to cover one mile, either in or next to water. Ecover, who have been producing ecological products […]
Sustainable Travel
Destinations Around the World Ready To Embrace Sustainability as Market Driver Sept. 19-21, 2011 Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference Will Gather Destination Organizations to Strengthen Leadership in Sustainability, Drive Positive Change in the Industry WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 8, 2011 – The organizers of the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC), an annual industry […]
Get abreast for the Olympics
Olympic-inspired bra recycling charity challenge! Birmingham’s Olympic-inspired bra recycling charity challenge has recorded a new personal best after 245kg of bras were collected in June. The figure – the most collected in a single month since the scheme launched in August 2010 – was reached thanks to the city council’s recent expansion of the project […]
From Green Frogs to Blue Footed Boobies
From Green Frogs to Blue Footed Boobies Widness & Wiggins Public Relations is delighted to announce that green travel visionary Irene Lane has asked us to work with her highly innovative company, Greenloons (http://www.greenloons.com/) that guides families to travel experiences managed by certified third-party suppliers engaged in eco- and sustainable tourism. Irene founded Greenloons in […]
Eco LED’s Light The Way
LED ECO LIGHTS WINS EXCLUSIVE NATIONWIDE CONTRACT WITH PETS CORNER LED Eco Lights has clinched a deal to supply LED lighting in all new and existing Pets Corner stores throughout the UK. The various different types of LED lights specified for the stores are all included in the company’s recently-launched GoodlightTM range. Pets Corner is […]
CoModels Show Coho Salmon at Risk in US Urbanizing Watershed
For a decade researchers in Seattle have worked to solve the mystery of why adult coho salmon are dying prematurely in urban streams when they return from the ocean to mate and spawn. In a study published in Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management the team use models to estimate the potential impact of urban land […]
Fishing and the Decline of Endangered Sea Lions
Marine researchers in New Zealand have identified the direct impact of fishing as the largest known human factor in the decline of the endangered native sea lion population. The team’s findings, published in Mammal Review, discount non-human factors, such as disease and identifies resource competition and by-catch incidents as the most likely causes. The New Zealand […]
Organic Chocolate Review
Green & Blacks Chocolate Bar Taste Review Loving chocolate is a passion, it has to be creamy, yet full of the flavour it says it is! So I thought, why not get in touch with Green & Black’s, asking them if I can taste review some of their products that have a Green (not just […]
Energy saving plug-in
MONEY SAVING PLUG-IN I was pleasantly surprised to learn about the CO2 emissions that I would save by using the Lime, a remote controlled energy saving switch – and the amount of money I am going to save on my electricity bill. This is only one of many Limes I shall be purchasing for items […]
Recycling Saves over £2.5million
BEST EVER RECYCLING RATE SAVES OVER £2.5million Ealing residents are now recycling more than 40% of all waste – the best rate ever achieved in the borough. In 2010/11 Ealing’s recycling rate was 40.04% – meaning the borough hit its 40% target. These figures are released to coincide with national recycling week which takes place […]