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Should Gardeners End Their Love Affair with Peat?

Should Gardeners End Their Love Affair with Peat?

By The Guardian on April 8, 2012

Mining peat unlocks stored carbon into the atmosphere, and there are far better alternatives to help your garden grow

Category: Living | Tags: Carbon emissions, climate change, environment, Environment blog, gardening, Gardens, UK news

Can I Buy a Christmas Tree and Be Green?

Can I Buy a Christmas Tree and Be Green?

By The Guardian on December 13, 2010

Christmas trees come at a high human price, so branch out into the fairtrade option and have yourself a guilt-free Christmas

Category: Living | Tags: artificial christmas trees, Christmas, Christmas Tree, environment, fair trade

Plastic bag use plummets in supermarkets since 2006

Plastic bag use plummets in supermarkets since 2006

By The Guardian on August 26, 2010

Use of carrier bags down 43% in four years, says Waste & Resources Action Programme, but recent figures show fresh rise

Category: Living | Tags: Article, business, environment, Ethical and green living, Mark King, money, News+Opinion, Plastic bags, recycling, Retail industry, Supermarkets, The Guardian, UK news, waste

What's the carbon footprint of ... doing the dishes?

What’s the carbon footprint of … doing the dishes?

By The Guardian on August 20, 2010

Finally, an answer to one of the most frequently asked green-living questions: is it better to handwash or use a dishwasher?

• More carbon footprints: nuclear war, cycling a mile, more
• Understand more about carbon footprints

Category: Living | Tags: Article, Blogposts, Carbon emissions, Carbon footprints, climate change, Duncan Clark, environment, Green living blog, Mike Berners-Lee, What's the carbon footprint of ... ?

What's the best way to leave a legacy in a will for conservation causes?

What’s the best way to leave a legacy in a will for conservation causes?

By The Guardian on July 22, 2010

Which wildlife conservation charities or causes would you prefer to see your money benefit when you die? And what’s the best way to make the most of any money you leave behind?

Category: Living | Tags: Article, Ask Leo & Lucy, Blogposts, conservation, Consumer affairs, environment, Ethical and green living, Family finances, Leo Hickman, money, Wildlife, Writing a will

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