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Ask Leo - your ethical dilemmas sorted
I'm contemplating a loft conversion. However, as I have already diligently insulated my roof space, there seems to be a danger of heat loss if it were to become a room.
Thursday November 22, 2007 The Guardian
Top 10 eco-buildings
Vikki Miller looks at 10 of the most innovative and sustainable buildings around the country
Guardian Unlimited Thursday November 22 2007
How to save the planet
The Environment Agency has asked a panel of experts to compile the ultimate to-do list - in order of priority. Leo Hickman assesses whether they got it right. See the full top 50 here.
Leo Hickman The Guardian Thursday November 1 2007
Should I buy a rooftop turbine for my house?
Generating electricity out of thin air is a brilliant idea - but is it viable? The answer is still blowing in the wind, says Lucy Siegle Sunday October 21, 2007 The Observer
Council planners don't like solar panels. Have they not heard about climate change?
Donnachadh McCarthy: The Home Ecologist
The Independent: 31 October 2007
Green Living: Shout it from the rooftops: you're powering the country
Tom McTague asks whether it's worth installing your own wind turbine or solar panels and then selling the 'clean' energy to the national grid
The Independent: 21 October 2007
Change the message to save the planet
Dropping environmental slogans like 'save the planet' to focus on 'intelligent living' instead would make a big difference
George Marshall The Guardian October 15, 2007
'Green' food shopping possible on a budget, watchdog says
Sainsbury's, M&S and Waitrose get best ratings, too much packaging used, says consumer group
Rebecca Smithers, consumer affairs correspondent The Guardian Monday October 15 2007
Simple remedies to cut heat loss
Sealing the flue of an old fire costs just £20 – and it can seriously cool your gas bills
Published: 10 October 2007 The Independent
Finding eco-architects
Finding eco-architects is tricky, but even traditional thinkers are often ripe for conversion "Where can we find an eco-friendly architect?" is a common plea from eco-auditing clients.
Published: 03 October 2007 The Independent
Scandinavian architects inspire British design for eco-living
Architects from across the world will be invited to take part in a competition to design Britain’s ten new eco-towns
Philip Webster The Times September 27, 2007
Donnachadh McCarthy's Green Home
Donnachadh McCarthy (3 Acorns - Environmentalist) talks readers through the solar power, Catalytic Converter Flueless Gas Fire and Rainwater Collection Systems he has installed to turn his London house into an environmentally friendly home
Ethical living Beware the bathroom marauder:
Bibi van der Zee invited Mark Constantine, head of the green beauty chain Lush, to rummage through her cabinets - and soon came to regret her decision
Bibi van der Zee The Guardian Thursday September 27 2007
>20 ways to go green at home
You don't have to live in the latest concept house to help save the planet. Donnachadh McCarthy has transformed his leaky, draughty Victorian terrace into a zero-carbon triumph – and he's set out this simple plan so that you can do it too
Published: 29 August 2007 Independent online
>Top ten green websites
From eco news to ethical fashion, Hilary Osborne finds out where environmental experts get their information on the web
Hilary Osborne Guardian Unlimited Thursday August 9 2007
>Behind the signs: those ethical labels explained
Fairtrade, organic, locally sourced and now low-carbon... our foods carry more labels than ever before. But what do they all mean - and which can we trust? Meg Carter offers an easily digestible guide
Published: 12 April 2007 Independent online
>Sorted: Eco-friendly cleaning products
Research has shown that more chemical pollution of the environment comes from domestic use of household products such as detergents and cosmetics than from the industries that produce the chemicals in the first place. So think before you flush — and try out these greener, cleaner products
Published September 11 The Times online
>50 best no-fly holidays
If you are looking for ways to reduce your carbon footprint, or simply can't face the hassle of airports this summer, then look no further. Our inspirational ideas show you how to get away without getting on a plane.
Beverley Fearis & Sarah Turner
Published The Observer Sunday March 18 2007
>The best ethical products
There's nothing drab about today's ethical products. In the run-up to Fairtrade Fortnight, Kate Thomas picks the best buys
Published: 22 February 2007 Independent online
>Top 10 green gadgets
Adam Vaughan profiles some eco-friendly options for gadget fans
Guardian Unlimited Thursday August 23 2007
>The 10 best ethical holidays
They may be worthy, but there's nothing dull about these vacations - whether you want to go lion-watching or stay with a Transylvanian count. As chosen by the responsible-travel expert Justin Francis
Published: 19 June Independent online
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