Plans to ban or charge for single-use plastic bags are a diversion from the real environmental issues, a  government adviser said. Waste and recycling expert Professor Chris Coggins said such a government policy allowed the supermarkets to pass on responsibility to customers. Professor Coggins was extensively quoted in a BBC article which can be read in full here.  Read More →

The eco-conscious adventurers trying to circumnavigate the world in a carbon-neutral biodiesel trimaran are approaching Puerto Rico, where they’ll take on more fuel, fix the toilet and repair an inspection hatch that flooded their sleeping quarters with biodiesel. Despite the problems, Earthrace has covered 4,200 miles since leaving Sagunto, Spain, on April 27. The team is making its second attempt to circumnavigate the globe in record time and has braved 18-foot seas since leaving the Azores last week. read the full story here  Read More →

Celebrity Chef, Gordon Ramsay called on the government to fine restaurant that serves fruit and vegetables that are out of season. “I don’t want to see asparagus in the middle of December, nor strawberries from Kenya in the middle of March. Mr Ramsay argued that the amount of transportation that goes into transporting fruit and vegetable that are out of season to out kitchens adds significantly to the food mile, which is very bad for the environment. Jay Rayner in an article in the Observer of 11th of May critisised Gordon Ransey’s call asking... 

A report published recently by Waste and Resources Action Programme, a government funded agency claimed that UK households trow away more than 6.7 million tons of food every year. Most of the food are still untouched and could have been eaten. More than £1 billion worth of wasted food was still “in date.”, an average household is throwing away £420 worth of food a year.  Read More →

A record number of consumers have complaint to the ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) about companies “green washing” consumers by “severely exaggerating” their product, services or companies green credentials. Shell Petroleum, Ryanair and Toyotal Prius were some of the companies/products were a few of the 561 complaints ASA received from consumers in 2007.  Read More →

Is when you spend savings made as a result of a green activity on a non eco friendly act, for example, spending savings made as a result of converting to solar energy on holiday flights.  Read More →