Contributors July 2005

grownupgreen produces a digest of each month’s fetaures. These can be found in the Library and are a useful way of working through the, almost 500 items, on the website. Here’s this month’s serving.

Saving Water Saving Money
Hippo the Water Saver is a simple, low cost alternative to help conserve water in toilet cisterns. Every time a toilet is flushed the Hippo saves approximately 3 litres of water. We look at the product and have a win win win offer for you!www.hippo-the-watersaver.co.uk

Clothing – Organic, Fairtrade, Ethical – there’s more?
We have a company profile of Terramar Organics www.terramar.co.uk which involves the meeting of minds of two brothers in their business venture to offer ‘organic-fair-trade-sweatshop-free-ethical-clothing-accessories’ – a tall order but happening in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Are we MAKING life on this planet HISTORY?
“While the EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions fell by 3% from 1990 to 2002, carbon dioxide emissions alone from international aviation of the 25 Member States of the European Union have increased by 60%” from a study for the European Commission.

Our latest grownupgreen Ambassador and his take on the G8 talks on climate change – are we in danger of MAKING life on this planet HISTORY?

Wood Fuel Heating for Scotland
Staying in Scotland we look at a recent report ‘Wood Fuel for Warmth’ to find out how it could make a significant contribution to cutting carbon emissions at the same time provide new rural jobs and reduce fuel poverty. The Sustainable Development Commission reports.

Ethical Consumer – Cars
This month Ethical Consumer magazine turns its attention to climate change and highlights a few of the steps we can take to live a more sustainable lifestyle. The Ethical Consumer share their recommendations for purchasing of and all things cars. www.ethicalconsumer.org and there’s news of a free subscription to their magazine and database!

Cycling to Work
Approximately 70% of UK households have access to a car. However this means that 30% of households do not have access to a car. So what are the carrots that would encourage us to cycle? CTC, the UK’s National Cyclist’s organisation help us unpick the benefits of cycling to work www.ctc.org.uk

Volunteering: the importance of getting dirty hands
In our regular look at the work of the BTCV Jillian Lange explains why getting her hands dirty and ditching her gym membership added value to her two academic degrees www.btcv.org.uk

Bogs and Peat
International Bog Day is on Sunday 31st July 2005. Last year Alison Crofts, from the Wildlife Trusts, helped us to understand why bogs matter www.wildlifetrusts.org

Permaculture is….
What is permaculture? Is it a new culture? Is it a hairstyle? Something to do with the football pools? No? Patrick Whitefield, Associate Editor of Permaculture Magazine, explains, also with news of a free subscription www.permaculture.co.uk

Hockerton Housing Project: Tours & Workshops
grownupgreen catches up with Hockerton Housing Project to see what’s planned for the summer www.hockerton.demon.co.uk

Iceland sends News of Beluga website
grownupgreen receives emails from a wide range of people. Increasingly we are hearing from individuals and organisations from around the world. Beluga the Icelandic environmental accreditation organisation tell us about their new website.

Young People’s Trust for the Environment
Talking of websites we take an overdue look at the website and activities of, over 20 year old charity, the Young People’s Trust for the Environment www.yptenc.org.uk

grownupgreen - 04/07/05

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