It is becoming common knowledge that being green can lead to considerable money savings. This can go far beyond just cutting your heating and water bills. Here’s just 50 easy ways of saving money as well as the environment. 1. Lower your thermostat. Just a few degrees lower in the winter (even one degree lower can » Read More
As much as I love ecards in terms of saving card and money- they do seem quite impersonal and don’t work at all for people like my grandma who doesn’t use a computer. I figured I could recycle the huge amount of fabric I have hoarded over the years and create a range of greeting » Read More
It has been more than two months since I started a May trial of veganism. It seems very likely that this is something that I will stick with for the long term. My primary reasons for becoming vegan are ethical and the Cruelty Free Dairy article sums up my reasons. I have learned a lot » Read More
There seems to be an assumption that ethical beauty costs a premium and you need a lot of money to buy green products. In fact this is nonsense and if you are sensible then you will actually save money in the long run. Here are ten tips to save you money and reduce the amount of » Read More
As a long term vegetarian I assumed that eating dairy products doesn’t cause any harm to animals. Even my ancestors were lacto vegetarians (no eggs) and like many people I like a bit of cheese and butter. It isn’t like the meat industry where animals are slaughtered to fill people’s bellies. Or is it? The » Read More
The ridiculously expensive cost of fuel is now old news. There is a lot you can do to cut down on the amount of fuel you use- I have cut down my weekly fuel costs massively just by doing the following things. The biggest change is to do less journeys by car in the first place, » Read More
Has it ever crossed your mind that your favourite shampoos ingredients may have been tested on animals? Unfortunately animal testing has not been completely phased out as most people assume. Even previously ethical companies like The Body Shop are now owned by L’oréal, and suddenly their ‘against animal testing’ logos have disappeared off their products. However » Read More
