This post is not suggesting that by following the 6 simple ways below will stop the water bills from coming into your mailbox. Their arriving is certain, yet you don’t have to pay as much as you used to for water alone. And the only way is actually to reduce your use of water at [...]

When a friend in the eco movement tells me to try a new product because it “really” works I smile for many reasons. The main reason being that us eco chicks and chaps know that our industry takes a hard hit when it comes to convincing consumers that “green” products work just as well as [...]

I hate to admit it, but I was once a paper towel junkie. I blame it on genetics. My mom’s side of the family. A kitchen without paper towels? Impossible! And the paper towel holder? A must-have appliance… for who could live without the ability to unwind just the right number of squares with one [...]

With the Christmas season a few weeks away now I thought it would be a good time to update you all on the upcoming green Christmas fairs, fetes and gatherings this month and next. If you’re like me and find the High Street slightly souless and far too hectic in the run up to Christmas [...]

In May this year an Oxfam team set out for the small rural community of Gabura in south west Bangladesh to address this question. But while setting out to film material for an online documentary – the first we had ever attempted – on climate change, Cyclone Aila hit the village with deadly ferocity. Rapidly, [...]

Test your green credentials and discover how environmentally friendly you really are Life’s full of little challenges. Anyone who aspires to live in a greener way will have experienced those moments when a little devil suddenly appears on your shoulder. “Go on, buy a gas-guzzling SUV,” it says. “So what if you live in Chipping [...]

We currently have dot-com, dot-net, dot-gov, dot-org, and even dot-biz; next up is dot-eco.  Two groups are currently going toe-to-toe in who is going to manage this new internet domain suffix  One group is in B.C., Vancouver, called Big Room , the other is located in Los Angeles, called Dot Eco.  Do we really need [...]

How the Women of Pampa Brava are Emerging from Poverty in a Sustainable Way The Wichí women of the Formosa province in Northeast Argentina are truly an example of how fair trade has created sustainable livelihoods in even the most trying of circumstances. These indigenous women have found opportunity in the face of oppression and [...]

Here are some top tips for dry or splitting nails. A combination of factors could cause your nails to be dry and start splitting. Some dryness can be caused by diet; some by medication, outside factors such as your working environment, the types of soaps, detergents and cleaning products you use can also affect the [...]

With the environmental problems that we hear and read everyday. It is time for us women to do something to help in reducing these problems. Presently, millions of girls/women use feminine hygiene products such as sanitary napkins, tampons, applicators, etc. We often use tissue paper to wrap our used feminine products before we dispose them [...]