What makes a bar of chocolate ‘eco-friendly’? Well, it’s a combination of ‘eco’ – that’s environmentally-friendly or sustainable, and what we call ‘friendly’ –...
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fruganomicsWhere To Repair Electronics – And Why You Should
This article is about where you can take your electronics for repair, or how you can do it yourself. There is magic in fixing your own possessions, giving them a new life. Whether you are saving items of clothing...
Fruganomics is resting!
thanks for taking part! Fruganomics was a concept I found inspiring, looking at the future where economics and frugality – making the best possible use of resources – will be a necessity. Humanity may have...
Eco-Friendly Pet Food Guide
Is there such a thing as “eco-friendly” pet food? There are billions of pets in the world, and all of them have to eat. If all the pets in the USA were a country it would rank 5th in global meat consumption...
The Zero-Waste(-ish) Way To Beat The Fuel Crisis
Yup, we’re now in a fuel crisis. But being short of fuel may not be as bad as it seems. Yesterday I tuned into the BBC Radio 4 news to discover the country’s in the middle of a fuel delivery crisis. Shortage...
How to be eco-positive and overcome your brain’s negativity bias
I’m still eco-positive I am a rare breed in today’s world, almost extinct. I am an eco-positivist. Whatever problems we face, we have the ingenuity and the technological brilliance to fix them. It may be...
Ethical Consumer Magazine Helped Me Buy a Pair of Sustainable Jeans – In The End
How hard is it to find a pair of sustainable jeans? Pretty hard actually. Finding a single supplier that fits my ethical and sustainability criteria at the right price has taken me more than a year. So I turned to...
Knepp – The Amazing Promise of Rewilding
An exciting rewilding project on 3500-acres of farmland at Knepp in Sussex has given new hope for the UK’s endangered species. This is a story about turtle doves, nightingales and other animals, and how they found...
Guest Article: Why Composting Is Key To Fighting Climate Change
By Estella Young Composting. To compost, or not to compost? Now, that’s a good question The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), tells us composting enriches soil, retains moisture and suppresses...
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