Simon Dale built his house with little knowledge of how to actually build a house because he thinks that his house is closer to nature. It is.
The house was built with maximum regard for the environment and by reciprocation gives us a unique opportunity to live close to nature. Being your own (have a go) [...]
Category Archives: Direct Action
Living Like a Hobbit
August 25, 2008 – 11:05 am
11 Ways to Recycle Your Books
August 20, 2008 – 11:31 am
Do you have a lot of books around your house that you no longer read? If you do and you have no idea what to do with them, the Daily Green has 11 ideas on how to recycle your books.
1. Throw a book swap party. Get in a few bottles of wine (organic and fair [...]
Buy the Planet to Save it
August 18, 2008 – 10:41 am
Millionaires are buying large tracts of land to protect the environment as oppose to destroying it.
Parque Tantauco, which Piñera created in 2005, is on one of South America’s largest islands, Chiloé, off the coast of Patagonia.
Piñera bought the land and immediately set about protecting the offshore habitat of blue whales and the inland virgin forests.
Pulling [...]
Community Welsh Farm Still Going Strong
August 13, 2008 – 10:43 am
Five years ago a community wanted to stop developers from building on a farm, so they literally bought the farm. The Guardian takes a look at this successful non-profit farm run by the local community.
This is no ordinary Welsh mountain farm - and yet, until five years ago, that is exactly what it was. In [...]
Save the Environment: Don’t Eat Meat
August 6, 2008 – 12:38 pm
Yes, I’m a vegetarian, and yes I think most people should be; however, will I force you to be vegetarian? - not yet. In fact, I only discuss why I’m veggie when asked (with the obvious exception of posting here). One reason I love not eating animals is that it’s really awesome for the environment [...]
DIY Sustainable Food Shopping
July 21, 2008 – 11:07 am
The Green Grok has a good video that shows how anyone can eat in a sustainable way.
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