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Post by RedFlag32 on Feb 16, 2006 18:58:29 GMT
This thread was set up for people to give tips on how to live an environmentally friendly life,also anything to do with globalisation and taking care of our planet can be posted here.
Tip one
Cut the cost of cleaning and add these to your shopping basket. Lemon juice (49p for 250ml), soda crystals (51p a kilo) and bicarbonate of soda (48p for 200g). Between them, you will be able to: get your taps sparkling; dissolve grease; shift stains on your work surfaces; and spin out use of your washing detergent. All for less than the cost of one chemical-laden cleaning product
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Post by RedFlag32 on Feb 17, 2006 19:16:54 GMT
Boil pasta for 2 minutes, then turn off the heat and cover the saucepan. Leave it for the full time indicated on the packet, and give it an occasional stir. Save energy and still enjoy perfect pasta!
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Post by Papa C. on Feb 18, 2006 14:55:23 GMT
Nice thread. Keep them coming! I'm off to make meself some pasta  |
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Post by RedFlag32 on Feb 18, 2006 18:29:26 GMT
Nice thread. Keep them coming! I'm off to make meself some pasta Haha,yea taught it might be a good idea,Tip three coming your way very shortley,watch this space ;D ;D |
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Post by RedFlag32 on Feb 20, 2006 15:42:05 GMT
Turn your appliances off if you aren't using them - items such as DVD players consume 85 percent of their total energy while on standby.
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Post by RedFlag32 on Feb 20, 2006 15:54:35 GMT
PITCHFORK REBELLION
The Pitchfork Rebellion takes a stand.
More than 70 people gathered along Highway 36 near Triangle Lake Feb. 11 to protest logging companies' use of herbicides near their homes. The group, which calls itself The Pitchfork Rebellion, consists of farmers and concerned citizens who believe that timber companies that spray herbicides on nearby forests are to blame for a number of their health problems, according to event organizer and organic farmer Day Onowen.
"We're nonviolent folks, but when we see our neighbors being poisoned, frankly, we get mad as hell," Onowen said.
Greenleaf, Deadwood and Blachly-area residents who believe they've been physically affected by the herbicides took turns speaking about their health problems. One farmer testified that both he and his 13-year-old son suffered heart attacks after helicopters sprayed herbicides on the hill behind their home. Onowen says that when helicopters spray the mountains, wind can blow the herbicides as far as 10 miles from the targeted site.
Protesters with eggs, vegetables and livestock in tow lined the street holding signs that said "Quit poisoning our children," and "No more clear cut," a reference to the heavy use of herbicides on freshly clear-cut forests.
"All of the mountains out here get clear cut," Onowen says. "When they clear cut, they soak the mountains with poison so that the weeds can't grow, so that when they come back to plant new little trees the weeds won't compete."
The group plans to continue fighting for a healthy community.
"We were pleasantly surprised to see that we had even more people than expected [at the protest]," Onowen says. "The one thing that we came away with a consensus agreement that this is just the beginning of The Pitchfork Rebellion." — Danny Cross
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Post by RedFlag32 on Feb 21, 2006 21:30:21 GMT
Still not decided what to do with those unwanted Christmas presents? If you can't exchange unwanted gifts, take them to charity shops or give them to friends, so that they get a new lease of life.
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Post by RedFlag32 on Feb 22, 2006 21:15:40 GMT
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Post by RedFlag32 on Mar 2, 2006 20:23:14 GMT
Get your children into gardening by giving them their own little veg patch and enjoy the cheap food. A bunch of radishes costs about 45p. A packet of 1,000 radish seeds costs about £1. OK, not all will grow, but even if just a third do, you are quids in and can enjoy organic veg!
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Post by RedFlag32 on Mar 6, 2006 18:03:13 GMT
Today marks the start of Fairtrade Fortnight - and there's plenty you can do to get involved, aside from buying Fairtrade tea and coffee. There's a whole range of goods available now - how about buying Fairtrade presents, like wine or cotton products? Get your workplace to buy Fairtrade. Bank with ethical banks like the Co-operative and Triodos which support Fairtrade. Find out more about what you can do at www.fairtrade.org.uk/
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Post by Papa C. on Mar 8, 2006 15:02:08 GMT
Nice one RF32, sorry I didn't notice this sooner but I'll have to check it out.
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Post by Papa C. on Mar 8, 2006 15:04:19 GMT
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