Every other Wednesday, I put my numerous recycling bins out, and over the last year or so, the number of boxes, bags and bins allocated to me by my Council has increased – I now have 6! A wheelie bin for “general waste”, a food bin, a paper bag, a glass and metal box, a [...]

In this day and age, there is now an organic option for everything, from toilet paper and cosmetics to cars and clothes. By sourcing and manufacturing items from an environmentally and socially sustainable source. So “going green” isn’t all about recycling, it is also about knowing how you items are made, and avoiding those that [...]

On my journey back home from work yesterday, I was disgusted by the amount of litter that had been thrown onto the road side. Numerous fast food bags and plastic bottles covered the grass verge, do people not realise what effect this could have on the environment?
Obviously, some people are oblivious to the problems that [...]

The environment is an issue which divides the world yet effects it all. Today is blog action day, where thousands are writing articles online to promote the issue of climate change.
Blog Action Day is an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is [...]

They are one of the most magnificent creatures on planet earth. But sadly, we are seeing far less of them now.
Because according to new research, polar bears have shrunk over the last century. The scientists compared bear skulls from the early 20th Century with those from the second half of the century and found that [...]

Climate change is forever on the agenda. And now the leaders of ten African countries are meeting in Ethiopia to discuss the topic.
The meetings will underline the chief African demand for compensation for damages caused by global warming and it comes before the UN talks which will take place in Copenhagen in December.
The [...]

The effects of climate change are continuously emerging. The most recent news is that conkers have started to appear on trees already. This is two weeks earlier than usual.
So how can we help stop the effects of climate change? Well there are hundreds of small changes you can make and here are just a [...]

It has been revealed that parts of India are under threat of severe water shortages as the water table is falling by about 4cm every year.
This situation is being blamed on people pumping more water during times of low rainfall. Farmers are using the most, as they have to irrigate their land. Some possible [...]

According to new research, the Pine Island glacier in Antarctica is thinning four times faster than it was ten years ago.
The glacier has now lowered by as much as 90m since 1994. This is not good news when it comes to sea levels. And following this
information, it is now estimated that the glacier will [...]

According to the UN’s top climate official, time is running out to agree to a new treaty on global warming. A new UN climate treaty is due to be adopted in Copenhagen in December.
The decisions have been delayed because of disagreements over key issues such as which countries should commit to reducing their levels [...]