July 30th, 2010
Recycling is being made easier for you and your households every day. The council collect your waste every week with glass, plastic, tins and paper also being taken. And there are the many of you who recycle your clothes, shoes, books and linens.
Now, there is another option to do every bit we can to recycle and re-use products and materials. Dorset Reclaim, who started in 1998, have been tirelessly working to encourage local people to re-use, recycle and reduce the amount of waste going to landfill. At Dorset Reclaim they offer a free collection service for most domestic items, and collect anything that helps to make a house into a home, from furniture,and electrical items to carpets and curtains, crockery and cutlery.
Dorset Reclaim have prevented 17,500 tonnes of waste going to landfill by helping to distribute good quality furniture, electrical and household goods to low income families. Items can be collected from the Dorset Reclaim warehouse or delivered for a small fee.
Dorset Reclaim is a registered charity project working throughout Dorset and East Hampshire areas. Buy donating unwanted furniture, household and electrical goods you are not only minimising your carbon footprint, helping the environment but there are many local families who will benefit from your unwanted items.
To help with the project or to donate any items click HEREor check out there depots in Bournemouth, Poole and Dorchester.
Tags: Carbon Footprint, Dorset, Dorset Reclaim, landfill, re-use, Recycling | Posted in Uncategorized
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July 22nd, 2010
A recent report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)has produced numbers and results to show that the land and ocean surface temperatures for 2010 are the warmest on record.
The NOAA have said that, so far, 2010 is the hottest year on record with June 2010 being recorded as the hottest June on record worldwide. But this is not a one off appearance as March, April and May 2010 were also the warmest months on record. These records have now been collated and it is the 304thconsecutive month that a global temperature has been above the 20th century average.
The last month that recorded a below average temperature was February 1985.
There are some non-believers of global warming and who have publicly said that it is a political game or a scape goat for other global issues. They have commented that the second half of 2010 will be cooler and that the evidence of global warming is still cloudy. But are these factually, recorded numbers not proof that there is something warming the earth, making these months warmer than we have previously experienced?
In among the high-rising temperatures registered there have been some regions, however, that did record cooler temperatures. Spain recorded its coolest June temperature since 1997 and a town in Southern China recording is coolest June since recordings started there in 1951.
The cooler temperatures do add to the fuel that there is no such thing as global warming but just that we are having a good ’summer’. But this pattern of heating is worldwide. Arctic ice is known for expanding over the winter months and reducing over the summer, but this June showed that the sea ice was declining faster than in previous June months.
It just goes to show that the planet, according to the numbers, on a whole is warmer.
Tags: Global Warming, NOAA, sea temperatures | Posted in Climate Change, Rising Temperatures
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July 15th, 2010
The book, Sustainable Energy-without the hot air by David JC MacKay has brought an insightful look into how everyone can make efforts to use sustainable energy and energy sources.
To read this intuitive and informative book you can go online and read each section or download pages from the contents table.
Many have endorsed and reviewed the book, from scientists, economists and engineers to environmentalists and politicians. Robert Sansom, EDF Energy commented ’ At last a book that comprehensively reveals the true facts about sustainable energy in a form that is both highly readable and entertaining.’
Peter Ainsworth, MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs mentioned ’ “Sustainable Energy-without the hot air” is engagingly written, packed with useful information and refreshingly factual. Those, like, me of a non-technical bent will find the Technical Chapters at the end daunting ; but we don’t have to read them to get the message.’
To join the mailing list and to receive information from the author add your details HERE.
Tags: renewable energy sources, Sustainability, Sustainable Energy | Posted in Self sufficiency, Sustainability, Sustainable Energy
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July 6th, 2010
12,500 plastic bottle are currently sailing around the world in a bid to beat waste, one bottle at a time!
The sailing catamaran, Plastiki, is made up of 12,500 plastic bottles and a whole heap of other recycled and re-used materials to help bring awareness to everyone about the harmful waste degrading the health of our oceans and planet.
For marine wildlife, fish and mammals it is an ever-increasing worry that the ingestion of plastic or entanglement in plastic and waste is dwindling fish stocks and increasing the loss of life in the worlds seas and oceans.
Plastikiand her crew, are sailing the world in the hopes to reduce the usage of plastic bottles, plastic bags and such like materials while promoting the 4 R’s- Reduce, Reuse, Rethink and Recycle! Currently, Plastiki has been at sea for 2616 hours/109 days, covering 6944 nautical miles. The trip started in San Francisco and they are heading to Sydney, Australia.
The aim is to raise 12,500 pledges to help beat waste by the time Plastiki reaches Sydney, Australia. You too can join in and help beat waste by going to the site and making your pledge. Click HEREto pledge. Just think- every plastic bottle ever made still exists today!
BEATING WASTE ONE BOTTLE AT A TIME!
Tags: beating waste, environmental change, plastic bottles, Plastiki | Posted in Uncategorized
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July 1st, 2010
Tis the season of the bicycle! With all the great weather Britain has been having recently it is a perfect time to get on the bike.
With the Bike 2 Work scheme there are now more reasons to embrace your two wheels for healthy and environmental benefits. Through the governments Green Transport Plan, it is possible for everyone to benefit by being able to save up to 50% on brand new bicycles and cycling equipment.
There are benefits for everyone joing the Bike 2 Work scheme. As an employer you can join the scheme to make savings on employers NI contributions (up to 12%, reduce your business carbon footprint and your company will be added to the Green Achiever Business Directory. Your staff will be healthier, fitter, have more energy and your car parks will be less congested. As an employee there are the advantages of better health, becoming fitter, reducing your carbon footprint, saving money and gaining advice and help from selected bike shops.
There are many bike shops all over the country covering the scheme and willing to support everyone wanting to get on their bikes and ride! Whatever your size, ability and budget there is a bike to suit everyone.
Hundreds of thousands of workers all across the country commute to work in some way or another whether it be by their own car, car share, or public transport. By taking part in this new scheme will not only reduce everyone’s personal carbon footprint and save money but will help to reduce the overall carbon footprint of Britain.
The Bike 2 Work scheme website hosts a handy savings calculator that will estimate how much you can save using the scheme and a form to register your interest. Go now to the site to become a Green Achiever and find out more, click HERE
Tags: Bike 2 Work, business carbon footprint, carbon emissions, Carbon Footprint, environmental benefits, green achiever, green transport plan | Posted in Uncategorized
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