Join the car club
Members generally pay a monthly fee of around £5 to join, and around £5 an hour for the use of a new car which will be low on fuel consumption
So you want to recycle your rubbish? Okay punk, make my day
By David Newnham I am as green as the next person. In fact, on a good day, in the right light and with a warm southwesterly breeze behind me, I
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Liquid gold?
For such a small word ‘biofuel’ has generated a huge amount of controversy – turning environmental brother against brother. So is it really the answer to all our fuel issues?
It doesn’t have to be Disney
Fun holidays don’t have to feature long-haul flights or cartoon mice. Alison Shepherd talks to the intrepid Grays Meet the Grays: mum Jean, dad Jamie and the kids Edward, 9,
Less geek, more chic
Can you save money and save the planet? Alistair Suttie reports on how the new breed of green cars are gaining ground with a bit of celebrity help So, who
Learn to love your council
It’s easy if you try, says Stephen Bates. Just think of all the trips to the dump it saves you Councils! Can’t live with them. Can’t live without them. When
Catch the sun
Sunlight is a plentiful source of energy, but is it really worth our while trying to tame it? Joe Clancy looks at how families have saved money as well as
‘I was green when it was whacky’ – Green dilemmas, with Benjamin Zephaniah
How does he balance a love of his sports car with doing his bit? Caroline Rees investigates the poet’s sacrifices and indulgences Which activity gives you the warmest doing-my-bit glow?
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Noxious gloop, anyone?
The experts make it look easy. A bin full of vegetable peelings, a soupcon of shredded newspaper … et voila! Perfect crumbly compost. So why, asks David Newnham, is my
‘Life was bliss’
Verite Reily Collins enjoys the Charente’s water … and wine Floating along on the Charente, chilled wine to hand, we agreed with King Francois I; this is a beautiful river.