Date: 06 October Action: 279 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ SAVES MONEY Why boil your vegetables? A microwave is much greener, and there are other advantages too! Today’s action, number 279 of our 365 this year, is another one for the kitchen. Did you know that cooking using a (read more …)
Date: 04 October Action: 277 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ NIL Every time you have to buy or replace a device for your household, please choose an energy efficient one Today’s action is another one that costs nothing. In fact, in most cases it will save you money because (read more …)
Date: 19 September Action: 262 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ NIL The simple, easy and free check on your heating system can save energy, carbon emissions and money! Most modern central heating systems use a boiler of some sort – be it gas, electric, oil or whatever – to (read more …)
Date: 09 September Action: 252 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ 150-200 Servicing your car can help the environment as well as save you money and improve safety As we approach the autumn (in the northern hemisphere!) and colder weather is on the cards, now is the time to book (read more …)
Date: 31 August Action: 243 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ NIL Buy recycled office paper Todays action is perhaps a bit of an obvious one. Buy recycled office paper for use both in your home and in your business of you run one, or control a stationery supply. Most (read more …)
Date: 24 August Action: 236 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ LOW The summer holidays are coming to an end; time to think about getting back to school! With millions of children returning to school in the next few weeks after the summer holidays, now is the time to take (read more …)
Date: 19 August Action: 231 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ LOW From our guest writer Divya Hari in Singapore Taking life at a slower pace can be good for the planet AND good for your health Our obsession with speed and wanting everything faster has its implications for our (read more …)
Date: 18 August Action: 230 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ LOW Using an alternative to kitchen paper towels brings several advantages This is another one of those small actions that can really add up if lots of us do it; collective action makes a difference. Today we are simply (read more …)
Date: 15 August Action: 227 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ NIL Working at home can be healthy for you and the environment! Today’s action is to ask your boss if you can work at home occasionally. Of course, many jobs don’t lend themselves to this, but many do, especially (read more …)
Date: 13 August Action: 225 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ NIL The recent report from the IPCC makes for sobering reading Our action 225 is for you to learn about the report and its implications. This article is based on the BBC News article at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58130705 Human activity is (read more …)
