Date: 02 November Action: 306 Cost of taking action: SAVES MONEY Can you take on our no-car challenge? Try it for a week! Today’s action is another 365 actions challenge! It might take a bit of planning, but we’d love you to hang up your car keys for a (read more …)
Date: 18 October Action: 291 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ NIL From our guest author Anna Dawson in the UK Some recent changes in the law in the UK are designed to improve air quality Although this article has been prompted by changes to the rules in the UK, (read more …)
Date: 15 October Action: 288 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ NIL Fossil fuels: a recent announcement from Greenland could prove to be a significant step This summer, Greenland made a very interesting announcement. The government there has decided to no longer issue licenses to permit exploration for gas and (read more …)
Date: 14 October Action: 287 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ SAVES MONEY From our guest writer Paul Waye in Holland You can introduce variety into your commute and save carbon emissions and more As a regular running and cycling commuter since the early 90’s I have had to solve (read more …)
Date: 27 September Action: 270 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ SAVES MONEY Being a little bit organised is all that’s needed to share your car commutes or shopping trips Although in the ideal world we would all be using public transport, bicycles and walking to travel locally, we know (read more …)
Date: 23 September Action: 266 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ SAVES MONEY It’s not just about staying legal, it makes an environmental impact too! OK … be honest … do you stick to the speed limit all the times when you are driving? Whether you are driving the latest (read more …)
Date: 09 September Action: 252 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ 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: 07 September Action: 250 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ SAVES MONEY From our guest writer Barbara in Scotland Your shopping bill, food waste, your plastic footprint, and your carbon footprint can all be reduced by some common-sense planning Today’s action is to plan your food shopping properly. Shopping (read more …)
Date: 02 September Action: 245 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ SAVES MONEY More countries are switching to E10 petrol, here’s why you should use it in your car For some time yet we will be running petrol cars, it will be many years – perhaps decades – before electric (read more …)
Date: 25 August Action: 237 Cost of taking action: £/$/€ SAVES MONEY Having a hybrid electric vehicle is all well and good, but many people just don’t use them to best effect! If you have a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), it’s a combination of an internal combustion engine (read more …)
