Green Death

I recently met a Canadian who said his wife spent $500 on burying a hamster! Now I’m not anti hamsters but...

Biofuels

I’m not a great fan of biofuels – I worried that a massive switch to fuels from crops could be absolutely horrendous, even in relation to climate change...

Green Washing

‘Green detergents’ were one of the first ‘green’ products on the market. Their main selling points were ‘no phosphates’ and good biodegradability...

Lighting Your Life

When I was a child there weren’t many people who had more than two lights in their kitchens. Now it’s unusual to have less than 10 and many people have 20 or even 30...

Plastic Bags

If there's one thing that really seems to get people fired up about "green issues" it's plastic bags. Apparently we use 10 billion of them in the UK every year...

Cheap Flights

A few years ago I flew my family to Sweden for a holiday with friends. We paid about £7 each way for our tickets. That's ridiculous. It cost five times more...