Green issues blogs
14 entries in this categoryJuly 2008:
- Boycott the Beijing Olympics
I love sports, and I normally enjoy watching the Olympics and supporting the dedication of athletes in the UK and from all over the world. However...
- European cragging: trains instead of flying?
Who has tried using trains to get (close) to European crags instead of flying? Flying is becoming more and more tedious with long queues and endless...
- New Eco PC website
For those interested in technology and green issues, check out this new site: http://www.ecopcreview.com/ "Welcome to Eco PC Review! Despite the...
- Putting your PC to sleep
For years I've had my PC go into a low-energy standby mode after so many minutes of not using it (e.g., 20 minutes) along with screen blanking and... - Visited the Centre for Alternative Technology
Was driving from Pembroke to Llanberis up the Welsh coast road, and had a wonderful break at the Centre for Alternative Technology, between...
- Green products: the Eco Kettle
I've just bought an "Eco Kettle" to replace my broken kettle, and it seems very neat. Basically you can fill it up with water, but then it boils... - Green Products: Digital timer plug
Another very useful product to help you save energy. I've got all sorts of computer/TV equipment that gets left on all day: Sky HD set top box...
- Best mpg you've managed in your car?
My little Clio diesel is rated at 68mpg, but in normal use I only get 50 to 55 mpg out of it, so coming back from the airport yesterday I thought I'd...
- Zero Plastic Bags for 2007 Challenge
Alan James from UKClimbing.com has launched a great idea to get us using fewer plastic bags. From the website: "Every year, an estimated 17.5...
- Green products: Compact, low-power PC
I've just built myself a new desktop PC, with the aim of a powerful, quiet workstation that is also environmentally friendly. I don't play games on...
- Green products: Silent graphics card
I'm building a new PC system based around a Shuttle SD32G5 and Core 2 Duo processor, and I'm looking for a silent (passively cooled) graphics card...
- Stopping junk mail from the post office
In the UK the post office delivers a lot of unaddressed mail through our letterboxes, but you can opt-out of it. Just write to: Door to Door Team...
- Recommend a small diesel car
I'm looking for a small second hand 3dr car, around 2002/2003, diesel, very fuel efficient, under £5K. Any experiences with the following? ...
- Green products: Main Power and Energy Monitor
Not so much a green product itself, but something that lets you become greener. This cheap product from Maplin lets you easily see how much power...
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