Holiday in Europe with the Environment in mind

Whilst browsing the internet, looking for a holiday destination next summer, I came across these eco-friendly hotels in Europe. So I thought that I would share them with ecoswitch users.
The term ‘eco hotel’ is used to describe accomodation that has been built with important environmental improvements in its structure. This minimises the impact that it has upon the environment. There are a certain criteria that these hotels have to meet… Continue reading

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This post was written by Victoria Mellor on November 19, 2008

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Good Energy - awarded title of Greenest Energy Supplier

 

 

On 11th November, Good Energy won the title of ‘Greenest Energy Supplier’ at the prestigious national Sustainable Housing Awards. The company beat other green suppliers, including Ecotricity, Green Energy and Energy4All, to the title due to their outstanding commitment to sustainable housing – including their award-winning home generation scheme.

The award comes just months after the

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This post was written by William Worthington on November 14, 2008

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Climate Change; What it means

Have you ever seen the film ‘The Day After Tomorrow’? Well that was all about climate change and the effects that it has on a little thing we like to call Planet Earth.

Climate change; you hear so much about what climate change means, what it’s going to do to earth, but what causes it? Climate change is the regional change in temperature and weather patterns. Science today, has indicated… Continue reading

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This post was written by Victoria Mellor on October 30, 2008

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Can you really save money by going green?

Short answer - absolutely you can save money going green! The term “going green” typically refers to any activity that lessens your impact on the environment and/or doing your part to conserve and recycle our everyday resources. There are literally thousands, if not more, ways to actually “go green”, and with the help of blogs and the internet in general, we have a real shot as we move into

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This post was written by elgunvo on October 13, 2008

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It’s Easy Being Green - Packaging Your “Green” Brand

It seems that there is much more going on in environment legislation about packaging in other countries. In fact, at the World Packaging Organization meeting in Beijing last week it was announced that China is working to develop “green packaging” as part of its efforts to build an environment-friendly society. I also have had the opportunity to read some very interesting facts including this tidbit: the world consumes 25

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Green Energy! Green Appliances! Create your own Eco Home!

What is Green Energy?

Green energy is all about the production of 100% renewable electricity which typically

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This post was written by Trisha Gukhool on September 9, 2008

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Save Energy, Save Money, Save our Environment!

 

There is no escape from paying bills. The continuous rise in gas and electricity prices does not ease the situation either. But fortunately, you can change your lifestyle habits which will not only cause a drastic reduction in your bills, but will also save

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This post was written by Trisha Gukhool on September 5, 2008

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Italy soars – solar style

Italy is set to overtake Spain as Europe’s biggest solar power, as Spain’s market has recently dropped due to an end to solar subsidies from the government. Continue reading

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This post was written by Hannah Walker on September 3, 2008

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The 100 Months Problem: Climate Change, Global Warming and CO2 Emissions

A discussion of the 100 months program, which argues that we have just 100 months - or roughly 8 years - to stop global warming spiralling out of human control. Continue reading

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This post was written by Chris Woolfrey on September 3, 2008

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