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Day 23 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living, where I repurpose a container instead of throwing it out to recycling.
Plenty of things we buy come in containers. Think food, health supplements, even chemicals.
What do you do with a container when you finish the contents? Continue reading
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Day 21 & 22 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: I create a new meat-free dish with local ingredients.
How are you going with eating a lower carbon diet?
I find that hot weather, holidays, tiredness and being busy all contribute to lowering my imagination and energy when it comes to meal preparation.
However, in the interests of keeping the carbon footprint of my food down, and my success at the Climatarian Challenge up, yesterday I created a new dish…from local Continue reading
Days 18, 19 & 20 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.
Sometimes you don’t much option but to travel by car.
Yet, currently, car travel usually means more damage to our climate and to the quality of our local air, water and land. Continue reading
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Days 16 & 17 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.
We’re in a heatwave. How can I:
without suffering heatstroke or contributing more damage to our climate by travelling in air-conditioned, petrol-driven car? Continue reading
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Days 14 & 15 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living, where I catch the bus to a couple of lunchtime events in different parts of my city.
The situation
I often attend events during the middle of the day in our central business district (CBD) or a suburban business district (town centre).
I need to travel a little under 10km to get to either event. How to do it a low carbon and Continue reading