It’s easy to assume a pot plant is an environmentally friendly purchase, but some are a greener choice than others. Here’s how to tell the difference. My flatmate is cutting back her houseplant collection. I’m sad to see them go, but we were dwelling in an indoor forest, so it’s nice to be able to […]
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A friend recently noted that toothpaste packaging feels more plastic-y than it used to. Turns out, she was right – but it’s actually good news! I got curious as to why, and which brands are making environmentally friendly moves. Along the way, I’ve learned toothpaste packaging has changed dramatically over the last 150 years – with each
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A colleague recently asked me for some environmental advocacy film recommendations. My mind was quickly full of mega solar flare strikes, frozen cities and surprisingly few current environmental issues. Now, I love me some escapism, but surely stories don’t always need to be that extreme when the real world is already full of gripping tales
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Flowers are a universal go-to gift idea for all occasions. They’re natural, biodegradable, smell good, brighten up a room, come in all sizes and can be thoughtfully matched to the receiver’s specific style. So surely buying a bunch of fresh flowers is an environmentally friendly choice, right? Well… not always. Full disclosure, this article
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If you live in an apartment or don’t have access to a traditional garden, then growing your own food is not an option…That’s a lie I believed for far too long. I’m lucky to have grown up with several small vegetable patches, wedged around our cottage, where we would grow seasonal produce year-round. Then
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Foxes are magical. Growing up, I only saw them on Christmas cards, with thick red coats, poised and vibrant against a snowy backdrop…or popping up to chuckle “boom boom!” on TV after school. Then I moved to Britain. My first introduction to a real-life fox was a chilling scream outside my window sometime after
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Before living in London, I always separated my food waste. Recycling, compost and landfill were the categories growing up. We lived on a farm, so veggie peels would first go in a bucket for the chickens to scratch through and then into the composter – a big box behind the shed. Every place I’ve
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If you have ever filled up your car, paid a heating bill or watched politicians argue about energy prices, you have already seen the effects of oil and gas subsidies – even if nobody called them that. I’ll admit, I don’t pay as much attention to some issues as I should. If it sounds remotely like math, my
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Hay fever has been my arch nemesis since childhood. I would wake with watery eyes and a cloudy head and know the fight had begun. A solid two months or more of sniffling, sneezing and sleepiness would ensue, while attempting to dodge grass (on a literal hay farm) and reassure strangers “it’s just allergies”. When I moved to London,
Hay Fever: How Fatigue, Flora and Climate Change Connect Read More »
Friday night is fish night, in our home at least. Recently, I’ve started paying more attention to the type of fish I buy and have learned that bigger isn’t always better. Salmon feels healthy, tuna seems convenient and cod is a classic. However, if you look at the bigger picture – our health, budget and
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