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Tagged and bagelled
This week we’re asking how much packaging we need with our lunch. The sun’s out again, so today’s repast (from a favourite local chain) was eaten in a park – hence the empty packaging you see here.
Lunch in the bag
Whether you use an unbleached hemp shopping bag, or gleefully fill up a bunch of single-use carriers, the chances are you’ll struggle to keep up with the supermarket cashier. Personally, I’m yet to work out whether they’re trying to bleep quicker than I pack, or if I just have a persecution complex.
Lessoning the impact on the environment
Nobody much likes the idea of going back to school, but when it comes to eco-friendly buildings there’s probably something we could all learn at Howe Dell primary.
Get your green on
As we all know, sex sells. And there’s nothing more natural than the act of love-making, creating the beast with two backs, horizontal jogging, or whatever you want to call it. So encouraging sex and eco-friendly causes to cosy-up seems an obvious but inspired bit of match-making.
Bottling out
We’re pretty sure that watercooler moments have gone out of fashion, but here’s something that might hasten their demise – every man, woman and child in the UK drank 36 litres of bottled water in 2007.
Gas-guzzlers bear Budget’s brunt
You could almost hear a collective sigh of relief this morning, as the nation’s put-upon motorists awoke to news that April’s 2p hike in fuel duty was on hold for six months.
Hard shoulder, soft option?
Most of us keep well out of the hard shoulder unless we’ve broken down, and these days, those who don’t tend to end up on one of myriad “cop ‘n’ camera” shows.
World ‘can’t afford’ its cheapest car
There’s been a large buzz in the international press about the Tata Nano, fêted as the world’s cheapest car. While its £1,300 price tag means it could bring affordable motoring to millions of people in the developing world, environmentalists fear that the climate can’t afford millions more cars.
Stonehenge road tunnel sunk by costs
Depending who you ask, the government’s decision to abandon a £540 million road tunnel scheme at Stonehenge is either a victory for common sense, or a huge disappointment.
Guerilla sewing
Reusable shopping bags are all the rage at the moment. But it doesn’t need to be an Anya Hindmarch to make a difference to the environment - anything that stops you taking plastic bags from the supermarket will do.
