Features
 | Whatever happened to our ice age? | | 10:47am Mon 21 Apr 08 | | Today scientists are warning of a warming planet - but didn't they claim a new ice age was on the way just 40 years ago? Sarah Lewis gets in a time machine and takes a look at the science of the 1970s. | | Reader comments (11) |
 | Green and ethical logos to look out for | | 4:23pm Mon 14 Apr 08 | | The Fairtrade mark is now recognised by 57 per cent of the UK adult population and, with consumers increasingly looking out for greener and more ethical products,
the idea of eco-labelling has really taken off. But with so many now adorning our products, how do we know what to trust? Sarah Lewis finds out what they all mean. | | Reader comments (4) |
 | Waste not, want not - and be happier | | 3:09pm Mon 31 Mar 08 | | Climate change and
peak oil present humanity
with one very large
problem: how do we
cope without oil? Fossil
fuels supply about 90 per cent of
the world's energy. They make
plastics, medicines, fertilisers,
mobile phones and computers. | | Reader comments (3) |
 | An ethical make-over | | 11:10am Mon 24 Mar 08 | | Nearly 2.15 million tonnes of clothes are bought in the UK every year, but their production contributes to draining the
world's natural resources at an alarming rate. SARAH LEWIS meets up with stylist Lou Taylor for an ethical make-over. |
 | Golden boy goes green | | 10:13am Mon 17 Mar 08 | | You're a Hollywood
heart-throb with the
world at your feet,
a model on your arm
and Oscar nominations
in your bag. So what on earth
do you have to be worried about? |
 | Think eco in your kitchen | | 2:10pm Mon 10 Mar 08 | | We have all been
told about eating
local, organic, fairtrade
food and,
thanks to Jamie
Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-
Whittingstall, no one wants
a battery-farmed chicken any more
- but greening your food life
does not begin and end with what
lands on your plate. |
 | How green is your loo? | | 2:38pm Tue 4 Mar 08 | | The idea of slurping from a toilet bowl is enough
to turn anyone's stomach - but we may all have
to learn to be less squeamish as water shortages
become more common. |
 | A far pavilion for Lewes | | 4:31pm Mon 18 Feb 08 | | Ex-Railyards by the side of the busy A26 may seem an unlikely place for a tranquil nature reserve but they are home to some
of the most diverse wildlife in Sussex. The area is cared for by dedicated locals but a desperate lack of funding threatens
a beacon of environmental education for the whole community. SARAH LEWIS investigates the planned Linklater Pavilion. |
 | The eco-dating game | | 11:08am Mon 11 Feb 08 | | My boyfriend was
a little unhappy
about it but last
week I signed up
to an online dating
site. Planet Earth Singles is
a website for "ecosexuals", people
who are only interested in
relationships with other
environmentally-minded people. |
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