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Environment: Ethical and green living | guardian.co.uk
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Bike review: five great commuter bikes

Blazing saddles: from folding stars to flat-out racers, here are five bicycles to take the grind out of your daily commuteIve been commuting to work by bicycle for more than 25 years; endless hours o...

49 min ago

Charities hope for latest U-turn on donations

Conservative MP says ministers also preparing to stop tax relief limits on philantrophy after recent reversal on pasty taxHopes have been raised that the government will back down on controversial pl...

3 h ago

Greenwich tops the university Green League

Theres a new name at the top of this years People & Planet Green League, but campaigners say the government should do more to help• Get the full 2012 data Hidden away at the far end of the Avery Hill...

1 day ago

How Fairtrade bananas are failing migrant workers

The Dominican Republics Fairtrade boom hasnt helped slum-dwelling Haitian migrant workersLike many young Dominicans, Federico left for the US when he finished school to look for work, ending up in a ...

1 day ago

Ethical living: choosing sports shoes

We are quite athletic in our family but also ethical, so we come unstuck about sports shoes. What is the best eco brand?Running outdoors is low impact and connects you with nature – both gold-star et...

2 days ago

A different class: the expansion of Steiner schools

The number of Steiner schools is set to expand, thanks to state funding via the coalitions free schools policy. Their alternative approach is appealing, but do they offer a rounded education?The scho...

4 days ago

Gap widens between official and actual mpg figures for cars

Big difference between miles per gallon economy achieved in lab tests and on the road, and even eco cars lag behindThe gap between the official fuel economy rating of cars and their real performance ...

4 days ago

UK solar subsidy to be cut

Consumers who use solar panels to generate electricity will receive less money as government cuts feed-in tariff paymentsPayments for home owners using solar panels to generate electricity are to be ...

5 days ago

Teabags targeted for new compost scheme

New campaign to persuade Britons to recycle teabags instead of throwing them in the bin launched by PG Tips owner UnileverThe UK consumes an astonishing 165 million cups of tea every day, but most of...

6 days ago

Government announces biggest energy reforms in 20 years

The draft energy bill plans major changes to the market, causing concern that consumers bills could rise and renewable energy is being neglectedThe biggest reforms to the UK energy sector in two deca...

22 may 12

Green investment must not suffer in dash for growth, MPs warn

All-party group accuses government of failing to grasp opportunity to invest in green economy in haste to cut red tapeEnvironmental protections must not be slashed in an "irresponsible" and &...

21 may 12

Ethical living: should I start my own packaging campaign?

My local supermarket has starting putting bacon into larger plastic sleeves. Is it time for a new crackdown on packaging?Thanks for sending me photographic rather than physical evidence, as old bacon...

20 may 12

Perus coffee growers turn carbon traders to save their farms from climate change

Global warming threatens the future of Perus poorest coffee farmers, but one brand thinks it has found an answer on the financial marketsIn the foothills of the Andes, in the Sierra Piura region of P...

13 may 12

Ethical living: whatever happened to acid rain?

Why do we only hear about certain eco issues, such as climate change? What happened to acid rain and the ozone layer? I agree that planet green has a tendency to be a little one-note. For a long whil...

13 may 12

Ethical homes for your cash Isas

Campaign is on for savers to move to socially responsible cash Isas – and the rates are surprisingly competitive tooYou are looking to open a savings account, but would like your cash to be used in a...

12 may 12

UKs only carbon-neutral chocolate arrives by sailing ship | John Vidal

At £1.50 a mouthful, its the UKs most expensive chocolate – but manufacturers say the price reflects the true cost of cocoaWhich ticks more ethical boxes? Fairtrade organic olive oil from the Palesti...

11 may 12

Breakthrough in mixed plastics recycling as new plant opens

The £15m facility in north Lincolnshire will use advanced technology to integrate the processing of both plastic bottles and polymersA major breakthrough in the challenge of recycling mixed plastics ...

10 may 12

Europes secondhand clothes brings mixed blessings to Africa

Roaring trade in often smuggled charity castoffs in African street markets risks ruining domestic textile industriesAs a boy growing up in Sierra Leone, Kemoh Bah prized his Michael Jackson T-shirt. ...

07 may 12

UK must go green to stimulate growth, says Chris Huhne

Former energy secretarys intervention comes amid growing concern over how to recover from double dip recessionFormer cabinet minister Chris Huhne has issued a stark warning that the UKs economic grow...

03 may 12

Upcycling: how you get fashion from cast-offs

Follow a pair of old curtains and watch them become a a covetable item

02 may 12

Live video chat: Google+ Hangout with George Monbiot on the environment

Tune in at 1pm BST on Wednesday 2 May to watch leading environmental commentator George Monbiot talking with Guardian readers in our first high profile Google+ HangoutAdam Vaughan

02 may 12

Testdriving the new generation of electric cars - video

The Guardians environment website editor, Adam Vaughan, takes to the road in two of the newest electric vehicles on the market: the Renaults Fluence ZE and the Vauxhall AmperaGuy GrandjeanAdam Vaughan

01 may 12

Vauxhall predicts Ampera will boost electric car sales

New model arrives in showrooms with the intention of ending fears over range anxiety due to limited battery lifeThe sluggish take-up of electric cars is expected to get a boost on Tuesday as a new mo...

01 may 12

Ethical living: whats happened to charity clothing banks?

The recycling bank I usually donate our cast-off clothes to has been replaced by a bin from a commercial recycling company. Whats going on?Over the past 20 years the rag-and-bone trade has had a make...

29 apr 12

Shwopping? An ugly word for a dubious enterprise

Why is Joanna Lumley endorsing M&Ss campaign to make us consume more?This week, with the help of national treasure Joanna Lumley, Marks & Spencer launched its Shwopping campaign. The idea is to encou...

28 apr 12

It will take the best of organic and conventional farming to feed the world | Eoin Lettice

The needs of a rapidly growing world population demand we abandon the hard-line ideologies of organic versus conventionalA report published on Thursday by the Royal Society highlights the effect that...

26 apr 12

M&S launches shwopping scheme

Retailer, in partnership with Oxfam, wants customers to hand over an old item of clothing every time they buy a new oneBritains biggest clothing retailer is launching a campaign to stop one in four i...

26 apr 12

Music festivals give headline slot to bike schemes | Bike blog

Bestival, Green Man and Womad are among the UK festivals encouraging punters to cycle to the site this yearWe all know what festivals usually mean – lots of bad behaviour, the ingestion of unmentiona...

23 apr 12

Ethical living: gardening with peat

My garden supports more life than it destroys, so why should I stop growing with peat products (the best)?I half admire your bravery in coming out as a peat-head in this day and age, but for Petes sa...

22 apr 12

Webchat: Quiz John Gummer on whether fairness or money should be the driver for environmental action

Post your questions for John Gummer, Lord Deben; Huw Irranca-Davies (shadow minister for food and farming); Tom Crompton (WWF) and Ed Wallis (Fabian Society)From Monday at 11.30am former environment ...

20 apr 12

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