Be a shade greener
Eco-friendly and ethical living, the natural world and other stuff
This is your guide to upcoming television and radio shows about wildlife, the environment, the countryside and anything else I think readers might be interested in. Most of the TV channels referred to will be Freeview ones only as that’s the television service I have. Hope you find it useful.
Sat 27 Apr South [...]
Film clip from BBC’s “Ocean Giants” series showing competitive mating groups of humpback whales filmed by underwater cameraman, Didier Noirot. See my TV & radio guide for details of when the series is being repeated. For facts about humpback whales see
WWF’s Earth Hour is a very special annual phenomenon that focuses the world’s attention on our amazing planet, and how we need to protect it. It’s incredibly simple to get involved and won’t cost you a penny. In fact, it will probably save you money as you’ll be saving energy! At 8.30pm [...]
Blissfully relaxing and a world way from my city life. I’ve just signed up to StumbleUpon and one of the first things I’ve discovered is this free create your own sound composition inspired by the sounds of nature (see below to make your own soundtrack). This nature sounds player enables you [...]
If you’re looking for green ways to clean your home then here’s how to green clean your shower-head with this recipe which consists of just one ingredient. This is a simple and cheap way to remove limescale and dirt from your shower head overnight without having to buy any special eco-friendly cleaning products. Remove the [...]
Here’s a round-up for you of the latest sales and special offers on your green favourites and I’ll be adding more sale news as I get it:
Love Lula
Free gifts with orders and free international shipping.
Love Lula the organic apothecary is an online natural and organic skincare and beauty specialist with an [...]
Water is a valuable resource and some have dubbed it the new oil and believe that in future wars will be fought over it. Help conserve this precious resource and be more environmentally-friendly too by collecting rainwater in a water butt and use it for watering [...]
In our household, I am responsible for the washing-up. It’s not something I enjoy but I do like my eco-friendly wooden brush with replaceable head. Apart from the eco-credentials, I think these brushes are superior in their ability to clean and also look far more attractive sitting at the side [...]
I do love a natural, wooden brush as you’ll know if you read my post about the wooden washing-up brush with replaceable head. Since writing the original version of this post Natural Collection have stopped selling toilet brushes.
So I’m [...]
The Buddha Beauty Company is a fresh new beauty brand blending contemporary British products with well balanced Eastern inspired fragrances. Llewelyn, the founder of the company, was inspired whilst on his travels, particularly by the exotic spas of the Far East.
The Company has developed [...]
NHBS run a website sell a wide range of books, DVDs and products relating to wildlife, science and environment and ship worldwide. They currently have a book sale with up to 60% off more than 5,000 books. These Backlist Bargains are available to buy online, by post, phone or fax.
NHBS’s range includes [...]
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