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The latest from the journalists of edie.net
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Zero waste week - Part 2
by Kate Martin - Luckily by the third day of the zero waste week I'd got myself sorted out a bit better.
Can we live a zero-waste lifestyle?
by Kate Martin - This week, residents in one part of London are attempting to get through a whole week without throwing away any rubbish that can't be reused, recycled or composted.
Ships aren't bad for the climate
by Sam Bond - There's a story that's been gaining currency in the media of late, that the shipping industry has been getting off lightly when it comes to being harangued about its carbon emissions.
Holiday? More like a guilt trip
by Kate Martin - When did going on holiday stop being a guilt-free fest of sun, sea and...er...sand?
Winds of change: Portugal points the way for renewable energy adoption
by Diana Verde Nieto - As the world reels at the high price of fossil fuels, business and governments are increasingly casting about for renewable energy models. Portugal is happy to oblige.
To get supermarket home delivery or not to get supermarket home delivery?
by Kate Martin - It's back-to-school time again - that time of year that, no matter what your age, still seems to signal the end of summer.
Green capital is cool - and there's a tour to prove it
by Sam Bond - If you are reading this, the chances are you're either cool yourself or at least involved in some cutting edge activity worthy of that accolade.
Climate forecasting - can the Met Office get it right?
by Kate Martin - I'm not a climate change denier, but is it just me who finds it hard to believe the accuracy of long-range climate forecasting when the Met Office can't even get tomorrow's forecast right?
Why waste time on waste paper?
by Sam Bond - I'm always a bit suspicious of paper recycling, despite its doubtless value in cutting our consumption levels.
Climate Campers - setting back the environmental cause?
by Kate Martin - Nobody who follows environmental news can have failed to notice the impact that the Kingsnorth Climate Camp activists have had on the headlines this month.
Eco-club - innovation or gimmick?
by Kate Martin - Last week saw the launch of Surya, a nighclub in Kings Cross claiming to be the world's first ecological club.
Tennis chiefs send mixed messages
by Kate Martin - It's always nice to see a big corporation or event jumping on the eco-bandwagon and trying to do their bit.
Storm in a water-powered car
by Kate Martin - You may have read in last week's newsletter a story about a Japanese company which says it has developed a fuel cell that can produce electricity from water using no outside energy, and use it to power an electric car.
Posh frocks, Pimms and piles of rubbish
by Kate Martin - I went to Royal Ascot on Wednesday.
An ode to the car
by Kate Martin - I hate public transport.
No-one said being green was easy...
by Kate Martin - But I don't think anyone made it clear just how hard it can be sometimes.
Water vapour and global warming
by Sam Bond - Working on a pro-environmental website makes you an obvious target for the climate change deniers, and here at edie we often receive emails along the lines of 'water vapour and solar activity are responsible for global warming, we're not to blame, we can carry on as we always have'.
Pay as you go - thoughts on financing your environmental impact
by Diana Verde Nieto - There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Climate denial - it's a green herring isn't it?
by Sam Bond - Let's assume for a moment that the climate change deniers have it right - that mankind's contribution to the make-up of the atmosphere is so insignificant the very thought that we could influence trends in the weather is laughable.
Offsetting upsetting mainstream media
by Sam Bond - It's long been recognised that the lack of regulation when it comes to making claims about offsetting undermines what might otherwise be an extremely useful weapon in the carbon-reducing arsenal.
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