Low Impact

This is our second article in the “Using Less” series, this time on how you can use less petrol in your day-to-day life. The green benefits of using less fuel are obvious - every litre of petrol results in around 2.2 kilograms of CO2 being emitted into the atmosphere. There’s also an obvious benefit to your hip pocket - in fact, that benefit seems to get clearer every week as petrol prices keep rising and rising!

As is often the case, there isn’t too much in the way of rocket science here - we’ve just gathered together a few common-sense things that we can all do to reduce our petrol usage… Continue reading

There are diets which restrict your fats, and diets that restrict your carbohydrates. But how about a diet that restricts your carbon dioxide emissions?

As westerners we can cut back on a lot of our consumption, but food is a necessity! Nonetheless, we can still reduce the environmental impact that our diet has on the planet - we don’t have to reduce the amount we eat, but rather, pay more attention to what we eat.

There are a few key things to look out for, next time you’re doing the groceries. By selecting carefully, you can choose foods that result in less damage to the environment, and less carbon dioxide being emitted and contributing to… Continue reading

I’ve been playing around with making paper bricks as a substitute for firewood. One small issue is that I don’t actually have a fireplace at my current house, but I’m not going to let a trivial thing like that hold me back!

So what’s the concept? Its pretty simple. You soak some newspaper in water, put it in brick mold, squish out the water and leave it to dry. The brick maker I’m using and a sample brick are pictured. You end up with a compressed brick of newspaper that you can throw in your slow-combustion fireplace.

Getting the brick maker can be a little… Continue reading