The Paper Product Hierarchy: What to Buy, Avoid, and Compost
When my washing machine flooded last month, I stood in my kitchen watching water seep under the cabinets while frantically trying to mop it up with… paper towels. There I…
Biophilic Design: Bringing Nature Indoors for Health and Sustainability
My obsession with bringing the outdoors in started when I was nine and convinced my parents to let me turn our bathroom into what I called a “jungle paradise.” This…
Low-Impact Computing
I never thought my tech addiction might actually be harming the planet until that fateful afternoon when my laptop charger quite literally melted on my desk. The smell of burning…
Algae Materials: The Sustainable Alternative to Petroleum-Based Products
The package arrived on a drizzly Tuesday morning, wrapped in what looked like green plastic but with an odd, almost papery texture. “Seaweed packaging,” explained the note inside. “Dissolve in…
Bamboo Cultivation: The Fast-Growing Carbon Sink for Small Spaces
My neighbor Geoff won’t speak to me anymore. It’s been three years since The Bamboo Incident, as it’s now referred to in hushed tones at community garden meetings, and he…
The 10 Best Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint That Actually Make a Difference
# The 10 Best Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint That Actually Make a Difference > **TL;DR: Start Here** > > Skip the symbolic changes and focus on what actually…
Responsible Wildlife Tourism and How to Tell the Good Operators From the Bad
Responsible Wildlife Tourism At a Glance Aspect Details Industry Value Over $1 billion annually (whale watching alone) Red Flag Activities Elephant riding, direct contact without barriers, animal shows Illegal Trade…
Urban Eco Tourism and the Cities Leading on Sustainable Visitor Experiences
Urban Eco Tourism and the Cities Leading on Sustainable Visitor Experiences At a Glance Aspect Details What It Is Tourism that minimises environmental impact while supporting local communities Transport Impact…
Adventure Travel With a Low Carbon Footprint and the Activities That Work
Adventure Travel With a Low Carbon Footprint At a Glance Aspect Details Carbon Saving Up to 80% reduction vs flying to destinations Cost Impact Often saves £200-500 per trip Travel…
The Pros and Cons of Eco Tourism and Whether It Actually Helps or Just Makes Us Feel Better
Eco Tourism At a Glance Aspect Details Global Tourism Emissions 4.5 billion tonnes CO2e in 2013, rising to projected 6.5 billion by 2025 Share of Global Emissions About 8% of…
Eco Lodges and Sustainable Accommodation and What the Labels Actually Mean
Eco Lodges and Sustainable Accommodation and What the Labels Actually Mean At a Glance Aspect Details Recognised Standards 15 worldwide certification schemes Global Coverage 108 certified organisations, 14 destinations UK…
Why That One House Visit Changed Everything I Thought I Knew About Home Heating
About 3 years ago, I had what I call a minor existential crisis, in someone else’s living room. My neighbour Tom had been talking nonstop for months about “the craziest…
How I Turned My Tiny Concrete Prison Into a Self-Sustaining Urban Ecosystem (And You Can Too)
So here I was, standing in my flat’s “patio,” which was literally a 2×2.5 metre concrete slab between my sliding glass doors and a chain link fence. The previous tenant…