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 Topic: What does your Council do regards recycling? |
Miff
Replies: 39
Views: 24397
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 Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Wed Sep 27, 06 1:20 pm Subject: What does your Council do regards recycling? |
| Our council, Eastleigh BC in Hampshire are really good, we have two main bins which are collected alternate weeks, one is for recycling, the other for non-recyleable waste, in the recycle bin we can p ... |
| Topic: Installing Central Heating |
Miff
Replies: 11
Views: 8193
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Wed May 17, 06 12:51 pm Subject: Installing Central Heating |
| There is another problem with LNG, it has quite high production costs compared to 'normal' natural gas and petrol. This is because the process of cooling the gas to a liquid state uses a great deal of ... |
| Topic: DIY Greywater system - Thoughts required |
Miff
Replies: 37
Views: 33812
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Thu May 04, 06 1:42 pm Subject: DIY Greywater system - Thoughts required |
| I guess your using a hose pipe from the bath to the garden, instead of trying to syphon by sucking on the hose pipe hold the hose pipe about a meter from the end and swing it around your head. The red ... |
| Topic: Trugs |
Miff
Replies: 23
Views: 11404
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Fri Feb 17, 06 8:43 pm Subject: Trugs |
Hey Fee,
I've got some basic instructions for making them in John Seymours "Forgotten Arts and Crafts". Doesn't sound too difficult..if you can get hold of the right tools. |
| Topic: milk |
Miff
Replies: 25
Views: 39987
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Forum: Seasonal and Frugal Shopping Posted: Wed Feb 15, 06 10:07 am Subject: milk |
There are some very interesting facts about the organic milk market here:
http://www.omsco.co.uk/pdfs/media/MarketReportFinal.pdf
One that stood out was that:
"Sales of organic liquid milk ha ... |
| Topic: Picman says hello |
Miff
Replies: 7
Views: 5111
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Wed Feb 08, 06 8:43 pm Subject: Picman says hello |
| Hi Mark, welcome to downsizer, congratulations on jumping off the corporate cliff, let us know how it goes. |
| Topic: Green Organisation Membership |
Miff
Replies: 19
Views: 19224
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Thu Jan 19, 06 5:47 pm Subject: Green Organisation Membership |
| I joined Friends of the Earth because they seem to make the most difference at a national level. I thought about joining Greenpeace, but while I agree with a lot of the direct action they take, I thin ... |
| Topic: greenwashing |
Miff
Replies: 1
Views: 3712
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Thu Dec 29, 05 8:34 pm Subject: greenwashing |
| BP is a good example of corporate greenwashing. They spent $200 million on PR with it's "Beyond Petroleum" campaign, whilst privately lobbying in Washington to block legislation to introduce mandator ... |
| Topic: Hello Miff... |
Miff
Replies: 6
Views: 3403
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Fri Nov 25, 05 10:36 am Subject: Hello Miff... |
Hi Folks,
Thanks for the warm welcome. It was about time I signed up  |
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