Archive for December, 2009

Rome — Lake Chad was bigger than Israel less than 50 years ago. Today its surface area is less than a tenth of its earlier size, amid forecasts the lake could disappear altogether within 20 years.
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It’s time to put politicians on notice! Every email raised in protest about their failure is a step towards forcing them to act in all our interests.
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It’s time to put politicians on notice! Every email raised in protest about their failure is a step towards forcing them to act in all our interests.
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What a difference a decade makes. The “Noughties” saw environmental issues come to the forefront with a marked shift toward all things green in politics, technology and perhaps most importantly, society.
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What a difference a decade makes. The “Noughties” saw environmental issues come to the forefront with a marked shift toward all things green in politics, technology and perhaps most importantly, society.
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As the sun began to set on 2009, we asked some of our readers and partners to share their innovations, commitments, and passions for the coming year.
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As the sun began to set on 2009, we asked some of our readers and partners to share their innovations, commitments, and passions for the coming year.
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More brainpower than ever before has been expended on technologies to cut the damage we do to the environment – here are some of the most interesting

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More brainpower than ever before has been expended on technologies to cut the damage we do to the environment – here are some of the most interesting

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I know a lot of people go for no-drop types of Christmas tree these days but some of them still shed like billy-o.

Pine needles can be composted – they can be quite acidic though so if that’s undesirable, make sure you balance them out in your heap with some alkali things (wood ash, for example). Also don’t drop a heavy layer into the heap all in one place – they sit pretty densely together and can restrict airflow.

They can be used for lots of other things too – Crunchy Chicken linked to a range of recipes using pine needles in drinks and biscuits, and you can use them to stuff pin cushions.

Any other suggestions?

Oh, and happy Christmas to those that celebrate it

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