GO GREEN + GO GREEN.Homeowners could make a huge difference to their monthly spend by taking ten simple steps to making their homes more energy efficient. The National Housing Federation has published the Save Money, Help the Planet guide which highlights how to make your home greener by spending just pounds 100. See www.housing.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. .uk and click publications for details. To minimise the amount of food you waste try to stay clear of Two for One offers at supermarkets. If you don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. really need the food you will only end up throwing it away which will add to the amount of food you waste. Save yourself some money and reduce waste, and consider whether they will be good value in the long run. More than 40 per cent of CO2 emissions in the UK come directly from what we do as individuals. The way we heat our homes and the energy we use all affects how much carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. emissions we are producing. To see the impact you are making and to calculate your carbon carbon footprint A carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases emitted over the full life cycle of a product or service. visit http:// actonco2.direct.gov See .gov and GovNet. (networking) gov - The top-level domain for US government bodies. .uk THE UK is in danger of losing a generation of young environmentalists due to computers and over-protective parents, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a survey. Researchers found that just half of the children questioned could identify a blue tit, while the figures for species such as goldfinches dropped to below 15 per cent. They also found among the nine to eleven-year-olds that were questioned playing in the countryside and playing outside were the least valued pastime for this age group and using the computer was twice as popular an activity. Sir David Attenborough Sir David Frederick Attenborough, OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS (born on May 8, 1926 in London, England) is one of the world's best known broadcasters and naturalists. Widely considered one of the pioneers of the nature documentary, his career as the respected face and voice of British said: "The wild world is becoming so remote to children that they miss out - and an interest in the natural world doesn't grow as it should. Nobody is going to protect the natural world unless they understand it." The gulf between children and nature is attributed to anxious parents who worry about the 'dangers' of playing outdoors. |
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