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Alex Gregory

27 Feb

Olympic gold medallist Alex Gregory: get training for The Big Green Bike Ride

Training is tough at the very best of times. And never more than when the British weather is at its wintery worst. But there is very little that is more satisfying than achieving a goal you have set however big or small. That's why I want to encourage you to sign up to the Big Green Bike Ride and challenge yourself to ride from London to the New Forest to raise money for Friends of the Earth. more ...

Steve Cain

27 Feb

10 secrets to charity shop success

I get most of my clothes second hand, and a lot of these are from charity shops. I love the feeling of finding unusual items and supporting a good cause. Even better, research shows there's plenty of environmental benefits to buying from charity shops. more ...

Amelia Collins

26 Feb

Glass half full: Environmental Photographer of the Year 2013

Looking through the images from CIWEM's Environmental Photographer of the Year 2013 , I was heartened by a sense of positivity. I don't mean that climate change, social inequality or development issues are no longer there to be photographed. Rather, the tone of the photography is changing. This series of images demonstrates that beauty can be as powerful as negativity in portraying the challenges we face.
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Neil Kingsnorth

25 Feb

EDF's legal threat could threaten us all

Like so many others last October, I was incredibly impressed by the campaigners from No Dash for Gas who spent a week occupying EDF's new West Burton gas-fired power station in Nottinghamshire. more ...

Benita Matofska

21 Feb

Facing the future: making and saving money by sharing

Make sharing sexy: stop selling the message 'buy more', start selling the message 'share more'. more ...

Nithya Natarajan

15 Feb

The future of mobile phone design

What exciting innovation would you like to see in your next mobile phone? Bendable glass, super-fast-charging batteries - these concepts are not far from our shops. more ...

Janet Gunter

15 Feb

Learning how to repair and value electronics

We need to learn for ourselves what needs to change and demand action from manufacturers. more ...

Karen Simmons

15 Feb

How to make double chocolate cupcakes

As part of our series of recipe blogs, here's how to make double chocolate cupcakes - by far the moistest and most reliable cupcakes I've ever made. more ...

Annabella Macris

14 Feb

Sneak preview of George Monbiot's 'Feral' in our Book Club

I'm very excited by next week's Friends of the Earth book club on 20 February 2013, 1-2pm, at our London office. more ...

Benita Matofska

14 Feb

Facing the future: sustainability means sharing

I personally save £20,000 a year through sharing. From clothes swapping, to childcare sharing and house swapping for our family holiday, the sharing of resources is not only necessary in tough economic times but it's the activity that will solve our resource crisis.

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Alison Benjamin

11 Feb

Keeping bees part 9: Bees and cold weather

Bees are just fine in cold weather. It might be freezing outside the hive, but inside the bees will be huddling together in a cluster and vibrating their wings to keep warm. more ...

Benita Matofska

07 Feb

Facing the future: share to survive

Sharing is what makes us human. It's what unites and connects us. more ...

Neil Kingsnorth

01 Feb

Big wins on bees, nuclear dumping and Shell - what a week

People make Friends of the Earth what it is and this week you've helped prove that in a big way. more ...

Annabella Macris

30 Jan

What has nature ever done for us? Q&A with author

In the week it was published, it was the most reviewed book, according to The Bookseller.
Three weeks after publication, it's already on its fourth print run.

What's making such waves in the world of publishing? A new Harry Potter book? more ...

Shilpa Shah

29 Jan

How to make momo

As part of our new, regular recipe series, here are my tips on how to make momo. more ...

Maryellen Clare

16 Jan

BYO food packaging

Since joining Friends of the Earth I've become more conscious of my recycling habits. So, after a recent roast dinner, I diligently separated the varied food packaging rubbish into its respective bins. more ...

Craig Bennett

15 Jan

Tony Juniper's new book: What Has Nature Ever Done For Us?

So I read a new book over Christmas: 'What Has Nature Ever Done For Us?' by none other than Friends of the Earth's ex Executive Director Tony Juniper.

Personally, I think it is brilliant - one of the best environment books in a very long time. more ...

Brenda Pollack

11 Jan

How we created a new bee haven in Brighton

I love my job. I'm lucky to be a paid worker at Friends of the Earth. But after 20-odd years campaigning anyone could get jaded. That's why I'm particularly chuffed to have spent a recent morning away from my computer and phone, out in the open, making a difference in a practical way. more ...

Annabella Macris

10 Jan

Guilt-free eating

At this time of the year it is waste not waist that weighs heavily with me. Whilst everyone is obsessed with a dieting regime I am actually feeling guilty about throwing food away. So I was dismayed to read the statistics in the new Global Food: Waste Not Want Not Report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Apparently up to 50% of all food produced never reaches a human stomach. more ...

Adam Bradbury

20 Dec

List-eria strikes again. Our 10 most popular blog posts of 2012

It's the season of top this, worst that and 100 most revolting other. So we thought we'd take a look a back at the Green Blog posts you've been reading most in 2012. more ...

Brenda Pollack

19 Dec

Compelling TV: Is our weather getting worse?

I've been watching Is Our Weather Getting Worse?. Have you? It's about how we have seen increased extreme weather events in recent years. It showed scenes from Hurricane Sandy in America and the severe floods all around England in November which really brought home to me how climate change is happening right now. more ...

Annabella Macris

13 Dec

Co-operatives - an answer to the economic crisis?

Did you know that...

More people are employed by co-operatives worldwide than by multinationals.
Co-operative systems are seen throughout nature and are a successful survival strategy.
All animals with nucleated cells, including you and I, are living co-ops of different organisms.

All these facts and more emerged at our recent thought-provoking book club. We met to discuss Co-operative Revolution: a Graphic Novel. more ...

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