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Plastic bottles

2 hours is all it takes for the UK to make enough waste to fill the Royal Albert Hall in Londo... more


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Tuesday, 31 Aug 2010

Harvest your hard work

Grow your own tomatoes

A few months ago you decided what fruit and vegetables you wanted to grow, read our grow your o... more


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Tuesday, 31 Aug 2010

The greenest festival?

Norway has just staged what’s being called Europe’s greenest festival.  The Řya music festival ran its four stages on energy from a hydroelectric dam which uses a waterfall to make electricity. Staff working at the festival travelled distances using hydro

Norway has just staged what’s being called Europe’s greenest festival. The &Osl... more


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Sunday, 22 Aug 2010


Do you know about nature?

Do you anything about nature?

Do you anything about nature?  A NEW survey has revealed that British kids don&rsqu... more


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Friday, 20 Aug 2010

Top tips to save water in the summer

l. Wash your bike with a bucket rather than the hose. 2. Take a four minute shower in... more


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Friday, 13 Aug 2010

Help the planet: cut out waste

As Plastiki – the boat made of plastic bottles – has completed its journey, the ca... more


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Friday, 13 Aug 2010


School wins top green award

School wins top green award

by Siobhan, 9 and Georgia, 7 When our head teacher entered us into Teachers TV ‘H... more


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Friday, 16 Jul 2010

New research has found that young people who garden are happier and healthier.

New research has found that young people who garden are happier and healthier.

The Royal Horticultural Society asked the National Foundation for Educational Research to talk... more


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Friday, 16 Jul 2010

Watch this: the recycling pug puppy!

In the video this eco-friendly pug sorts paper from plastic, rides mass transit, swaps carrots... more


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Tuesday, 22 Jun 2010


Young farmer Ben tells First News about his family's stellar space tractors

Twelve-year-old Ben Padwick lives on a farm, near Leicester, owned by The Co-operative Group a... more


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Tuesday, 1 Jun 2010

Grow your own tomatoes: follow our handy guide!

Grow your own tomatoes: follow our handy guide!

What you need A growbag, large pot or windowbox Peat-free compost or soil... more


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Tuesday, 1 Jun 2010

Grow your own strawberries

Growing your own food is easy, fun, cheap and healthy! Strawberries are one of the ea... more


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Thursday, 27 May 2010


Grow your own beans

Growing your own food is easy, fun, cheap and healthy! If you’re the impatient ty... more


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Thursday, 27 May 2010

Grow your own salad leaves

Growing your own food is easy, fun, cheap and healthy! The great thing about salad leaves is t... more


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Thursday, 27 May 2010

How to make a mini nature reserve

How to make a mini nature reserve

Whether you have a windowbox, a balcony or acres of garden, you can attract wildlife by making... more


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Thursday, 27 May 2010