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Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week
Reader submittedYou can get involved and help clean up New Zealand! This is the week to do it, and they make it super easy. But registrations close tomorrow, Wed 18 Sept, so hurry!
Where does your diamond come from?
Here's a startling infographic which highlights why it's critically important that your diamond comes from an ethical source.
Editor's e-newsletter 13 September 2013: They’re boring, but by crikey they’re bright…
I don’t know how it goes with you, but in our house there are two very different attitudes to money.
Fracking explained in a simple animation
German website Kurzgesagt has gone viral with their new animation explaining the controversial natural gas harvesting technique commonly known as fracking. The complex maneuver has become more profitable than ever as nearly all of the easy to reach fossil fuels ...
What a shocker at the check out!
Reader submittedI was shocked to receive a collectable 'little shop' item when I was at New World. It consisted of a polystyrene block, wrapped in two non-recyclable plastic bags. I feel that New World has completely ...
29 ways to green your house
Found this little gem on www.projectgreenify.com. Here at Green Ideas we believe lots of small changes add up to big change, and that there are lots of little things you can do – EASY things – that really ...
Greenpeace's cheeky anti-Coke campaign
Reader submittedGreat little video; check it out http://www.cokerefunds.org/ The website is a parody of Coke's loyalty website, Coke Rewards. It gives consumers information on how to get a 10c refund for recycling their Coke bottles, where you simply ...
A solar light bulb made from a plastic bottle, water and some bleach
This amazing light bulb uses no power and is being installed in slums to illuminate houses that have no electricity or windows for natural light
Social Enterprise Week - 14 - 18 August 2013 Wellington
'Social Enterprise Week will celebrate, educate, and activate Social Enterprise in New Zealand.'
An entire country runs out of trash – what a great problem to have
Thanks to Sweden’s innovative waste-to-energy program and highly efficient recycling habits - according to the Pachamama Alliance website - the Scandinavian nation faces an interesting dilemma. They have run out of trash. Sweden’s waste management and recycling programs are ...