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03 Dec Guernsey fairyfolk join in with Eco advent
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Guernsey fairy folk, the pouques and witches, care very much for the environment on the island. They have asked to help out with the advent blogs. I will admit that they do have a good green record. They joined forces with the wombles for the...
03 Dec Eco Advent Wrapping
Wrapping paper Every million ton of wrapping paper used over Christmas equates to many more million trees.Most wrapping paper is dyed, laminated and contains glitter, plastic or gold shapes, so it can’t easily be recycled. You can tell by trying to scrunch it up. It does...
02 Dec Eco Advent Secret Santa
Secret Santa. Have a think about how you can make your secret santa be kind to the planet. Avoid non recyclable wrapping paper...
01 Dec Eco Advent Christmas Tree
Even better still if you can then make use of your tree after Christmas with a tree collecting scheme. This is what happened last year in 2020 on Guernsey: Is a plastic or real tree better for the environment.BBC Radio 4 podcast with The Carbon trust...
28 Nov Reuse silica gel in the Lateral Flow Tests
Uses for Silica gel When you take your next lateral flow test, have a look for the tiny packet of silica gel. You will often find these packets in other goods that you buy as well.What is Silica gel?Silica gel is a desiccant which is a...
14 Nov Renewable energy: How Scottish Isle of Eigg relies on wind, water, solar
Could you do something like this in your community?...
13 Nov COP26 What did we achieve?
DAY 12+ 12 November 2021 COP26The day dragged on until Sat 13th whilst countries argued over the wording.What did we achieve?The COP26 deal now has a name: the Glasgow Climate Pact. All 197 countries agreed to sign up to the deal..We hoped to: Secure global...
13 Nov And now for the weather, 2050
A weather forecast by the BBC in 2050 ...
11 Nov Day 11 COP26
Today's ThemeCITIES, REGIONS AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS US and China will revive a working group that will “meet regularly to address the climate crisis…. the UN secretary general criticised this deal today saying it lacked ambition.Fewer than one in five Britons think politicians will get the job...