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Green Living & The Meaning Of Life

meaning of life

I realise that the title of this post is a bit grandiose but it is designed to capture the attention of the oh-so busy modern man. Now I’m no philosophical revolutionary but I do read…

How Much Is 100kg Of CO2?

co2

So when you are shopping via the Green Steve Shop, you may be wondering how much CO2 you are actually saving. I mean, most people can’t put a figure to their carbon footprint so me…

The Shop Is Live & Carbon Offsetting Explained

Green Steve Shop Open

If you haven’t noticed already, the Green Steve Shop is now officially live in an early launch phase. This means that you are free to register for an account and start doing your Christmas shopping…

Green Steve Turns One – My Best Bits So Far

Green Steve turns one

So it has been just over a year since I went live to the world with my first post and it’s been quite the year since that point. There have been some highlights and some…

Green Banking – How Do The Big Banks Score?

green banking

So as promised back in February in my post about green investments, I have returned to the financial sector to take a look at more general green banking. To be honest, I have found this…

Green Steve Goes Blue To Save Water In The Home

Save Water

I have to admit that I have water on the brain right now after receiving a rather extortionate bill through the post from Thames Water. I live alone but for reasons unbeknown to me, Thames…

Got Milk? The Green Alternatives To Cow’s Milk

Got Milk?

So for a while now I have been looking at my milk bottle each morning in disbelief as I see just how much CO2e is being released to produce just 1 pint of the white…

Supermarket Sustainability – How Do They Score?

Supermarket Sustainability

I thought I’d create a new section to this blog to highlight some of the good work being done by companies in the UK and around the world to reduce their carbon footprints and thus…

The Cuppa Paradox – How Small Numbers Can Become Huge

The Cuppa Paradox

I have been dipping in and out of book called How Bad Are Bananas recently and it was interesting to see just what the carbon footprint of some everyday things are. My brain started working…

Be a Waste Conscious Supermarket Shopper

Waste Conscious Shopper

In the past when I have gone into my local supermarket to restock my fridge and cupboards, I have to admit that the waste I was generating as a consumer was not the first thing…