Go Eco Friend - The blog about going green and saving the environment

Britons still consume 3bn litres of bottled water a year, and there lies the ecological rub, which starts with packaging, of 13bn plastic bottles sold in the UK last year, just 3bn were recycled. Article published in The Observer February 10th 2008

Drivers of eco-friendly cars can save hundreds of pounds on city centre parking under a pioneering green scheme . Article published by www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk July 10th 2007

The Seat Ibiza, 1.4 TDI (above) is both cheap to buy and cheap to run. One of the few good green things to come out of Alistair Darling's Budget was his shake-up of vehicle excise duty - better known as road tax - to penalise gas guzzling cars.Obviously the way to beat the budget is to buy a greener car . Article published by www.telegraph.co.uk March 19th 2008

Going green could save individuals thousands of pounds as well as helping to tackle climate change , according to a new guide published by Friends of the Earth and Collins. Article published by Friends Of The Earth 7 March 2005

Toni Vernelli was steralised at age 27 to reduce her carbon footprint .While some might think it strange to celebrate the reversal of nature and denial of motherhood, Toni relishes her decision with an almost religious zeal. Article appeared in the Daily Mail 21 November 2007

MPs have voted in favour of a scheme to ration carbon emissions . What do you think about the scheme as a way of cutting green house gas emissions and helping in the fight against global warming?