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

The tropical rainforests of Papua New Guinea (above) – in the top ten of the world's most biodiverse hotspots – are disappearing faster than anyone realised, according to a new report. Published by www.newscientist.com June 2nd 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

It's not often you find someone from the Green Party opposing something with the prefix "eco-", but Gordon Brown's " eco-towns " scheme is very far from deserving this badge. Article published by www.telegraph.co.uk July 4th 2008

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

So the bold statements of action and treaties that were signed up to have in effect meant nothing as the targets missed and commitments wriggled out of. Not the best result for the environment .

If the furore over plastic bags were to be believed the world can be saved from climate change by us all stopping using plastic bags. That's all we have to do, drive to the shops in our gas guzzlers and use a slightly thicker bag. Let's ignore the fact the overuse of plastic bags is a litter issue. Let's ignore the superflous packaging surrounding all the items in the bags and just focus on the bag. Let's get the government to stick a tax on said plackie bags and proclaim they have solved all our problems whilst using the extra cash to fund some Nuclear Power! At least it is easier for us to use a cloth bag for our shopping than to say, walk to the shops or actually do anything significant that might give us a shot of saving our sorry souls!