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A company called EcoffinsUSA has tipped the scales back in favor of burial by offering up a selection of biodegradable woven wicker caskets. OK, it’s not exactly an technological advancement, but it does solve a couple of environmental problems that are caused by the traditional burial process. Many conventional coffins are constructed out of threatened [...]

Its quite simple to do and although there are lots of ways to use chipboard and indeed add colour to it, including using inks and paints, this is one of my favourite ways. It can be a little fiddly depending on the size of the shape you use but well worth it if you [...]

By that we mean more and more people are choosing to opt for cleaner energy, less waste, environmentally friendly building materials, paints and flooring plus energy efficient appliances. Al Gore’s award winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth did more to stir up interest in the green movement than most published scientific studies did. The newer compact [...]