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July 3, 2023

Green Oasis in the Urban Jungle: Manchester’s Parks and Outdoor Spaces

Manchester is a vibrant city, renowned for its rich industrial heritage, music scene, and iconic sports clubs. Yet, amid its urban bustle, it boasts an array of beautiful parks and outdoor spaces that offer residents and visitors a breath of fresh air. These lush, tranquil pockets are often described as the city’s ‘green lungs,’ providing a crucial retreat from city life. Heaton Park: A Grand Recreational Space Heaton Park, located north of the city centre, is one of the most beloved green spaces in Manchester. It’s not only the biggest park in the city but one of the largest municipal…

April 26, 2021

Six Ways To Care For The Earth

All over the world, people celebrated earth day with messages spread about caring for the only earth we all have. However, while these messages are great, it is important to highlight the simple ways we can all care for the earth. This article discusses five easy ways we can all care for the earth. Grow Plants Plants are an essential part of the ecosystem and growing them is an important way to care for the earth. When you grow plants, you replenish the greenery and you also help with air circulation as plants release oxygen and remove the carbon dioxide…

June 27, 2018

4 Steps to Start Living a Greener Life

Due to the increasing destruction of the environment, many people are focusing on green living solutions. It is intended to reduce the impact of each person’s daily activities whilst also maintaining a good quality of life. Choosing to reduce your carbon footprint, by making small changes can have a big impact in the long run. Another upside to green living is that you also save money and resources. While many industries are putting in a great effort to innovation that focuses on green technology, each person can also live a greener life by making the following changes. Recycle and reuse…

June 18, 2018

Simple yet Effective Ways to Help Save the Environment

The environment is deteriorating. The ozone layer continues to thin. What are you going to do about it? Saving the environment might be a huge task for one person but with simple ways, you will be able to contribute to preserving it. Switch off When equipment and appliances are not in use, it will be better to turn them off. You may also use lights with timers on them to ensure that they are not turned on when not required. Electricity produces greenhouse gases that areharmful not just to the environment but also to people’s health. Go for a walk…

May 18, 2017

Four Ways to Make Your Business More Environmentally Sustainable

Sustainability and financial efficiency don’t have to be mutually exclusive for businesses these days. If you’re looking for ways to make your business more eco-friendly, here are four option that will also improve your bottom line. 1. Go paperless. The first order of business for any modern entrepreneur is to do away with unnecessary paper. When’s the last time you had to send or receive a fax? In this day and age, emails are both welcome and expected. If you do need to send a fax, cut out the cover sheet and use a fax-modem to eliminate the hard copy.…

May 3, 2017

Simple Things Everyone can do to Reduce Water Consumption

With an ever-growing world population, there is more strain every day on natural resources. Yet there are some simple things that absolutely anybody can do to reduce their own and their family’s impact on the planet. Water is our most precious resource, and comprises more than 50 percent of the human body, yet in many parts of the world, it is a constant battle to survive. Meanwhile in the western world, we have a tendency to see water as a free, inexhaustible resource. Average water usage per person has risen consistently over the past 80 years, and today stands at…

March 28, 2017

Green Ways to Cut Your Heating Bills

Most of us want to keep our heating bills under control. Often the main driver behind this is financial. This is understandable because many people are now living on a tight income. However, that is not the only reason people want to cut their fuel bills. A lot of us want to play our part in protecting the environment, and see using less fuel to heat our homes as a good way to do that, which it is. The less fuel we waste the fewer pollutants are generated by it being burnt. In addition, the fact that less fuel has…

December 15, 2015

Generating Electric Power: How are we adapting to the future?

Reducing our carbon footprint has been an important and controversial topic for decades. Sustainable energy sources, the speed at which we move away from burning fossil fuels and the different scales in which we can each make an impact, are still being debated. However, for every person who is debating merits and realistic consequences, there is someone else taking action. At the climate summit in Paris, from 30 November to 11 December 2015, Uruguay made a positive show of how change can be enacted. According to the head of climate change policy in Uruguay, Ramón Méndez, ‘renewables provide 94.5% of…

March 20, 2015

Tips for a green vacation in New Orleans

Tourists everywhere are becoming more conscious about the impact their travel plans will make on the planet. Minimize your carbon footprint by taking a green vacation in New Orleans. Choose Greener Transport Photo by Shelby Lehor via Trover.com A road trip to New Orleans might be an American institution, but unless you’ve got a hybrid vehicle, it’s far from the most eco-friendly option. If you’re making the planet your priority, consider catching public transport instead. Greyhound Buses operate services to New Orleans from most major American cities. Alternatively, Amtrak trains travel to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal from Chicago, New…

March 9, 2015

Enjoy the Benefits of Composite Decking

Reducing our environmental footprint is becoming more and more important as our world becomes more polluted, rainforests are cut down and chemicals seem to creep into every facet of our lives. That is why composite decking has become so popular over the past few years, because this non-timber decking material helps us to reduce our eco footprint and help us to save our environment. As Australians, we love the outdoors and we can spend hours every weekend building decks and patios, so we can spend time outdoors with our family and friends. So if you have been thinking of ways…

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