In most offices there is tremendous potential for reducing the amount of paper used and thrown away, and it is something which every member of staff can influence to a degree. Some of the following suggestions can be implemented easily … Continue reading
Category Archives: Beginners Guides
A Succinct Guide to Climate Change Impacts
With the United Nations Climate Change Conference starting earlier this week (28th November 2011) in Durban, South Africa, which aims to advance efforts towards a global agreement to cut carbon emissions, I thought it would be fitting to write an … Continue reading
Since Records Began…..
The UK has just experienced the ‘hottest October since records began’ but who recorded the first weather event and when was the first weather forecast reported? And was this really the hottest ever? The early Chinese, Persians and Egyptians already … Continue reading
The Beginners Guide…to the Beginners Guides
OK, so you want to go green(er)? But where to start? Should you improve your know how on why we need to change – so as to justify to the neighbours why a goat is eating their bushes? Or…should you … Continue reading
The Sustainable Competition: London Olympics 2012
The London Olympics 2012 had sustainability embedded in it from the first part of the bid, when the “Towards a One Planet Olympics” concept was established in partnership with BioRegional and the WWF. With sustainability being the overriding principle of … Continue reading
A Succinct Guide to Climate Change
One of the Energy Saving Warehouse’s principals is to ‘save carbon’. But what is carbon and why should we save it? In this article I am going to attempt to explain what carbon is, why we need to save it … Continue reading
Global Warming: A Basic Guide
Carbon. It’s a rather useful little element, and it does all sorts of neat things, bonding in all sorts of different was to make the basic building blocks for all living organisms on Earth. The energy that you burn every … Continue reading
Watt does it all Mean?
What is the definition of the term “Watt?” And when it says “This solar panel can supply 2kWh” what does this mean? This article briefly explains questions such as these, and gives an understanding of some other basics that will … Continue reading
Why use Recyled Paper
As stated in many places, the principles of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle are important and can be applied to both the home and office environment. A great deal of information is available on the merits of recycled paper and board … Continue reading
What is resource efficiency?
Resource efficiency is all about managing raw materials, energy and water in order to minimise waste and thereby reduce cost. Resource efficiency will save you money and make your business more competitive, particularly with growing supply chain pressure to demonstrate … Continue reading