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1. Get a water butt! - 12 May 2007

   We got our water butt from Anglia Water, but I imagine most water companies have special offers. http://www.anglian2u.com/ < £40 for a complete kit.

2. Drive Yourself Carbon-Neutral - 13 Oct 2007

   This sounds like a good idea, BUT surely if the cost of offsetting (in this way) all a car’s CO2 emissions for an entire year is just £20, shouldn’t the government just use the tax raised on petrol to pay for these offsets? I mean, come ON! The cost of filling my Civic Hybrid’s petrol tank is around £36. I pay MORE than £20 tax included in this £36 so why can’t a part of this tax include the offset? What do they do with all the tax they raise in this way? If it’s supposed to be a disinsentive to drive, the fact that most of the time there are no alternatives (and indeed I cause less pollution driving my hybrid to Cumbria than taking an equivalent train – and it’s cheaper), makes the whole thing a complete farce.

3. Give Your Workplace A 'Generous' Makeover - 13 Oct 2007

   The Carbon Trust are also worth inviting to your workplace. This costs nothing as businesses already pay for the Carbon Trust through the Climate Change Levy on their energy bill. http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/ is their website – they provide very useful, detailed, surveys and suggestions for action.