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Greener Living

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  The Hawksworth's December Diary - A Green Christmas

  Published: Mon, 07/04/2008 22:42

  The end of another year. Will your Christmas be one of extremes or will you still be thinking can I make a little difference without forgoing all the festive fun and trimmings?

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  The Hawksworth's November Diary - Personal Travel

  Published: Mon, 31/03/2008 01:27

  Personal travel...Planes, Trains and Automobiles! All those journeys...all down to flexibiity, finances and a bit of focus!

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  October Break Special Blog - Eden Project

  Published: Tue, 20/11/2007 17:36

  Watching that Carbon Footprint we returned to Woolacombe - to try and do the things we just didn't get chance to do when filming - one of these was a visit to the "Eden Project".

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  The Hawksworth's October Diary - Solar Energy

  Published: Fri, 09/11/2007 16:33

  We have really stepped up a gear in driving down that Carbon Footprint even further - with the addition of Solar Panels.
  

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  The Hawksworth's - October Data

  Published: Fri, 19/10/2007 16:04

  At the start of the project we were paying £129.50 a month in Gas / Elec Direct Debit per month. This reduced to £87 by September 2007...

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  The Hawksworth's September Diary - Doing the Dishes

  Published: Thu, 18/10/2007 20:43

  Soapy Hands or just chuck it all in that Dishwasher... What's the score when you open that door?

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  The Hawksworth's August Diary - Food Miles

  Published: Tue, 02/10/2007 16:36

  So what's that all about... a science within itself we found! Now if someone was to mention "Food Miles" what picture does it conjure up?
  

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  The Hawksworth's July Diary - Holidays

  Published: Thu, 06/09/2007 22:49

  Now Carol and I had not had a foreign holiday for some 18 years, mainly due to getting married, having children, or too much time keeping the house in order...

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  The Hawksworth's June Diary - Green Cars

  Published: Wed, 01/08/2007 23:51

  "Green" Cars .... No not the colour .... More what's under your bonnet and how eco friendly is that motorcar?!

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  The Hawksworth's May Diary - Rail vs Car

  Published: Thu, 21/06/2007 23:05

  Now this was fun - and a little more interesting than Insulation and Fridges. 14th May - A Live Broadcast at the Great Central Railway Station at Loughborough!
  

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  The Hawksworth's April Diary - White Goods

  Published: Fri, 18/05/2007 12:29

  Again not a subject that inspires excitement but nevertheless worthy of investigation when trying to get that Carbon Footprint reduced further. So buying a Fridge....
  

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  The Hawksworth's March Diary - Insulation

  Published: Tue, 17/04/2007 20:01

  The Sun came out and nobody came through the ceiling!! So, is insulation worth having and why have it done?

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  The Hawksworth Family's Carbon Footprint

  Published: Fri, 09/03/2007 13:06

  "Who are the Hawksworths?" and "What's a Carbon Footprint?" Find out what happens when this Castle Donington family's everyday life is turned into a BBC environmental experiment!!

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• Recycle Your Old Mobiles for Cash

  Published: Wed, 06/06/2007 14:10

  Recycle your old mobile phones for cash and help the environment!

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• Local Recycling Information

  Published: Mon, 19/03/2007 08:59

  Find out more about recycling in our area, such as, the location of your nearest bottle bank or waste site.

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• Have a Green DE74 Spring Clean!

  Published: Mon, 19/03/2007 08:38

  When was the last time you used your garage to house your car?

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• Energy Saving Tips

  Published: Fri, 09/03/2007 22:03

  Britain is Europe's worst energy waster, with bad habits such as leaving appliances on standby set to cost households £11bn by 2010, a study has claimed.

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• Carrier Bags Initiative

  Published: Fri, 09/03/2007 21:52

  UK retailers have agreed to reduce the overall environmental impact of their carrier bags by 25% by the end of 2008.

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• Climate Change

  Published: Fri, 09/03/2007 21:50

  Climate change is the most important issue facing humanity in the 21st century.

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• Green in the Home

  Published: Fri, 09/03/2007 21:48

  There is so much you can do around the home which will not only help the environment but could also help you cut your costs?

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