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The Hawksworth's December Diary - A Green Christmas
Published: Mon, 07/04/2008 22:42The 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?Full story -
The Hawksworth's November Diary - Personal Travel
Published: Mon, 31/03/2008 01:27Personal travel...Planes, Trains and Automobiles! All those journeys...all down to flexibiity, finances and a bit of focus!Full story -
October Break Special Blog - Eden Project
Published: Tue, 20/11/2007 17:36Watching 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".Full story -
The Hawksworth's October Diary - Solar Energy
Published: Fri, 09/11/2007 16:33We have really stepped up a gear in driving down that Carbon Footprint even further - with the addition of Solar Panels.Full story
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The Hawksworth's - October Data
Published: Fri, 19/10/2007 16:04At 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...Full story -
The Hawksworth's September Diary - Doing the Dishes
Published: Thu, 18/10/2007 20:43Soapy Hands or just chuck it all in that Dishwasher... What's the score when you open that door?Full story -
The Hawksworth's August Diary - Food Miles
Published: Tue, 02/10/2007 16:36So 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?Full story
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The Hawksworth's July Diary - Holidays
Published: Thu, 06/09/2007 22:49Now 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...Full story -
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?!Full story -
The Hawksworth's May Diary - Rail vs Car
Published: Thu, 21/06/2007 23:05Now 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!Full story
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The Hawksworth's April Diary - White Goods
Published: Fri, 18/05/2007 12:29Again not a subject that inspires excitement but nevertheless worthy of investigation when trying to get that Carbon Footprint reduced further. So buying a Fridge....Full story
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The Hawksworth's March Diary - Insulation
Published: Tue, 17/04/2007 20:01The Sun came out and nobody came through the ceiling!! So, is insulation worth having and why have it done?Full story -
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!!Full story -
Make Your New Year's Resolutions Green for 2009
Published: Wed, 31/12/2008 18:36Pippa Stone, Defra's Young Climate Change Champion for the East Midlands, is calling on people in Derbyshire to make 2009's New Year's resolutions greener and help cut their carbon footprint.Full story -
Recycle Your Old Mobiles for Cash
Published: Wed, 06/06/2007 14:10Recycle your old mobile phones for cash and help the environment!Full story -
Local Recycling Information
Published: Mon, 19/03/2007 08:59Find out more about recycling in our area, such as, the location of your nearest bottle bank or waste site.Full story -
Have a Green DE74 Spring Clean!
Published: Mon, 19/03/2007 08:38When was the last time you used your garage to house your car?Full story -
Energy Saving Tips
Published: Fri, 09/03/2007 22:03Britain 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.Full story -
Carrier Bags Initiative
Published: Fri, 09/03/2007 21:52UK retailers have agreed to reduce the overall environmental impact of their carrier bags by 25% by the end of 2008.Full story -
Climate Change
Published: Fri, 09/03/2007 21:50Climate change is the most important issue facing humanity in the 21st century.Full story -
Green in the Home
Published: Fri, 09/03/2007 21:48There is so much you can do around the home which will not only help the environment but could also help you cut your costs?Full story
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