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Climate change is already happening - and it is hitting the poor hardest. But we can all do something about it. You can download or order a copy of our campaign pack and get others at work, college, uni or church involved. more >>
Imported tomato paste being sold alongside local tomatoes in Accra market. If you travel by public transport, use low energy light bulbs and compost your waste then you're green. But if you like your food fast,  your feet flash and can't resist a £6 pair of jeans does that mean you're unethical? It's so confusing.   
Have you switched to green energy yet? We have the perfect incentive. If you buy your electricity from Ecotricity it will cost no more than your current supplier, you'll have a clear conscience and we'll receive £15 for every household that signs up,
Step aside George Monbiot, move over Jonathan Porritt, there's a new alpha male leading the green lobby and this one is dressed in an M&S suit. As large retailers hurry to whip out their green credentials should we now be embracing them?
Trouble has been brewing in the UK’s burgeoning green electricity market. Last year, an article appeared in The Ecologist slamming 100% renewable energy tariffs from mainstream and dedicated ‘green’ energy suppliers alike. In search of some clarity Pressureworks spoke to two of the big players;
Once being green meant growing dreads, living up a tree and having an irrational fear of toiletries. Now it's a lot easier to your bit. This series looks at how, through small changes, you can keep your 21st century lifestyle without fast tracking us all to armageddon.
Carlos Macario, 25 As our spending habits are being scrutinised and questioned, Kati Dshedsherov ponders whether we can only have our cake and eat it if it’s home-made!
Are carbon offsetting schemes just a way of easing our conscience while continuing to push up carbon emissions, or a genuine contribution to solving the problem of climate change? Kati Dshedshorov reports.
 
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