The list below contains some very useful links you may wish to look into when considering renewables or energy efficiency. We are constantly updating this list as and when more information is available
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1. Green Lifestyle Products
Green Gardening and Conservation Products
Harrod Horticulture
Harrod Horticultural is a leading supplier of superior garden products for gardening the organic way. Their products include an exclusive range of fruit cages and raised beds, designed and manufactured in-house. Also stocked are a full range of crop protection equipment, composting, watering, and biological pest control products all at very competitive prices.
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Water features on-line
Water features of all shapes and sizes including granite, copper and stainless steel. Also suppliers of oak barrel water butts, surface and underground rainwater storage tanks and a wide range of plant containers.
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Worm City Womeries
Manufacturers Of Complete Home Wormery Systems - Reduce Your Carbon
Footprint. Recycle Your Food Waste.
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Green-Tech Ltd
Professional gardening products for the caring consumer, with everything from water butts to compost bins to furniture made from recycled plastic.
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Ethical Baby Products
Ethicalbabe.com
Committed to bringing you the best organic and fairtrade products for your baby. Clothes, nappies, toys, toiletries and accessories you name it.
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Little Green Earthlets
Natural, organic and essential baby products, pregnancy products and other quality natural and and organic baby products.
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Rooti Tooti.co.uk - Ethical Baby Products
Click on this link to access a full range of baby products made from natural materials.
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The Green Stationery Company
The UK's largest range of recycled office papers and green stationery supplies.
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Eco-Office Supplies Ltd
Everyday office supplies, consumables, stationery and promotional products that quite literally don't cost the earth!
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Eco-conscious or Ethical pets!!
Animal Pure Limited
Manufacturers and distributors of their own brand range of natural and eco-friendly pet accessories using hemp and recycled materials.
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Natural Products for the home
Naturepaint
For safe natural decorating paints in easy-to-use powder packs with an easy colour selection.
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Sustainable Lifestyles
Low Impact Living Initiative
Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to help people reduce their impact on the environment, improve their quality of life, gain new skills, live in a healthier and more satisfying way, have fun, and save money.
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2. Environmental Directories
Green UK Directory
New UK green directory covering wde range of topics around green living.
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Organic Living UK
The UK Organic Directory - food, wine and lifestyle resources.
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Ecostreet.com
Vibrant and comprehensive blog on all things sustainable
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How To Go Green.com
Green blog about sustainable lifestyles
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onegreenearth.com
An on-line directory with masses of links to other ethical companies and products
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The Green Directory
The home of Environmental Links, News & Jobs.
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GreenFinder.co.uk
An online directory for all things clean, green and ethical.
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3. Renewable Energy Information
Centre for Alternative Technology
Massive range of information on sustainable lifestyles and expert training
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Association for Environmentally Conscious Building
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DTI pages on renewables
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Find your local wood supplier
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British Hydropower Associations
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Group promoting wind technology
Formed by other organisations including Greenpeace, WWF and Friends of the Earth
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How to find a local supplier of Biodiesel
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How to run your car on vegetable oil
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Ground Source Heat Pump Club
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Organisation promoting use of low carbon technology
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Centre for Sustainable Energy
Independent charity working to advance sustainable energy policy and a great source of info on renewables
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Sustainable Energy Parliamentary Group
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4. Energy Efficiency
Energy Saving Trust
The number one source of energy efficiency advice and grant information. Call 0800 512 012 to speak to your local Energy Efficiency advice centre
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Carbon Trust
The number one source of energy advice for large businesses including grants and tax efficient and low cost loans.
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Envirowise
The number one source of advice on environmental issues for small and medium-sized businesses. Ideal for businesses requiring advice on waste and energy saving and those wishing to plan for a sustainable economic future.
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5. Grants and Planning Help
The Energy Saving Trust
Lists of grants for homes and other organisations. Primarily energy efficiency and renewable energy related.
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Centre for Sustainable Energy Local Authority Support
Web pages to aid local authority sustainable planning.
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Low Carbon Building Scheme
National grant scheme funded by the DTI to help homes, communities, schools, local authorities and businesses with grants to fund renewable energy projects
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6. Trade Bodies
Solar Trade Association
National grant scheme funded by the DTI to help homes, communities, schools, local authorities and businesses with grants to fund renewable energy projects
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British Wind Energy Association
National grant scheme funded by the DTI to help homes, communities, schools, local authorities and businesses with grants to fund renewable energy projects
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Renewable Energy Association
National grant scheme funded by the DTI to help homes, communities, schools, local authorities and businesses with grants to fund renewable energy projects
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7. Business Partners and Affiliates
Going Green UK
Going Green UK offer energy advice for homes in the South West region.
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Fortis Wind Energy
Link to website of main wind energy supplier for Freesource Energy. Based in Holland with over 25 years experience in wind turbine manufacture.
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Litegreen.com - Ethical Shopping
Litegreen is a unique online consumer information and shopping directory which makes having a conscience an easy, modern lifestyle choice.
We review the World's leading brands to assess their impact on the planet and their attitudes to workers rights (see Rating Criteria).
At Litegreen you can buy a whole range of things online from fashion to food to toys to special treats. Whatever you want to buy there will always be a Litegreen option.
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Good Energy - Green Tarriffs
Sign up for the only 100% green electricity tarrif in the UK here.
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8. Charitable Organisations
Wiltshire Wildlife trust
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International Tree Foundation
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World Wildlife Fund
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Friends of the Earth
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West Wales Eco Centre
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9. Sustainable Building and Skills
Green Building Press
Green Building Press - Information and publications to help you create healthy and ecological homes and buildings.
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The Cherry Wood Project
A sustainable woodland management project incorporating a woodland school teaching green woodwork, bush craft and a variety of coppice skills.
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The Dorset Centre for Rural Skills
Dorset Centre for Rural Skills (D.C.R.S) is an established training centre based in Dorset with a programme of courses and events covering: straw bale building and lime days; rural skills including dry stone walling and hurdle making; also arts and crafts ranging from glassblowing to blacksmithing.
The Centre is also home to the Sustainable Building Resource Centre.
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10. Community Groups
Ecolerne
ecolerne is a community initiative based in the village of Colerne, North Wiltshire that advocates the principles of sustainable living at both the local and global level.
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11. Green Tarriffs
Good Energy
Sign up for the only 100% green electricity tarrif in the UK here.
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12. Friends of Freesource
Marketing Innovation Limited
Over 20 years experience in marketing, market research and strategic consultancy
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News Kids On The Net is a brand new thriller for young people aged 8-14 yrs old. An "unputdownable" story of a group of young people who make their own TV show and embark on a thrilling adventure uncovering a sinister plot...
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