There are two kinds of people in this world: those who love porridge, and those who have yet to discover the tastiest, healthiest, greenest and cheapest way to start the day. For the latter, all I can say is, don’t just take my word for it — food alchemist Heston Blumenthal’s favourite is porridge with [...]
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How do you cook porridge?
Posted in Food, Shopping, Sustainable living, tagged Food, Sustainable living on February 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Misleading energy ratings
Posted in Shopping, Sustainable living, electricity on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Buy A-rated electrical appliances, we are told, because they are more energy-efficient. Not so, says Brendan Boardman of the UK’s Environmental Change Institute, writing in the latest edition of Chemistry & Industry magazine. It seems that it is easier for larger devices to achieve an A-rating, even though they consume more electricity on average than [...]
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