yourtomorrow

A site from the Scottish Executive, aimed at the Scots but very interesting to everybody. Has interesting articles guidelines on your home, your garden, your transport, your neighbourhood, your school and your workplace.

A Directory of companies, situated around the country, that offer enviromentally friendly carpet cleaning. Eco Carpet Care has naturally evolved into a network of responsible carpet cleaners that have set a new standard in the UK for what is acceptable when having your carpets, upholstery, rugs or mattresses cleaned. Only a few years ago, it was mainly the sensitive who simply could not tolerate the chemicals used in many cleaning processes that opted for natural based cleaning solutions, both in professional and domestic cleaning. Nowadays however more and more people are only too aware of the long-term health effects of toxic chemicals in cleaning products and are switching to companies like us because we use products that are safe, more effective and better for the environment than traditional cleaning agents.

We’ve just launched Eco-tube, the green Youtube. We have over 700 films on the site promoting eco issues, sustainable living, ethical debate and green politics. We also focus on consumer product reviews promoting less environmentally damaging products. Highlights include the Sequel to An Inconvenient Truth, special offers on Green Energy in the UK and home made videos from the public about their favourite green issues.

We are the UK's first environmentally friendly mobile and landline phone service, formed in association with the Woodland Trust and Friends of the Earth. We plant 5 trees for each new mobile connection and give 6% of our customers' ongoing monthly bills to our charity partners. We also offer highly competitive rates/packages for business landlines and mobiles - we give 4% of the ongoing bill to our charity partners (plus there is the option of voluntary carbon offsetting as well).

Permaculture is an ethical and ecological design approach to creating healthy, productive and non-polluting human habitats. Since its beginnings in the 1970's, permaculture has spread across the world and is now being used in over 120 countries with great success. The Permaculture Association (Britain) is an educational charity that supports people and projects to learn and use permaculture in their homes, gardens, communities, schools, businesses, farms and smallholdings.

Supply and installation of the very latest solar hot water and solar electricity systems. Solar Fusion is a government accredited company with a firm commitment to good customer service, quality products and clean energy

Surfers Against Sewage campaign for clean, safe recreational waters, free from sewage effluents, toxic chemicals and nuclear waste. Using a solution based argument of viable and sustainable alternatives, SAS highlight the inherent flaws in current practices, attitudes and legislation, challenging industry, legislators and politicians to end their 'pump and dump' policies.

A wide-ranging public information website, primarily to encourage businesses and organisations to reduce, reuse, and recycle and adopt sustainable practices. Acts like a dating agency introducing companies to those who will see their waste as a resource.

The United Nations Environment Programme magazine for young people, Tunza. Interesting articles aimed at the young, or perhaps those of us older brethren, that just feel young! Some very interesting contributors too.