Are you spending £100 per year on kitchen lighting?
If you have 10 halogen downlighters in your kitchen you could be spending over £100 per year on electricity. LED lighting offers an 85% reduction on energy usage. Gone are the days when LEDs produced an unpleasant blueish light – they are now available in Warm White tones and are good replacements for halogens. They … Continue Reading
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Come and meet us on Saturday 31 March!
As part of the Muswell Hill Traders “Green is Good” event, Muswell Hill Sustainability will be celebrating the end of the Low Carbon Zone project with music, freebies and awards. We’ll also have a fun, interactive stall persuading local shoppers to answer Carbon Quizes in exchange for Easter Eggs (Fairtrade of course!). Whilst the Low … Continue Reading
Sustainable Food and Farming Info Evening Mon 16th April
Sustainable Food and Farming Info Evening and Social Mon 16th April, 8 – 10pm Hornsey Moravian Church Community Hall, Priory Road N8 7HR (bottom of Muswell Hill) Come and chew on some of those meaty issues surrounding food and farming and how we can move towards low-carbon eating and support sustainable agriculture in the UK. … Continue Reading
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Co-housing coming to Muswell Hill!
Well done to Ruth Schamroth and team at North London Sustainable Housing Partnership for inspiring the recent acquisition by Hanover Housing Association of the former Saint Luke’s hospital site in Muswell Hill (see www.hanover.org.uk/cohousing-group-inspires-a326m-deal-for-st-lukes-site-in-muswell-hill. MHSG supports Ruth who says ”we believe that this will be good for the local community. Hanover is a not-for-profit organisation and is … Continue Reading
Local artist needs paper!
Anya Beaumont is an artist working on a project based on the N10 postal district. The work when complete is going to be sited in Muswell Hill Library. The work will be made from paper (that would normally be recycled) collected from the community making it a truly local art work! To achieve this she is reliant on … Continue Reading
Are FiTs no longer fit for purpose ?
You could be forgiven for being confused by the present proposals around the flagship scheme to support decentralised, small scale renewable energy systems. After all, if the “Greenest Government Ever” is unclear about it, how are we supposed to know what is going on ? Well, without standing on my soapbox for too long, let … Continue Reading
Heading for the last round-up
At last the Zone Ranger has found a low carbon vehicle, for getting about town. He has rounded up a whole herd and is driving them up to Muswell Hill Broadway for Saturday 31 March 2012. This is when the shops in N10 are going green and putting on festive entertainment and offering specially discounted … Continue Reading
MHSG supports Haringey Council’s move to fortnightly waste collections
There’s a lot of griping about the council’s move to fortnightly collections. Some people just don’t like change, and others will do anything for the environment short of…well, actually doing something. Local Friends of the Earth groups have issued a statement in support of the move, which says: “We welcome the Council’s move to introduce … Continue Reading
DIY Draught-busting
Draughts allow cold air to enter your house and warm air to exit so you are more likely to leave the heating on and turn up the thermostat. Draught-proofing is a very simple and low-cost solution for immediate reductions in energy use and fuel bills and also increases your home comfort. Comprehensive draught-proofing around windows and … Continue Reading
Reducing food waste on the Broadway
According to WRAP, the waste action group, , 5.3m tonnes of still-edible food is thrown away each year. The Best Before project www.bestbefore.org.uk has the desperately sensible mission of redistributing unsold food from retailers which is past its Best Before date, to those who will benefit from it such as soup kitchens and community groups. … Continue Reading
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