thegreenguy's everyday eco stuff - a list by adamvaughan

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Tefal Quick Cup kettle

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This is the third 'eco' kettle I've used, and probably the best. It boils water instantly and by the cup, avoiding the classic Brit tea lover's mistake of overfilling the kettle just to make one cuppa and wasting electricity and water. Tefal reckons you'll use 65 per cent less electricity than a conventional kettle. I also like the sci-fi styling.

Updated Aug 13, 2007

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Wattson DIY Kyoto

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We get nagged daily to save electricity, but the problem is it's invisible. Make energy visible, though, with a gadget like this handsome real-time electricity meter - it glows blue at normal electricity consumption and flashes red when you're splurging - and you'll have a daily reminder. It was the first such 'display device' that made my wife change her energy habits at home.

Updated Aug 13, 2007

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Worn Again Jack recycled trainers

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I'm currently wearing last season's tweed-covered recycled trainers from Worn Again, but my eye's on these new Jack ones. It's made from 99 per cent recycled material including old t-shirts and jeans.

Updated Aug 13, 2007

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howies - Backyard Jean

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I bought these organic denim jeans for everyday wear and they've not let me down. They're pretty 'straight' in the design stakes, extremely well-made and rinsed with EcoBalls rather than enzynme washing.

Updated Aug 13, 2007

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Kyucihi Hitman shirt

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Made from one hundred per cent organic cotton, this shirt just has a really nice cut. Kuyichi also prides itself on fair trading, though it doesn't have the official Fairtrade Foundation stamp for its cotton.

Updated Aug 13, 2007

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NICE Car Company - Electric Zero Emission Vehicles

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RE. Nice Mega CIty (not scooter or vans)

While I love this all-electric car's G-Wiz rival, if I was going to buy an electric car for London, it'd be this one. I test-drove it this summer and the interior fittings are good, the boot space is huge and the car is pure fun to drive. It's cheap to run, too, and you can fuel it for free in Westminster.

Updated Aug 13, 2007

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Large CurlyShade

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I kitted my living room out with the smaller version of this lamp shade, which is just stunning. This big version's made from 40 metres of bent Cornish Ash, which gets its green kudos from being renewable and (in the UK, at least) local.

Updated Aug 13, 2007

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Fito Slug Stoppa Granules

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I know, I know, it's sad to get obsessed about keeping slugs off your prize plants - but I love my garden! This 'barrier' defence - basically little granules you ring around your prize plants - works a treat and is fine for organic gardening. Ideally, I'd have lots of natural predators (hedgehogs, frogs) to eat the slugs, but until I become a more advanced gardener, this is the pest defence for me.

Updated Aug 13, 2007

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Green & Black's Maya Gold Organic Chocolate

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If we go to heaven, this chocolate will be there. And it's GOOD for you!

Updated Oct 17, 2006

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Megaman Mini CFLs - 11w DORS Dimming GU10

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IKEA-style lighting systems are everywhere in the UK, which means lots of hugely inefficient 50 watt halogen bulbs. At home, I've swapped most of them for these great mini energy-saving bulbs, which use nearly a fifth of the electricity. The quality of light is slightly different, but the level of illumination easily rivals the wasteful halogens.

Updated Aug 13, 2007

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I'm Adam Vaughan, editor at SmartPlanet.com. I blog at thegreenguy and founded the ethical consumer blog Hippyshopper...

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