All you need is less
All you need is less is our new series considering the ways we can consume less, and enjoy life more
All You Need is Less says goodbye: the best comments from a year of columns
For someone who advocates collecting experiences instead of stuff, I truly couldn’t have asked for a better one
The no-showering challenge: why we should all take part
Cleansing ourselves too often means wasting increasingly valuable drinking water – and it can actually backfire when it comes to good hygiene
How to polish silver in a few minutes – the green way
Sitting at a table with a roll of paper towels and a bottle of noxious silver cleaner is the worst – and it’s not even eco-friendly. Here’s a better method
Want to help fight climate change? Start with reproductive rights
With overpopulation a key environmental concern, safe access to birth control, abortion and reproductive health services offer a simple solution
How to throw an eco-friendly party
As patios bloom with cold drinks and barbecues get fired up, use this guide to have the greenest shindig on the block
Don’t be eco-friendly just to do a good deed – do it to make your mark
Researchers have found people will act in a more environmentally helpful way when they consider what kind of legacy they hope to leave behind
It's spring: stop using your dryer already
The sweet ritual of hanging your clothes to dry in the warmth of the sun is not only environmentally effective, it’ll spare your clothes undue damage
Take your environmental concern to the next level – join a group creating change
For when the problem seems too big and individual efforts too small, here are three organizations making a difference locally and around the world
Inequality of environmentalism: is green movement exclusionary by nature?
When it feels like the door’s shutting on your face because you can’t afford organic food, it’s a hard sell to want to identify with a movement
Earth Day checklist: five simple things you can do to make a difference
Celebrating Earth Day on 22 April is nice, but is one day truly enough? Madeleine Somerville describes five small lifestyle shifts that will make a big impact
No backyard, no problem: how to grow your own vegetables in an apartment
We are increasingly disconnected from the food we eat. What better way to fix that than to grow your own stash? Madeleine Somerville explains how
How I deal with the unbearable hypocrisy of being an environmentalist
It’s not easy living green without going completely off the grid, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do what we can – and accept that sometimes we’ll fail
Drowning in kid clutter? Here's how to organise their stuff
Children have a way of accumulating things: from toys to arts & crafts, mementos and clothes that don’t even fit. Here’s how to sort through it all
The secret to spring cleaning: don't just organize your stuff – get rid of it
Our surroundings have an incredible impact on how we feel, and clutter can make us feel depressed – so spring cleaning doesn’t just look good, it feels good
Natural's not in it: just because a product calls itself 'natural' doesn't make it good
Not only are hurricanes, disease and mosquitoes natural, the way the word is defined by regulators can render it practically meaningless
Give your cosmetics a safety makeover by using this simple website
How many of us know the ingredients of the shampoos, lotions and creams we use? It’s easy to make your own – or to check what’s in beauty products online
How to make your own toothpaste and lotion – and help the Earth in the process
With homemade body products, including lotions and scrubs, you can avoid questionable chemicals and feel like a wizard at the same time
Buy Me Once: the online shop for stuff that lasts, from T-shirts to tweezers
Whether you’re talking about appliances, cars or clothing, it’s true: they don’t make ’em like they used to. Here’s an easy way around a persistent problem
Vaginal 'detox pearls': the latest in our toxic obsession with disinfection
Old advertisements urging women to ‘douche regularly with Lysol’ may seem antiquated – but some new products and procedures aren’t so different
Getting married this summer? Stick to a small and simple wedding
When you’re lusting after more, more, more, and digging yourself into debt to pay for it, what is it all for? The wedding? Or the marriage?
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