Welcome to Ecoants...
This is a site aimed at improving the world, through dissemination of information about environmental and social issues, and by showing you what simple actions you can take to help make a different. Quite simply, it is called ecoants because if we all take these small actions together then as a whole we can make a huge difference. As individuals and as consumers we have a collective power that goes beyond anything else if we use it effectively.
What we hope to achieve...
- We hope that readers of the site will learn about some of the most important issues of our day.
- We also aim to provide the necessary resources to help those who care about such issues (hopefully all of you!) to take some form of individual action in order to help improve each problem.
- We can all do something and the more we each do, the greater the improvements we can make as a whole.
What can I do?
You can read about the environmental and social issues that affect our world today. Then you can get some great eco hints and advice about some of the actions you can take to alleviate some of these problems. We have recently added a brand new site feature called the Go Eco! Guide - fight climate change for a comprehensive list of things you can do to help make the world more sustainable, many of which are very easy and some of which will save you money. You can go eco shopping where you can find out which online shops sell fair trade products or where to find online eco friendly shops. There is lots of advice and information to be found and hopefully you will learn something whilst browsing the site. We list some important eco tips and advice below too.
Big Eco Tip 1
Recycle unwanted mobile phones and cell phones and receive cash payments for each one which is in good order or donate them to charity. An unbelievable number of mobile phones (i.e. many millions) are thrown out with the rubbish each year and sadly these do not just disappear overnight but will litter and pollute our planet for many many years. This is not only morally wrong, but seems ludicrous when you can easily recycle them and even receive some money back for doing so or help charities to benefit from your recycling.
Big Eco Tip 2
Recycle used printer ink cartridges and not only will you be helping to reduce incredibly large amounts of unnecessary landfill pollution, but you may be eligible to receive some small payments for doing so.
Some of the latest Environmental News
Thursday 12th March 2009Prominent scientists have today participated in an international meeting in Copenhagen discussing some of the potential worst case scenarios from the effects of global warming. They paint a sobering picture and even suggest that the IPCC estimates from two years ago in 2006 are already looking frighteningly out of date and that some of the effects could possibly be far more severe than first predicted. Read more on this story here on the BBC website.
Site Information
We hope to introduce an online community or forum in the coming weeks and months to enable you to share your views, knowledge and advice about a number of the global issues that affect us today.If you are interested in taking part in this please send us your email address in the box below and we will let you know when it is up and running.