http://www.bemoreeco.com How to be More Eco and shop greener Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:37:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Oliver Heath is famous for transforming homes up and down the Country on Changing Rooms. Sara Hobbin chats to the award winning eco designer and presenter of Discovery TV’s Dream Homes.   So Oliver, where did your passion for design and eco chic come from? Who inspires you? I grew up in Brighton ... http://www.bemoreeco.com/2008/11/the-bemoreeco-interview-with-oliver-heath/ Make sure the only crunch you feel is the bite of your home-grown vegetables next year with our retailer’s large range of grow your own seeds, tools and accompaniments. You could save money, get fit, do your bit for the environment and be super-trendy all at once.   Check out Ecotopia’s Raised ... http://www.bemoreeco.com/2008/11/bemoreeco-credit-crunch-tip-grow-your-own/ The first eco-friendly billboard is coming to Times Square, entirely powered by the sun and the wind — but there is one small catch. An eco-friendly billboard will be installed above the Chase sign at 7th Avenue and 42nd Street. The billboard, seen in a rendering, will have four 45-foot stacks of ... http://www.bemoreeco.com/2008/11/times-square-a-company%e2%80%99s-name-in-wind-and-solar-powered-lights/ Last month we listed the nominations for Best Eco Gadget in The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards.  The awards, decided by the UK's top technology and gadget journalists from online and print, let you the consumer know what the best camera, satnav, music gadget, laptop, software, video game, home cinema device, mobile phone, email ... http://www.bemoreeco.com/2008/11/best-eco-gadget-2008-winner/ This is part 3 of my BemoreEco Winterproof guide so take comfort though in my credit crunching tips to help you winterise your home - protecting you and your investment.    6. Think curtains Open windows on the sunny side of the house when the sun is up so that the sun can ... http://www.bemoreeco.com/2008/11/winterproof-your-home-part-3/ Many of us this Christmas will give and receive new gadgets. Some of these with be eco and some not. The question we discussed in the BeMoreEco office was what is the best process of buying gadgets this year. What should our green eco gadget shopping tips be. Well after some ... http://www.bemoreeco.com/2008/11/top-green-gadget-buying-tips/ Artists are lighting up London's South Bank with 1200 wind-powered lights as part of a digital arts festival. The Aeolian tower - which means moved by the wind - is a 15m steel structure located next to Waterloo Bridge. The tower is covered with hundreds of tiny wind-powered LEDs. Each one made ... http://www.bemoreeco.com/2008/11/tower-of-power-lights-up-london/ Sara at Bemoreeco had 5 minutes with Gavin Wynne’s Red Robot.  This is what she found out. Tell us about your business? Red Robot is a new organic clothing company – we make cool t-shirts and sweatshirts for Men and Women. The designs and the quality of the finished product are very important to ... http://www.bemoreeco.com/2008/11/the-bemoreeco-interview-with-gavin-wynne%e2%80%99s-red-robot/ This is True!! Miss Earth 2008 contestant Tanvi Vyas, 22, of India, waves to photographers during media presentations in Manila October 28, 2008. Eighty-five beauties from around the world declared their personal environmental campaigns, with the theme for this year's competition focused on "green lifestyle".  Miss Earth 2008 contestants display placards during media ... http://www.bemoreeco.com/2008/11/miss-earth-2008-competition/ It looks like a cross between an orange and a black pudding, but this genetically modified purple 'super tomato' could be the latest weapon in the fight against cancer.The fruit, which tastes and smells like a normal red tomato, has been given two genes from a snapdragon flower that produce ... http://www.bemoreeco.com/2008/11/purple-super-tomato-that-can-fight-against-cancer/