As part of our continued drive to have a lighter impact on the environment, we've switched to eco friendly cleaning products from the fab Wikaniko.

No more nasty chemicals around the place to poison us and the environment; instead we use chemical free products from the likes of Bio D.

No more plastic bags that take hundreds of years to degrade into smaller bits of plastic; instead it's bags that fully degrade within 18 months.

Whether you're using them to store digital photos, they came free with your Sunday paper or magazine subscription, or you're a music or movie buff, the humble CD or DVD seems to be everywhere these days. Despite the promises on Tomorrow's World that they would be indestructible, they clearly aren't. Add to that our throw away society, and the numbers of the little plastic discs going to landfill soon mount up (it's estimated 2500 tonnes of discs end up in landfill each year!).

Sustainability and green issues are now very much mainstream, with governments, businesses and individuals all involved. ‘Sustainable Tourism’ is making an impact on many of the UK’s popular summer destinations.

We usually think of sustainable tourism as involving nature-based travel that benefits conservation and communities abroad, but as the recession has begun to bite, tourism at home is becoming more popular than ever before and as one of the main economic drivers in the UK.

As part of our continuing commitment to the world we live on, here at Lightbeing Creations we want to give something back. To these ends we ensure that each year we plant an ever increasing number of trees. This is above and beyond the other steps we take highlighted in our environmental policy.

Companies and individuals are becoming increasingly aware of their impact on the environment. In the past, the main focus had been on chemical pollutants and outputs resulting from business and manufacturing practices and processes. Now, with the growing concern over climate change we are asked to monitor our energy use and carbon emissions, try to reduce them, and minimise the negative impact on our planet.

Tis the season to be jolly, or so the festive ditty goes....

The news may be all doom & gloom, the weather may be biting cold and the roads treacherous, but it's not all bad!

One day that is often overlooked is that fact that Dec 21st is the Winter Solstice. As of tonight, the days are drawing out and the nights get shorter; and that's definitely something worth celebrating!

Have a wonderful time this festive season, whatever you are doing & where ever you are.

It's amazing how much water we get through in the so-called developed world. From cooking cleaning and washing, the average usage in the UK is around 150 litres per person per day!

Here's some simple and effective steps we can all take to reduce our use of this precious resource.

1. Check for home for leaks, hidden water leaks can be wasting water without you even being aware of it
2. Turn off tap while cleaning your teeth, shaving or washing your face. You can waste can up to 9 litres a minute by just letting the water pour down the sink

A year ago my partner and I bought 15 hectares of land just north of Quito, the capital of Ecuador, and set out on an adventure in search of an alternative lifestyle to the one we had always experienced in the city. Our vision was to grow (organically) as much of our own food as possible, use only renewable energy sources, reuse all our “waste” products as inputs back into the farm, and offer the farm as a healing community for anyone who wants to live and work with us.

A Typical day at the farm

Sustainable Development is about ensuring a good quality of life for everyone, now and in the future.

This can be achieved by living within the Earth’s environmental limits, while also creating a just and fair society and attaining a strong, stable economy.

Here in Wales Sustainable Development has been made a constitutional duty for the National Assembly of Wales. They have to consider sustainability in all their functions, one of which is Education.

In the past few years, many in the computing industry have affirmed their commitment to helping to develop a sustainable world. These days, the number of options for Green Web Hosting has risen along with consumer’s awareness of the need to reduce carbon emissions and offset energy usage.