The Green Story - for Budding Writers

If you have always fancied being an author and are interested in the environment, the Green Story from Green Metropolis could be your chance to give writing a go! The book recycling website has launched the Green Story creative writing competition with entrants getting the opportunity to see their green chapter in print! For more information visit the Green Story website. The deadline for the first chapter is 21st February 2008 (there are three books on the go, children's story, teen story and adult's story).

Related UK Energy Saving pages:
Book Recycling

New Batteryless Electronic Toys!

British company Russimco are about to launch their new range of batteryless electronic toys, which are considered to be unique worldwide. You can check them out at the London Toy Fair from 30th January to 2nd February, or visit their new Ecotronic website for more information.

In their recent press release Russimco had the following to say:
"Ecotronic... is based upon the dynamo science of the wind-up radio and will appeal to a wide range of ages. Russimco believe that their ground-breaking, ecologically sound design will permanently change the way people think about electronic toys, waving a goodbye to the wastefulness of battery consumption."

Choose Organic

If you are interested in finding out more about the organic industry or specific organic products, check out the Choose Organic website. This easy-to-navigate site covers topics such as 'organics and health' and 'organic holidays', and is ideal for anyone thinking about switching to organic products.

Related UK Energy Saving pages:
Organic Products

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Advertising Special Offer!

UK Energy Saving have announced a special offer on advertising until the end of February 2008. Advertisers wishing to place a banner advert on one or more of the site's pages (for a minimum of six months) will be offered a text link at no extra cost. If you are interested, contact UK Energy Saving at advertising@uk-energy-saving.com.

For full details read the press release on one of the sites below.
UK Energy Saving
Free Press Releases
PRLog
24-7 Press Release
Pressbox

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Advertising on UK Energy Saving

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greenCHAT Goes Live!

UK Energy Saving's first greenCHAT newsletter has now been distributed and is live on the main website. The headline topic in this inaugural issue is recycling, with links to pages within the UK Energy Saving site as well as other sites of interest.

If you would like to subscribe to future issues of greenCHAT, which will be emailed to subscribers approximately four times a year, please email us at newsletter@uk-energy-saving.com with your full name and email address.

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Marks & Spencer's Latest Green Initiative

Marks & Spencer have teamed up with Oxfam in their latest green initiative as part of their 'Plan A' scheme. People donating M&S clothes to Oxfam shops from the end of January will be offered a £5 voucher to spend in an M&S store (in conjunction with a sale to the value of at least £35 in the following month). The scheme has been put together to encourage clothes recycling and reduce the amount of textiles going into landfill sites. For more information on the scheme, visit the Oxfam website.

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Related UK Energy Saving pages:
Charity Recycling
Clothes Recycling

Big Green Challenge Application Process Open

Back in October we let you know about the launch of the Big Green Challenge, which offers a £1 million prize fund for the group with the best energy saving ideas. The application process for the Big Green Challenge is now open and they will be accepting entries up until 29th February 2008. For more information visit the Big Green Challenge website.

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greenCHAT

greenCHAT, UK Energy Saving's new newsletter is coming out soon, so sign up now by emailing newsletter@uk-energy-saving.com. More details can be found in our press release on one of the sites below.

UK Energy Saving
PRLog
24-7 Press Release
Pressbox
OpenPR
PRCompass

Npower Price Rises

On Friday Npower announced large price rises with more utilities' companies expected to follow suit. UK Energy Saving has published a press release on the subject, highlighting the fact that this could be another reason to switch to renewable energy for consumers. View the press release here.

Press release sites:
Free Press Releases
PRLog
OpenPR
SanePR
Pressbox

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Related UK Energy Saving pages:
Energy Switch

New Year's Tips

Don't forget to check out the Energy Watch page for suggestions for new year's resolutions. Also, think about the following:

• Recycle your Christmas tree - most local authorities run a recycling scheme so visit their website - see our Local Recycling page.
• If you have got a new one, recycle your mobile phone.
• Recycle your Christmas cards with The Woodland Trust.

Happy New Year

After a relaxing Christmas break, the UK Energy Saving team would like to wish all our visitors a happy and prosperous 2008.

We'll be starting the new year with a fresh burst of energy and will shortly be distributing our new electronic newsletter. If you would like to be added to the mailing list for this, please send your contact details, including your email address, to marketing@uk-energy-saving.com.