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Save water and energy with this eco-friendly cooking pot.

Walking down the street today, it’s clear that summer is here. Which for many leads to thoughts of road trips, camping, and festivals. All of which likely will involve eating. And unless you’re an ace fire starter, you’ll likely use Sterno, that bright pink goo that you just don’t go there, as far as what it’s made of. What else are you going to use?

This story says that ever since the late 1980's, Americans are partaking in nature related activities less and less by slightly more than 1% a year. I have personally seen the opposite appear to be true, since every year we have to book our summer's camp sites at midnight, January 1st! (When they start taking reservations).

A fun video to promote the use of urine funnels to allow women to pee standing up rather than going in nasty toilets.  

My good pals, Arlene and Paul, recently returned from California, raving about Treebones Resort in Big Sur. With breathtaking views of undeveloped coastline, kissed by the magnificent Santa Lucia Mountains, this unique destination features yurt accommodations, (my buddies know of my strange fascination with yurts).

The label printed on a bottle of Dr. Bronner’s soap proclaims that there are eighteen uses for his pure castile soap. Have I tried all 18 of his suggestions...

Camping, backpacking, hiking – these are inherently eco-friendly activities, aren’t they? What could be more green than eschewing the technological trappings of our modern society for a romp with Mother Nature? Well, these days the typical camper is no Luddite, and the average backpack contains more electrical gadgets than the average briefcase. Flashlights, cell phones, ipods, GPS receivers, digital cameras, headlamps, walkie-talkies, gameboys

Campfires are a staple of any camping trip, but if you’re transporting firewood to a campsite you could be exposing forests to an unseen threat—invasive species. So if you’re going camping remember: Buy it (or gather it) where you burn it.

The Camp for Climate Change protest has started two days early, taking police by surprise. The Camp, taking place in a field near Heathrow, aims to highlight the problems of air travel, and oppose Heathrow's planned third runway. It will run all week, culminating in 24 hours of direct action on sunday.

Why is the storm kettle such a handy bit of kit? Because it is so efficient. Find out more about how it works in this review.