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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

A local demolition site, construction dumpster or farm – Be sure to contact the property owner to get permission before hauling away any materials. Recycling metal rather than using virgin ore helps preserve natural resources and saves energy. OldHouseOnline.com has a great directory for finding a salvage retailer in your state.

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Environment Agency chief Sir James Bevan: 'The water crisis is a ticking time bomb for the UK'

Business Green

Meanwhile new threats are seeping into our waters, including microplastics and so-called forever chemicals. But our ability to protect our waters depends on us having the powers and resources to do that, and that hasn't always been the case. Campaigners are right to be saying that this is not good enough.