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 Topic: ASDA bans monkfish |
Haddock
Replies: 35
Views: 22257
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 Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Mon Feb 05, 07 5:23 am Subject: ASDA bans monkfish |
| Beam trawling does knacker the sea bed. Soft and and hard corals get destroyed as well. Divers see evidence of this in the English Channel. I would imagine the Marine Conservation society would have m ... |
| Topic: yellow pages |
Haddock
Replies: 6
Views: 6004
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Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Tue Aug 01, 06 4:00 pm Subject: yellow pages |
| You can shred them, soak in water, put in a mould, squeezed to remove water, dried out and eventually burnt in a wood burner or open fire place. That what I do with all my newspapers, old phone direct ... |
| Topic: anyone using biodiesel in their vehicle ? |
Haddock
Replies: 17
Views: 20473
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Sun May 14, 06 4:12 pm Subject: anyone using biodiesel in their vehicle ? |
| In Germany normal diesel fuel contains 5% bio anyway. |
| Topic: Where does all the rapeseed go? |
Haddock
Replies: 20
Views: 29771
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun May 14, 06 3:56 pm Subject: Where does all the rapeseed go? |
| Here in mainland Europe Rapeseed oil is used as a cooking oil and is found in supermarkets (cholesterol free). It also processed for Bio Diesel |
| Topic: Water Saving Tips |
Haddock
Replies: 27
Views: 19641
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Sat Feb 25, 06 4:36 pm Subject: Water Saving Tips |
We save the 5 Liters that our shower uses before hot water comes out to fill up our 200L water butt outside.
All houses that are on our housing estate here in Germany have a rain Harvetsing system. ... |
| Topic: photovoltaic roof panels |
Haddock
Replies: 42
Views: 253053
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Fri Feb 24, 06 4:53 pm Subject: photovoltaic roof panels |
* 80 years without maintainance or replacement to get into profit ? *
Why is everyone so concerned with profit all the time?
Germany has a lot of PV and it is an added input to the overall enger ... |
| Topic: Bonfire |
Haddock
Replies: 10
Views: 7190
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Forum: Reviews and What's On Posted: Sat Aug 13, 05 1:11 pm Subject: Bonfire |
| Looks like Jolly good fun. I'll have to tell my N. Devon family about it. |
| Topic: You guys all suck |
Haddock
Replies: 217
Views: 111537
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Forum: Site guidelines, Announcements, Problems and Suggestions Posted: Tue Jul 26, 05 7:44 am Subject: You guys all suck |
Ahh, the old 'Homer Simpson' gambit. If God did not intend us to eat animals, then why did he make them out of meat?
wonder what a vegetarian tastes like..... 
sorry, just a thought.. ... |
| Topic: Chillis so far |
Haddock
Replies: 23
Views: 20067
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Jun 26, 05 1:24 pm Subject: Chillis so far |
| I have 2 plants (not sure which sub species). Both have chillis on them. One is covered in aphids, the other not. Only difference I can see is that the one without is near the marigolds that I planted ... |
| Topic: Basking Sharks Moving North |
Haddock
Replies: 4
Views: 9657
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri Jun 17, 05 1:38 pm Subject: Basking Sharks Moving North |
| Certainly from my time of diving in British waters, the average sea temp was increasing each year, and/or becoming warmer earlier or for longer. So I guess the plankton are going further north, and th ... |
| Topic: Are they taking the ...... |
Haddock
Replies: 4
Views: 23304
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Sat Jun 11, 05 10:43 am Subject: Are they taking the ...... |
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| Topic: Are they taking the ...... |
Haddock
Replies: 4
Views: 23304
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Fri Jun 10, 05 6:16 am Subject: Are they taking the ...... |
Just saw this article in the Guardian about sheep urine purifying bus exhaust gases. Interesting I thought.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/science/story/0,12996,1503517,00.html |
| Topic: MAY FIGURES CONFIRM CONTINUING DRY SPELL |
Haddock
Replies: 6
Views: 11279
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Mon Jun 06, 05 8:16 pm Subject: MAY FIGURES CONFIRM CONTINUING DRY SPELL |
If the UK was dry, all the rain has come here. We had one hot weekend and the rest of the time it's been cold and wet.
It's been wetter in Central germany than other May's I've known |
| Topic: Mashed potatoes - how do you do yours? |
Haddock
Replies: 57
Views: 53275
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Jun 04, 05 10:12 pm Subject: Mashed potatoes - how do you do yours? |
Hand mashing all the way, a bit of butter and a bit of cheese, and that magic ingredient that everyone else seems to have missed out ! A touch of curry powder... try it (You'll never look back !)
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| Topic: New article - grow your own for those with nowhere to grow! |
Haddock
Replies: 24
Views: 15011
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Jun 02, 05 11:56 pm Subject: New article - grow your own for those with nowhere to grow! |
| Almost forgot....Great article Andy. |
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