Be Eco Friendly

Forget solar panels and multi-coloured rubbish bins, the ultimate must have for the eco-friendly home is a carpet made from old car tyres.

It’s one of the top-ten tips and products to help people “green” their homes suggested by Kevin McCloud, the presenter of the hit TV series Grand Designs.

The tyres carpet is “beautiful” and “amazingly durable”, according to McCloud, and should be used in all offices and in the home to tackle the 486,000 tonnes of old tyres thrown away each year.

Read more: http://www.etyres.co.uk/news/carpets-made-from-old-tyres-in-eco-friendly-homes-7028.html

This may sound like a contradiction in terms, but cars are slowly joining the Save the Planet bandwagon. Calling them “Eco-friendly” also helps us rationalize our somewhat apologetic dependence on our wheels.  TheDailyGreen.com recently published the top ten guilt-assuaging, fuel-saving vehicles on the market right now.  They are ranked in order of least polluting and efficiency:

Click on the link to find out: http://www.finance-insurance-loans.com/finance/spendings/the-10-best-eco-friendly-cars-of-2010/