GET OUT!There are lots of environmental events in and around Swansea during the whole of the year which everyone can enjoy. SEEF's Environmental Events brochure for 2010 is now out and lists over 300 local events from March to December! Click here to look at the brochure. Find events on the Calendar or the latest up and comming events on the Front Page. There are guided walks and cycle rides through some of the most beautiful countryside in the UK and many talks, and workshops / training courses where you can learn about environmental issues and wildlife. There are also lots of childrens acticvities in local parks, on beaches or in other interesting places. Many of these events are FREE or at very low cost so everyone can get involved. GREENPEACE's TOP 10 TIPS for REDUCING OIL CONSUMPTIONIn the wake of the ongoing catastrophe of the Gulf oil spill, lots of people have been asking us how they can reduce their oil consumption in their daily lives. Here's our top ten: 1. Carpool, cycle or use public transport to go to work. 2. Choose when possible products packaged without plastic and recycle or re-use containers. 3. Buy organic fruits and vegetables (fertilisers and pesticides are based on oil more often than not). 4. Buy beauty products (shampoo, soap, make-up) based on natural ingredients, not oil. 5. Choose when possible locally produced products (less transport involved). 6. Buy clothes made out of organic cotton or hemp - not from oil derivatives. 7. Use non-disposable items in picnics and summer festivals. 8. Quit bottled water. 9. Fly less. 10. Demand that your government encourage renewable energy instead of oil.
ENVIRONMENT CENTRE
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You'll find lots in Swansea to help you including the Environment Centre in Pier Street (around the corner from Morgans Hotel). At the Environment Centre you can get inspired, research information, buy green goods or drink & snack ethically in the Fairtrade Coffee Shop - opening times Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm 