Tomorrow night is the start of E-day. This isn't a drug fuelled dance party in east London, but a chance to show what we do together, no matter how small, can make a big difference.

E-day, or Energy Saving Day, is an experimental action by an independent organisation that aims to tackle climate change in a "fun, positive, evidence-based and inclusive" manner. It is made up of many familiar groups, businesses and individuals including Christain Aid, City of London, National Trust, National Grid, Tesco, us and, oddly, power companies.
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Not willing to be outdone by Bex and Jamie with their new weekly columns, I've decided to start my own. Every Monday (hopefully I haven't already set myself a standard I can't keep up) I will bring some interesting, some useful, some purely insane ideas and tips for a greener lifestyle.

A Greenpeace climate-friendly Valentines Guide (mostly)

My friend Hugo recently noted "it's Valentine's Day, and the very idea of the depressingly rampant commercialism around it all makes me want to gouge my eyes out with a rusty spoon...". And he used to work in advertising. So this got me thinking about all the red and/or fluffy tat currently littering the high street. Not that I have ever been showered with such absurd gifts - no man would dare. But someone out there must be buying this stuff, and it needn't be that way.

If you are staring down the next 24 hours without a clue what to do for your lover on Valentine's day, I'm offering up some guidance that is loving towards the planet, and will put a spark in your day - the rest of the year is up to you.

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It's the same every year - each time Christmas comes around, your shelves become littered with cards featuring bedraggled robins and mawkish fireside scenes until they go into the recycling bin. But not this year, because we've cooked up something a little bit different.

It's an e-card, but not just any old e-card. With the help of Her Royal Highness Queen E (or at least, someone who looks very much like her), you can send friends and family alike the Queen's Alternative Christmas Speech, a customised message full of Christmas cheer that's eco-friendly in two ways. First, no trees will have been harmed in making it, and secondly Queen E has plenty of practical advice to impart that will help one and all have a greener Christmas. If you know someone who could improve their ways, this is the card for you.

So go on and do a forest a favour. She's waiting for you...