LETS GET PRACTICAL

Last month the Times (UK) went all OTT on the whole carbon footprint thing by pushing a low carbon diet.

Our own MoT have come up with something similar in urging better driving practices, but The Times are relentless. They've even produced a carbon diet master plan (210kb pdf). There's some pretty useful facts and figures - for instance the average Brit spits out 10 tonnes of co2 p.a.

If you're likely to be enticed by "fancy making yourself slimmer and fitter?" you ought to check the journo's 40 something white middle class blog too.

If not then run an eye down our links on the right hand panel. Or if you're not into the whole brevity thing take a good browse through the posts here at ShoppingFix. You'll find a pile of handy practical resources - and even a laugh or two.