Look at the Sky

Look at the sky. Doesn’t it fill you with over-whelming human-ness? You fully realise how Earth-bound you are, looking up at the heavens. Yes, we’ve been to the Moon. That was a very big achievement and it’s not exactly like we go there everyday. Moreover, the spacemen that went up there allegedly came back with … Continue reading →

How tap water changed us

When you’re thirsty, how far do you have to go to get a drink of water? I’m guessing not very far. In the Developed world,  running water on tap became common in the 20th century. Water is such a vital part of our lives, that it really needs to be worked out before anything else. … Continue reading →

Window Farms

This is a window farm. A hydroponic creation involving a lot of plastic bottles hanging in your window with fresh food growing out of them. You should go to http://www.windowfarms.org to find out more about them. Hydroponics has never been my cup of tea, I have to say, only because I prefer the more natural … Continue reading →

What Are We Aiming For? Part 2

TRANSPORT: Less private cars – and a rise in electric cars for those left. A much better bus system – Cheaper, more frequent, on time. Buses should be very, very cheap. Think about how many people you’re sharing the fuel cost with? Car share – People giving lifts and even sharing cars. No short-haul flights! … Continue reading →

What Are We Aiming For? Part 1:

You cannot have infinite growth on a finite planet, so the MORE MORE MORE stratergy of capitalism will not work. We need to live within the bounds of our natural resources, as a part of the global ecosystem. That’s just a fact of life. But neither can we go backwards- we can’t regress back to … Continue reading →

Innocent?

In my last post, I wrote about cute ‘product image’ and use of humour making green products more lovable and successful. And of course you can’t really talk about this cutesy friendly style of marketing without mentioning who brought it to popularity: Innocent Smoothies. I love Innocent smoothies. They have adorable ingredients lists reassuring the … Continue reading →

Bright green and rolling in it

There’s this bizarre thing where all too often you see really ethical innovative things that just aren’t that successful because their marketing, packaging, advertising and general PR just aren’t very good. It’s really annoying. I think it’s because they’re run by people who have admirable passion but little business skill. Anyway, here are my favourite … Continue reading →

Saving The Rainforest

The following is a piece of college coursework I found of mine. It’s written as a magazine article. I apologise for the fact that the style of writing is a bit accusing. I was feisty in my youth, okay?! Enjoy. ~ THE PROBLEM: It’s common knowledge now that the world’s rainforests are disappearing at a … Continue reading →

The frog with the translucent tummy

Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could see inside a tree frog’s body? Well, now you can. The existence of the beautiful Glass Frog was brought to my attention while reading http://www.ecorazzi.com yesterday, and I’ve fallen in love with the little fellla. Isn’t it cute? Most Glass Frogs have a slightly translucent, lime green skin … Continue reading →

Organic Cotton

Look, you have to click on this link and read Katherine Hamnett’s page about organic and conventional cotton growing. It brought tears to my eyes. http://www.katharinehamnett.com/Campaigns/Organic-Cotton// Also good news: Organic cotton is definitely getting cheaper. My mum brought an organic cotton sheet the other day that was the same price as the conventional ones. And … Continue reading →

Eco-friendly Tesco? Really?

So as I said, I wanted to find out more about my approaching megastore, and after some googling I found this article. Take a read: http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Eco-friendly-Tesco-given-ahead/story-13290506-detail/story.html Hmm. They fact that they’re saying they’ll have a rainwater harvesting system and double glazing and etc clearly shows times are changing, and that’s a great sign. Even a … Continue reading →

Looks Like We’re Getting A Tesco

I’m not very good at judging time, so I couldn’t tell you when, but some time earlier this year there was a proposal for a new Tesco store to be built in my home town. A lot of people were, shall I say, displeased with the idea. After all we already have a Co-op, a … Continue reading →