During the recent UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen our world leaders failed to agree on a climate deal. But we all know it’s not only up to them and there are plenty of things that we mere mortals can do to make an impact on climate change. As consumers, we need to take responsibilility for …
This is a guest post by Dr Gary Robertshaw of The Green Providers Directory. The prospects for the emergence of a genuinely sustainable global economy have been given fresh impetus with the election of Barack Obama, extending beyond the well intentioned rhetoric characteristic of new administrations. I think we can be optimistic for several reasons. …
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There’s just one week left to vote on who deserves the Worst EU Lobbying Award for 2008, and the nominees are: The agrofuels lobby (including MPOC, Unica and Abengoa) – nominated for their misleading campaigns to promote agrofuels as green; The European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines (EAASM) – nominated for hiding the involvement …
What a refreshing change from the old order of US government, I hope that the UK will be maintaining their “special relationship” with US now that the shrub has been ousted. Who knows, Gordon Brown might even learn something from the new guy. Watch this, you’ll like it. It gave me goosebumps. [via: ecorazzi]
In just a few weeks time, MPs will vote on the Climate Change Bill and this is your final opportunity to have a say in what the UK’s response to climate change will be. You can do this by asking your MP to support amendments committing us to emissions cuts of at least 80% by …
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The German Atomic Forum has been awarded the Worst EU Greenwash Award 2007 for “the most audacious attempts to gain unjustifiable green credentials”. It was nominated for a campaign that set out to improve the image of nuclear energy, using the slogan: “Germany’s unloved climate protectionists”, and depicting nuclear power stations in unspoiled and unpolluted …
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