Today sees the launch of Australian website Change the World in 5 minutes, based on the idea from the book Change the World for 10 Bucks. Change the World in 5 minutes is concentrating on the positive and building an online community of people with ideas who want to make a change for the good. …
Friends of the Earth ran a competition earlier this year inviting amateur and professional film makers to submit a one-minute long film to their One-Minute with Meaning Competition. Now all the submissions are in, and in addition to the Best Green Film award that is being judged by a panel of experts including Oscar-winning David …
This Saturday (22nd September 2007) is World Car Free Day. It’s the perfect time to leave your car at home and head for the city for a day of exploring by foot. Daunted by the sheer size of a city like London? Don’t be, just get online before your go and try walkit.com, the award-winning …
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In researching this blog post I’ve learned much about LED light bulbs that is worth shouting from the rooftops, and have certainly changed my views on lighting options for my home. Did you know that LED light bulbs now perform on a par with incandescent light bulbs as far as quality and consistency of light …
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Here’s a Sunday afternoon catch-up of some of my favourite blog posts from the past week or so: The Ultimate Resource Guide for Commuting by Bicycle at 21st Century Citizen. Wild swimming in the UK at off-grid. The World’s Top 10 Most Polluted Places at Green Options. Being a Joyful Vegan at Green Options.
Tomorrow, Saturday 15th September 2007 is an open day at Titnore Woods protest camp near Worthing, West Sussex. If you’re in the area and want to support the protesters, bring some food (they like vegan cakes), your wellies and an instrument if you want to join in the jam session. It all starts at noon. …
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This episode of Josh May’s 30-day green living story is a cooking lesson with Katie Lee Joel and some local produce.
Switching to low energy bulbs is the right thing to do. It saves energy and it saves money on electricity. The tricky thing is, what to do with the old light bulbs that you’ve removed. It seems terribly wasteful to be throwing working light bulbs into the bin. Why throw anything in the bin if …
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Ben Jelen‘s music is laid back and chilled out. But listen to the words and there’s a serious message there. He is working on raising environmental awareness with his latest music video “Pulse”, the opening track on his latest album ex-sensitive. Ben also continues to support StopGlobalWarming.org, Tori Amos’ RAINN foundation, Amnesty International, United Nations, …
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