As part of their campaign against PVC – polyvinyl chloride – the Center for Health and Environmental Justice has an animated awareness video featuring Sam Suds – a private detective/bar of soap whose mission is to keep toxins out of the Johnson household. The message of the video is loud an clear: PVC is bad, …
The Environment Agency have published a list of the “Top 100 eco-heroes” as voted by their peers. “…some of these people aren’t nearly as well-recognised for their contribution to our planet’s welfare as they should be. We hope this poll will go some way towards putting that right.”Mark Funnell, Environment Agency Here are the Top …
We all know that climate change is happening, but what is being done to stop it? This coming Saturday, the 4th of November 2006, will see a mass gathering in Trafalgar Square in London to demonstrate to the government that we the people care about climate change. The “I-Count” event starts at 1pm and runs …
If you live in England’s North West, get your hands on a copy of Fred’s Green Guide. It’s free, specific to the region and includes real-life local case studies along with tips on how Northwesterners can live more sustainable lives. You can request the guide for free on free-phone number 08000 96 1010. Or if …
We’re a little late on take-up with this, but never late than never. It’s Energy Efficiency Week this week (it started on Monday), a national campaign in the UK to bring attention to saving energy, money and the environment. With homes contributing 28% of all carbon emissions in the UK, and the UK top of …
Zeropointzero and the Ethical Superstore aren’t content with just giving away 10,000 FREE Divine chocolates in support of Fairtrade, they are now giving away a free download of a Da’Nelle Harvey track recorded as a tribute to Divine, and in celebration of fair trade. The feel-good rhythm of the track blends with Da’Nelle’s voice to …
Airline boss he may be, but Richard Branson is also my top eco-hero businessman/entrepreneur/celebrity for his good intentions this month. You may say that good intentions don’t save the world, but I’ll argue that this man has put his money where his mouth is. After the news last week of Richard committing £1.6bn to help …
Under the shadow of the Drax coal-fired power station, activists at the Camp for Climate Action began civil disobedience training yesterday. This is part of preparations for Thursday’s mass action which plans to shut down Drax. The training (and the camp itself) are open to the public, and people are urged to come down and …
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