Liz Wicksteed wrote to us about her problem of trying to reduce her carbon footprint while she is legally prevented from hanging her washing outside. Because it is an issue that faces thousands of people living in the UK, she has agreed to me sharing her query with the readers of this blog, so that …
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Today is Peace One Day. While I leave my laptop today to get busy cooking lots of peaceful eco-friendly local vegan food for our “Celebration of Peace” Party that we are having tonight, I leave you with this video to tell you why we should all be working towards and celebrating PEACE!
As promised, here is another finalist from the One-Minute with Meaning short film competition. Vote for the film that you want to see win the “People’s Choice Award”.
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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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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We’ve featured a number of blog posts detailing the simple things you can do to help reduce your impact on the planet, the little things that are easy to incorporate into your lifestyle or your daily routine. Now we’re going to be taking a look at the big things that you can do. The things …
An activist group calling themselves “The Indians of the Concrete Jungle” have emerged in Stockholm and are temporarily “disarming” SUV vehicles in the city by letting down one or more of their tyres and leaving a letter for the owner of the vehicle. Here is a statement from their blog: A newly formed activist group, …