The lines are closed, the votes have been counted and I can now reveal that the winners of the British Environment and Media Awards 2007 are: Award for Best Television News and Current Affairs Coverage – BBC1 Ten O’Clock News – Climate Change Best Television Documentary – Granada and KQED Public Television – China – …
In this digital age we can find that all of our photographs end up on our computers and not being displayed the way that they would traditionally have been. Obviously, digital photography has meant that we don’t print out all of our dud photographs anymore and that’s good for the environment, but there are some …
Read more “One frame one tree: e-photoframes plant a tree for each frame sold”
Climate change is at the top of Europe’s political agenda but not everyone is happy about that. The world’s biggest oil company, ExxonMobil, is working hard to block internationally agreed policies designed to combat climate change. Take a look how ExxonMobil is twisting the facts and help put an end to their misleading advertising. [via: …
Read more “The Exxon Files: climate change is hot, but Exxon is not cool with that”
Lush has been likened to “a serious hardcore ethical company dressed up like a hippy drag queen”. It’s the cosmetics shop that looks more like a deli, and where you can buy your soap or your shampoo by the slice. Their staff got naked earlier this year to protest against excess packaging, and now they’ve …
Read more “Lush goes greener: popcorn, greenwash & a forest-green blog”
Although there has been considerable concern expressed at the introduction of genetically modified foods it is not so well appreciated that the clothes that we wear are produced from cotton grown from G.M. (genetically modified) seeds. In fact a significant amount of seeds cultivated are from this source. There are two main reasons why genetically …
A recent report from Mintel consumer, media and market research analysts has disclosed that ethical shopping has reached new heights with rising demand for organic and fair-trade products, and also many more shoppers recycling packaging. This growing trend reflects consumers concerns about global warming and the exploitation of developing countries. In June 2007 representatives from …
Read more “Politics and “Organics” partnership or conflict?”
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Starting with the simple stuff, and working up to an office overhaul, we go through giving your office a green makeover. Whether you work from a home office, or in an office of 25 people or more, here are some ideas that you can put into practise to make your office a much more eco-friendly …
We’re mopping up the news stories that haven’t had their own featured blog posts at EcoStreet this week. And what a busy week it’s been too. There’s no longer any doubt about climate change, Gordon Brown’s government is threatening our greenbelt, and we’ve heard about how US news network Fox has been spreading misinformation about …