Australians challenge government to do something useful

Australian writer, performer, director and broadcaster Dan Ilic was kind enough to let us know about his latest television advertisement that is taking Australia by storm. It started off as a viral video on the internet, but it struck such a chord with Australians that they raised enough money to have it broadcast on prime …

2008’s best green websites

I’ve just been trawling through the 50 websites that TIME.com are calling the “Best Websites of 2008” and am struck by the lack of green websites on that list. Considering that climate change is probably the biggest threat we as the human race face, and that we in the West are by now quite aware …

Bush continues his crusade against the planet

The Real News is a non-profit news and documentary network focused on providing independent and uncompromising journalism. They don’t accept corporate advertising or governmental funding, and so you can be sure that with them you’re getting the story straight. That’s why when they contacted EcoStreet to suggest that we bring the following story to the …

Git along, little dogies big doggies!

Daggers away please animal rights activists, this is more a bit of fun in the park for lazy dog walkers than a serious method of transport (especially if your office doesn’t provide dog kennels for employees). If the video below is anything to go by, dogs may even enjoy the experience. Whatever blows your hair …

Amazingness on display in London

If you’re a fan of Ecostreet’s title graphics, make sure to head down to the Viewfinder Gallery in Greenwich, London, between 30th May and 6th July, for Anna Hillman’s solo photography exhibition, ‘Amazingness’. Amazingness is a word Anna coined to describe “nature as it occurs everyday all around, easy to miss but everywhere to be …

10 rules for looking good on two wheels

If you look around you on the streets today you will notice a rising number of young ladies taking to two wheels. Long gone are the days of cycling being the pursuit of stuffy squares and eccentrics. Women are cycling and looking good doing it… so come on, join the Cycle Chic revolution. This is …

EcoReview: Patently Obvious

When I posted about the Green Festival Kit competition some weeks back we were contacted by Patently Obvious because they have a product that would fit very well into just such a kit, an anti-bacterial hand sanitiser, and they wanted us to try it. So I threw the small pump bottle of hand sanitiser into …