EcoSpeak: An interview with ex-IPCC co-chairman Sir John Houghton

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This is a guest post by Jeremy Walters of GoCarbonFree.com Sir John Houghton CBE FRS was co-chairman of the Scientific Assessment for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from 1988-2002. He was previously chairman of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (’92-’98), chief executive of the Met Office (’83-’91) and Professor of Atmospheric Physics, …

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EcoStreet forum members tell us how they’ve gone green

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I asked the members of our forum how they went green, and what they would recommend to those who were thinking of taking the first steps to a more sustainable lifestyle. Here’s what they said: I always like to take my own reusable bags when I go shopping so I don’t have to take home …

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Change the World in 5 minutes

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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. …

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Vote for the best green film

by Tracy StokesActivism, EcoArtPosted on No Comments

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 …

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Celebrate World Car Free Day: walk or cycle this weekend

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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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Carbon offsetting is beneficial to the environment

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This is a guest post by Matt Feldman of Carbon Neutral Digest. One of the major issues, or myths, surrounding carbon offsets is that it allows people and companies to pollute and then, just for a few dollars, “balance it out.” My take on this conundrum is that it doesn’t matter if this belief is …

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