Fairtrade Fortnight 2007 starts today, 26 February, and continues until 11th March 2007. The theme of this year’s campaign is Change today, choose Fairtrade. A number of events are being held during the two weeks all over the UK, have a look at the listings here. And you can enter a competition to have your …
Author/activist Bill McKibben is calling on Americans to rally together on April 14th to get their elected officials to take notice (and then take action) on climate change. Instead of bringing together the masses for a march on Washington (very carbon intensive), McKibben has started Step it up 2007 as an organizing hub for rallies …
How many of us are aware of the inbuilt power saving features on our PCs? And how many of us use them? EcoStreet forum member Solomon does, and he can tell us how to do it too. — Your PC has several built in power modes, each of which will turn off the PC/monitor/hard drives …
The BBC presents “Climate Challenge”, a game where you are president of the European Nations and must tackle climate change AND stay popular enough with the voters to remain in office. Up to the challenge? Earth’s future is in your hands. Play now. Thanks to Al for the tip.
I read with interest a recent article in The Independent titled: Saving the Planet – Empty Gestures. Here is the first paragraph of that article: At Christmas I was given a copy of the book of the film An Inconvenient Truth, by the American politician Al Gore. It was from two people. One of them …
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Thanks to the 14,000 activists who appealed to online mega-retailer Amazon to stop exploiting a threatened species just to make a few quid, Amazon have agreed to remove Shark Fin soup from it’s virtual shelves. Shark finning involves cutting off the shark’s fins while it is still alive, and then tossing the body back into …
Mouths everywhere are demanding real, organic food. The Mouth Revolution, a new short film from the makers of The Meatrix, is a humorous 4.5-minute live-action film that parodies history and contemporary culture while informing viewers about the vital importance of eating real, organic foods. The Declaration of Indigestion details the mouths’ objectives and demands: No …
The Green Party of Suffolk County (US) is holding a poster competition to encourage both adults and children alike to show off their artistic talents and demonstrate their commitment to ending the war in Iraq. The competition is entitled “Bring Home Our Troops” and two $100 prizes will be awarded (one for under 18’s and …
Next month sees the UK’s most comprehensive sustainable design and construction event in London. Ecobuild will take place at Earls Court 2 from the 27th February to the 1st March 2007, with over 60 free seminars and 300+ exhibitors. Whether you are an architect or builder looking to improve your understanding of sustainable building, or …