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Category Archives: lifestyle
Psssssssst – cut down on aerosols
Aerosols don’t harm the ozone layer anymore, thanks to the banning of CFC propellants, but they’re still not great for the environment. Many use propellants based on hydrocarbons and contain parts that are hard to recycle. Why not choose pump-action, … Continue reading
Posted in environment, lifestyle
Tagged CFC propellants, environment, hydrocarbons, recycle and re-use, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Fairtrade Fortnight 22nd – 7th March
For this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight we’re asking the nation to join us in The Big Swap. For two whole weeks we’ll be asking you to swap your usual stuff for Fairtrade stuff. Your usual bananas for Fairtrade bananas, your usual … Continue reading
Posted in Ethical living, consumerism, human rights, lifestyle
Tagged ethical shopping, fairtrade goods, the big swap, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.fairtrade.org.uk
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$64.2 billion dollars in Wall Street bonuses
…and a $100m to all of Haiti, mmmmmmm!!!
Posted in Charity, future, human rights, leadership, lifestyle, www.csrplus.co.uk
Tagged haiti, wall street, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Tips for Walking on Ice and Snow
• Don’t take shortcuts on pathways or surfaces that may not be salted or shoveled. • Slow down, take shorter steps and use your feet as probes to determine the degree of slipperiness. This will also give you time to … Continue reading
Posted in lifestyle, top tips
Tagged snow and ice, Walking, walking in snow and ice, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Ecologist guide to detox
It’s that time of year when hear the word ‘detox’ creep into conversation. It’s easy to dismiss ‘detox’ as a fad, as some product claims are exaggerated. But detoxing, as a practice, has been around for centuries. For some, a … Continue reading
Posted in lifestyle, self help, the ecologist, www.csrplus.co.uk
Tagged detox plan, the ecologist, toxins, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Tips for keeping warm
We are more likely to catch a cold or flu during winter. Cold weather can also cause other serious health problems like pneumonia. It is essential to keep warm in winter and there are some simple things you can do … Continue reading
Posted in energy, lifestyle, top tips
Tagged keep well, keeping warm, save cash, save energy, top tips, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.direct.gov.uk
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A ‘Greener’ Christmas Special
To help you have an ‘eco’ low cost and healthy Christmas we’ve put on our festive thinking caps. Why not ‘branch’ out with eco Christmas trees or decorations; let off steam carolling; keep kids busy with fun for free; cool … Continue reading
Posted in lifestyle, top tips
Tagged a healthier christmas, Eco tips, local christmas dinner, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Check your kids toys for toxins this Christmas
Now that the Christmas is fast approaching it’s a great opportunity to check on the safety of your kid’s favourite toys and those you may be thinking of purchasing or father Christmas will be dropping off down the chimney. It … Continue reading
Posted in consumerism, health, lifestyle
Tagged a healthier christmas, green parenting articles, healthy toys, kids toys, Nature Repurposed, toxic toys, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Rise in dumped TVs due to digital switchover, figures show
The number of TVs left in landfill has risen by 70% in the past year, says Cumbria county council. The major digital TV switchover in north-west England has coincided with a huge increase in dumped analogue TVs, environmental campaigners have … Continue reading
Posted in Ethical living, future, lifestyle
Tagged digital switchover, energy saving trust, the guardian, TV, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Waste not, want not.
Try not to dump useful furniture – what you might think of waste is someone else’s resource. Put a smile on a face and take it to your local charity shop and donate it for free.
Posted in Charity, The Green Marine, lifestyle, recycling, reuse
Tagged charity donation, recycle, reduce, repair, reuse, waste not want not, waste or resource, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.thegreenmarine.com
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Last chance to change our behaviour
There is growing awareness of the damage we are doing to the planet and the natural resources on which we depend, says David Hillyard. Yet, he argues in this week’s BBC Green Room, we still carry on along the same … Continue reading
Posted in Deforestation, biodiversity, business, climate change, communications, conservation, consumerism, economics, education, environment, future, global warming, happiness, health, leadership, lifestyle, oceans, overfishing, quality of life, social responsibility, water shortage
Tagged attitude and habits, behavioural change, climate change, ecosystems and business, environmental destruction, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8242410.stm, human life, quality of life, species loss, www.csrplus.co.uk
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A poem by Naomi Shihab Nye, “Kindness”
Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth What you held in your hand, What you counted and carefully saved, all this must go … Continue reading
Posted in future, happiness, lifestyle
Tagged kindness, Naomi Shihab Nye, www.csrplus.co.uk
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To all of you out there trying to better yourself and others
Posted in happiness, lifestyle, motivational quotes, social responsibility
Tagged courage, motivation, self actualisation
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St Patrick’s Day: enjoying the craic or drinking to excess?
There has been a lot of talk about using the price of alcohol to control consumption, bad timing some would say with St Patrick’s Day literally just around the corner. Everyone wants to be Irish on 17 March. But celebrating … Continue reading
Posted in happiness, health, lifestyle, www.csrplus.co.uk
Tagged alcohol, St Patrick's Day, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Kidfluence – what is the future going to be like for our children?
Let’s be honest the children of the 21st century are exposed to far more media and marketing across multiple platforms than kids have ever been before and at an increasingly younger age. Both brands and technology are ubiquitous almost from … Continue reading
Posted in The Green Marine, leadership, lifestyle, www.csrplus.co.uk
Tagged future, kidfluence, www.thegreenmarine.com
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Alarm over cruelty behind the bacon on our breakfast plates
If you are meat eater it could be argued that this is the way ‘pork’ should be produced, wild and in its natural state. Did you know that two thirds of pork, bacon and ham imported into Britain are from … Continue reading
Posted in health, lifestyle, meat production, public health
Tagged british standards, consumer choice, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, livestock welfare
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Easy on the Meat
The Green Thing picked ‘Easy on the Meat’ as one of the seven things you can do to lead a greener life is because livestock agriculture is the third biggest creator of greenhouse gases and is also a major cause … Continue reading
Posted in Deforestation, lifestyle, meat production
Tagged Deforestation, green thing, Greenpeace Brazil, livestock
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Green Grannies know best!
Help is never too far away! Grandmothers are known for many virtues, not the least of which is their ability to knit spectacular socks. Perhaps even more admirable, however, is the older generation’s ability to make the most of limited … Continue reading
Posted in Oxfam, leadership, lifestyle, marketing
Tagged advice, Good ideas ltd, Oxfam, Youtube
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‘No alcohol’ urged for under-15s
Children aged under 15 should never be given alcohol, even in small quantities, England’s chief medical officer has advised parents. Sir Liam Donaldson said childhood should be an “alcohol-free time”, as ministers prepare to publish guidance on the issue for … Continue reading
Posted in health, lifestyle, parental responsibility
Tagged abuse, alcohol, binge drinking, children, health, liver disease, UK Government
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Computer game meets climbing wall
We’ve written about a number of games designed to get kids off the couch and into some exercise, but recently one of our spotters alerted us to one we hadn’t yet seen: DigiWall, a structure that combines a climbing wall … Continue reading
Posted in exercise, health, lifestyle
Tagged climbing wall, digiwall, games, kid friendly, physical activity
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6 billion ways to solve the global meltdown?
The global system is in crisis: financial markets in turmoil, rising energy prices, violent conflicts, environmental disasters. It doesn’t have to be this way. Take part in an inspiring day of events and challenge the global meltdown. http://www.6billionways.org.uk
Posted in future, lifestyle, protest
Tagged conflict, energy, environment, financial markets
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Top tips on eco home improvements
In the last post there were some pretty grim images of Britain, but on the flip side it could be argued that recession means there is a new financial impetus to become greener, after all you can save money. … Continue reading
Posted in The Green Marine, lifestyle, quality of life, self help, www.csrplus.co.uk
Tagged Britain, credit crunch, energy saving trust, responsibility, The Green Marine, top tips, www.csrplus.co.uk
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You Are What You Eat…Literally
I’m sure you have heard about plastics in the environment but plastic’s in the body is another major for cause concern. Polystyrene is all around us, in coffee cups, meat and produce trays, soup and salad bowls, the milk or … Continue reading
Posted in lifestyle, quality of life
Tagged contamination, food standards, lifestyle, plastics
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Thought for the day!
I got up this morning and thought that i’d like to share one of my favourite motivational quotes with you – “Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever!” Phew…it blows me … Continue reading
Posted in The Green Marine, future, leadership, lifestyle, www.csrplus.co.uk
Tagged motivation, quote, The Green Marine, www.csrplus.co.uk
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