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Monthly Archives: January 2009
A clear window winner
To clean windows and mirrors, use a mix of half white vinegar and half water instead of shop-bought products. Sponge on (or put in a spray bottle) then rub off using scrunched-up newspaper.
Sun, sea and sewage in the playground of the rich in Dubai
The Times reports that a noxious tide of toilet paper, raw sewage and chemical waste has transformed Dubai’s most prestigious stretch of shoreline into a foul-smelling health hazard. A stretch of the exclusive Jumeirah Beach — a magnet for Western … Continue reading
Friends of the Earth say “Get Linking up”
Local Exchange Trading Schemes are community-based networks where people exchange goods and services for free, for example transport, DIY skills or equipment. Find out more at http://letslinkuk.net/
Posted in Friends of the Earth, innovation
Tagged community based networks, Friends of the Earth, Local exchange trading schemes
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How bad is the crisis going to get?
By Tim Weber Business editor, BBC News website, in Davos 36 hours in September changed the world. When investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed, the credit crunch became a global financial crisis. But how bad is that crisis? Was it … Continue reading
Posted in financial crisis, future, social responsibility
Tagged banking, BBC, credit crunch, global financial crisis
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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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Turn Your Waste Vegetable Oil Into On-Site Electricity
Whoever said that FAT is bad for you? Vegawatt™, the innovative new cogeneration system for restaurants and food service facilities has been developed in the States. It uses your waste cooking oil as a readily available source of fuel to … Continue reading
Posted in innovation, inventions, renewable energy
Tagged renewable technology, vegawatt, waste vegetable oil
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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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Do The Green Thing – protest paper planes
The time: 2pm Thursday afternoon, 29th January, 2009.The place: beneath the balcony of London’s Hospital Club on the corner of Endell Street and Betterton Street in Covent Garden. The event: the big launch of Green Thing’s Protest Paper Planes featuring … Continue reading
Posted in airport expansion, climate change, do the green thing
Tagged aircraft, climate change, do the green thing, protest paper planes
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Bring some life in to your life and go native
It might be cold outside, but at least it is starting to stay lighter for longer and getting brighter earlier in the morning, spring just another month away. And although recession is on the doorstep let’s bring some natural growth … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, environment
Tagged biodiversity, garden, http://www.nhm.ac.uk/fff/, native species
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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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Britain in pictures
Britain’s economy has been hard hit by the world financial crisis, with rising unemployment, falling house prices and a slumping pound there are still winners on the high street. Many companies have had to cut jobs. Japanese car maker Nissan … Continue reading
Hospitals will take meat off menus in bid to cut carbon…
Meat-free menus are to be promoted in hospitals as part of a strategy to cut global warming emissions across the National Health Service. The plan to offer patients menus that would have no meat option is part of a strategy … Continue reading
Obama to put Bush car pollution policies into reverse
Barack Obama is today expected to begin the process of reversing George Bush’s policies on climate change by allowing individual US states to set their own, stricter standards for vehicle emissions. The new president will instruct the federal Environmental Protection … Continue reading
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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The Day in Pictures
Nine baby lions, born in early December to two mothers, meet the public at the Serengeti wildlife park in Hodenhagen, western Germany. Workers building a new underground line in the Indian capital, New Delhi, emerge from a tunnel-boring machine … Continue reading
Posted in future, social responsibility
Tagged around the world, Gazza, India, Kenya, Western Germany
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New evidence on Antarctic warming
It’s hard to think of any situation where increased greenhouse gases would not lead to warming in Antarctica. The BBC report that scientists in Antarctica say a major ice shelf is about to break away from the continent. The Wilkins … Continue reading
From small acorns grow big trees
It’s the smallest thing but possibly one of the grandest gestures you can do today…Plant a tree seed. It can be a pip from an apple, an acorn from an oak or a winged nut from a maple – you … Continue reading
Posted in The Green Marine, campaigning, climate change, trees
Tagged climate change, people power, seed planting, The Green Marine, trees
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A look through the lens, what do YOU see and hear?
Gaza City: Birds take to the sky over buildings destroyed by Israeli bombing Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP Israel: A soldier returns from the northern Gaza Strip after the declaration of a ceasefire Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP Washington, US: A blue line down … Continue reading
Posted in The Green Marine, future, social responsibility, www.csrplus.co.uk
Tagged future, hope, lifestyle, responsibility, The Green Marine, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Wind turbines. Are they useful or are they a blot on the landscape?
An increasingly ubiquitous sight in Europe is the wind generator. Are they useful? Are they a blot on the landscape? To the first question I would say yes. The European wind energy industry believes that, given the right political climate, … Continue reading
Congratulations America
Barack Obama will become the 44th president of the US today just as the world is engulfed in a global economic and environmental crisis. The world needs US leadership to begin honestly accounting for the state of our natural assets. … Continue reading
We are watching you – cut when you sup!
Next time you get a four-pack of beer, remember to cut up your plastic ring holder. They pose a serious danger to wildlife if they get into the environment, small animals can get their heads caught in them, birds can get … Continue reading