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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Are Car Clubs becoming more popular in the UK?
With cash-strapped Londoners looking for ways to save money, car clubs are suddenly becoming more popular, with several new companies setting up recently in the London area. One company, Street Car, now has around 1,000 cars available to members in … Continue reading
Can electric vehicles overtake competing green car technologies?
Everyone from Gordon Brown to Greenpeace backs electric cars as a climate panacea, but are there negative impacts we’re missing in the rush to electrification, asks Adam Vaughan. The tale of why the Eden Project created an eco car show … Continue reading
Posted in sustainable transport, transport
Tagged electric cars, green technology, sustainable transport
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Aiming to help the thousands of Australian families left homeless by the recent devastating fires in Victoria and New South Wales, Bushfire Housing is a site that was created specifically to match people in need with others in the area … Continue reading
The Future of Print…
With Internet penetration growing rapidly around the world, critics have been predicting the death of newspapers and other print media for the past decade. Add to the mix the expansion of cable programming, mobile media and a range of … Continue reading
Posted in future, social responsibility
Tagged future of print, newspapers, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.thegreenmarine.com
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Fairtrade Fortnight
Why not take part in Fairtrade Fortnight 2009 and join a global movement for change. There’s a whole range of goods available now – including tea, coffee, biscuits, beer, wine and cotton products. How about persuading your workplace to … Continue reading
Posted in Fair Trade
Tagged Fairtrade Fortnight, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.fairtrade.org.uk
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Raise money for your charity using Mission Fish
Especially during tough economic times charities are one of the hardest hit groups, but fear not there are always solutions to a problem, nothing is impossible. MissionFish was set up in 2005, and began working on eBay for Charity that … Continue reading
A few ‘top tips’ on eco home improvements
1 Cut that draught with a rug Boom-time home improvements such as stripped wood floors can make it harder to cut your fuel bills. The draughts that blow up through the gaps in stripped wood flooring will have your radiators … Continue reading
Posted in top tips
Tagged Eco tips, Home improvements, recession busting, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Gardeners are to grow their own with the National Trust
The National Trust is seeking to persuade every household, office and company to grow its own vegetables in a campaign that will create 1,000 allotments on its own land. http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/gardens/article5761956.ece
Paper, Plastic and People
When it comes to packaging, it is always this mind-boggling question “Paper or Plastic?” A hazy debate to date consuming the common consumer, so I started with asking friends and people who I came across… “Paper or Plastic” the why(s) … Continue reading
Posted in consumerism, social responsibility
Tagged 3R's, consumer choice, paper v plastic
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The Earth Restoration Service
Came across this great charity through a friend of mine called “Earth Restoration Service” (ERS) UK Registered Charity No. 1118951. Their goal is to transform the current concern for environmental degradation into positive action, inspiring the world’s citizens to play their part … Continue reading
Posted in Deforestation, biodiversity, campaigning, conservation
Tagged earth restoration service, environmental degradation, schools
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Because we are society…
Watching the Brit Awards 2009 last night made me think about fame and fortune, ego and envy. Today, any A-list name with a serious social cred has a cause of his or her own. Selflessness is a badge of honour … Continue reading
Posted in quality of life, social responsibility
Tagged ego and envy, fame and fortune, selflessness, society
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INNOVATION – what does it really mean and does it exist?
With lower barriers to entry and accelerated development cycles, today even the most successful businesses face the unfortunate but inescapable reality that their competitors are only a step behind them, churning out similar products and services with similar functions and … Continue reading
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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Trendwatching: Places as bases
Where it is we are, the places we call home will continue to get more crowded. As planners look to fulfil the needs of the planet’s mushrooming population, it will be up to them to infuse personality into place, to … Continue reading
LOVE BIRDS
According to tradition, Valentines Day is when birds start pairing up before settling down to nest – and so each year, this date kicks off National Nest Box Week, organised by the British Trust for Ornithology. This campaign encourages the … Continue reading
Huge oil slick from Russian ship heads for British coastline
Coastguards in Britain and Ireland were on red alert today after a Russian aircraft carrier spilt an estimated 1,000 tonnes of oil off the southern Irish coast. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5753603.ece
Behind the label: Comfort Fabric Softener
Soft towels, fluffy fleeces and synthetic fabrics don’t cling. What’s not to like? Well, try skin irritation, increased flammability and environmental pollution, for starters. It seems the average bottle of fabric softener has a darker side. INGREDIENTS: 5% cationic sufactants, … Continue reading
ICE (IN CASE OF EMERGENCY) CAMPAIGN – DO IT!
We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory. If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn’t know who … Continue reading
Posted in social responsibility
Tagged emergency contact, ICE campaign, IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, social responsibility
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Bill Gates’ talk on mosquitoes, malaria and education
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader. The site makes the best talks and performances from TED available … Continue reading
Posted in innovation, leadership, www.ted.com
Tagged Bill Gates, malaria and education, Mosquitoes, www.ted.com
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Take a walk on the wild side and have a wild work out: Green gyms
Hey, what’s that a wild work out, green gyms, does this mean you do something crazy whilst you are near the squat rack or hanging from the pull up bar? Are the showers all fitted with water saving heads? Erm … Continue reading
Posted in Ethical living, Volunteering, btcv.org.uk, exercise
Tagged Green Gyms, volunteer, Wild work outs, www.csrplus.co.uk, www2.btcv.org.uk/
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Population: The elephant in the room
Uncontrolled population growth threatens to undermine efforts to save the planet, warns John Feeney. In this week’s Green Room, he calls on the environmental movement to stop running scared of this controversial topic. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7865332.stm
Posted in population control
Tagged climate change, environmental movement, population control, responsibility
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Rise of unwanted pets on the increase Battersea rescues more stray dogs
More than 5,000 stray dogs found on the streets of London were taken in by Battersea Dogs and Cats Home last year. The south London charity said it had given a home to 5,357 dogs, a 20% increase compared with … Continue reading
Londoners feel “unsafe” in areas blighted by litter
Londoners feel unsafe in areas of the capital which are blighted by litter and graffiti, according to a new survey by Keep Britain Tidy. “London; Its People and their Litter” has found that the condition of the local environment can … Continue reading
Blue is the new green
Today there is a growing awareness of the problems posed by limited water resources (often represented by blue seas) and climate change (blue skies), shifting the environmental conversation from green to blue. Blue is the new green goes well beyond … Continue reading
What will you be doing on Valentines Day?
Following recent articles in the UK press shining a spotlight on run-away population growth as the single biggest threat to our planet, Green Thing wonders how people might now choose to spend their Valentines Day. Jonathan Porritt, who chairs the … Continue reading
Posted in population control
Tagged do the green thing, population control, Valentines Day
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