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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Inspire change on climate change…
Got an idea to encourage people to act on climate change? Enter a new competition to see it made into a TV advert. Friends of the Earths Executive Director Andy Atkins and Climate Change Minister Ed Miliband are judging a … Continue reading
Posted in Friends of the Earth, climate change
Tagged climate change, Friends of the Earth, innovation, Sky news, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Setting up a community food project
Tamzin Pinkerton & Rob Hopkins’s new book, Local Food, is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in creating a local food group. Here’s an extract to whet your appetite… Below are 10 suggested steps for setting up a community food … Continue reading
Posted in food, food miles, food security, the ecologist
Tagged community food project, food focus, local food for local people, the ecologist, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.transitionnetwork.org
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Save on two wheels
Fed up with price hikes on petrol and fares? If you spend more than £1.20 on fuel or tickets during your daily commute, switch to cycling and you could save £200 a year and cut carbon emissions to zero.
Community RePaint
Last year 380 million litres of paint (retail and trade) were sold in the UK. Of this, it is estimated that approximately 53 million litres are unused, stored in homes or garages or just thrown away. Thats enough paint to fill 21 Olympic-sized … Continue reading
Posted in green living, recycling
Tagged Community RePaint, recycle paint, waste not want want, www.communityrepaint.org.uk, www.csrplus.co.uk
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A cool idea for your fridge
Sounds obvious I know and i’ve been guilty of it in the past myself but try to leave warm leftovers on the side to cool down before storing them in the fridge. Putting them inside while still hot will … Continue reading
Posted in electricity, energy, top tips
Tagged energy conservation, fridge and cooling efficiency, top tips, warm leftovers, 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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Grizzly bear decline alarms conservationists in Canada
First it was the giant panda, then the polar bear, now it seems that the grizzly bear is the latest species to face impending disaster. A furious row has erupted in Canada with conservationists desperately lobbying the government to suspend … Continue reading
Posted in The guardian newspaper, conservation
Tagged canada, conservation in Canada, conservationists, grizly bear, salmon decline, wildlife, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.guardian.co.uk
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The Green Marine – A Brand on the Move
For those of you in the know The Green Marine mission is to play a leading part in the new eco revolution and spotting the iconic brand is starting to move from a one off underground competition to a regular occurrence. … Continue reading
Posted in social responsibility
Tagged azo free, buy once buy quality, Fair Trade, organic clothing, The Green Marine, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.thegreenmarine.com
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We need land to grow food. We need a Community Land Bank
A Community Land Bank to negotiate and release areas of land to groups of local people could help solve our growing land crisis. Use the word bank in a conversation these days and you are unlikely to elicit the most … Continue reading
Posted in environment, food security, future
Tagged community gardening groups, community land bank, cultivate for food, federation of city farms (FCFCG), not for profit, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.theecologist.org/
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The Green Marine spotted with Le Col
The Green Marine clothing range once again spotted around town. This time it was in the West End and sharing a table with leading cycle pro/guru and now fashion designer Yanto Barker www.lecol.net could this be a sign of things … Continue reading
Posted in The Green Marine, cycling, exercise, future
Tagged cycling, exercise and fitness, The Green Marine, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.lecol.net
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Recycled plastic bottles graduate with top honours
We’ve covered inventive ways to recycle a plastic bottle: including turning them into countertops and bedding. Joining the game is Oak Hall Industries, a manufacturer of academic apparel which claims to be the first in its industry to use recycled … Continue reading
Posted in environment, recycling
Tagged environment, innovation, recycling, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.springwise.com
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Rainforest destruction and climate change
Did you know that the global meat and dairy industry is causing rainforest destruction and speeding up climate change? Find out more and press politicians to support organic, locally produced food by taking part in an online campaign at … Continue reading
Posted in Deforestation, Friends of the Earth, climate change, social responsibility
Tagged climate change, Friends of the Earth, rainforest destruction, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.fixthefoodchain.com
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This Friday 18th September is PARK(ing) day
This Friday 18th September is PARK(ing) day, a chance to go out and reclaim some of the thousands of paid for parking places in every city and transform them into usable public space. Some 70% of many cities outdoor space … Continue reading
Posted in activism, environment
Tagged greening the city, Guerrilla gardeners, Park(ing) day, reclaim the streets, www.adventureecology.com, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Oil threat to Australia wildlife
Environmentalists have warned that an oil slick caused by an accident on a rig in the Timor Sea is threatening wildlife in Australian waters. Oil has been flowing from the West Atlas platform for three weeks. Safety authorities have been … Continue reading
Posted in environment, pollution
Tagged Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Conservation Council of Western Australia, oil slick, western australia, www.csrplus.co.uk
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The Healthy Street Foods Project
According to 2008 figures quoted by Mercy Corps, 11 million Indonesian children suffer from malnutrition. In the slums of Jakarta, many parents give their children a few rupiah for dinner, which they spend filling up on sweets and junk food … Continue reading
Posted in Diet and nutrition, health
Tagged food store for kids, healthy street foods project, Jakarta, Kedai Balitaku ('My Child's Cafe‘), malnutrition, Mercy Corps, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.springwise.com
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Fancy getting help when buying a bike?
Did you know that cycling is the least polluting form of transport after walking? Many workplaces now offer tax – and interest – free loans to help you buy a bike and commute the green way. Ask your boss if … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, health
Tagged cycle to work schemes, cycling belles, cycling culture, women and cycling, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Tread lightly – walking is the way forward
Walking has the lowest impact on the environment of any form of transport. It can also be an obesity intervention, a climate change intervention, a safety intervention, a diabetes intervention. A win win if you ask me. If walking does … Continue reading
Posted in Walking, climate change, health
Tagged carbon footprint, climate change, climate change intervention, diabetes intervention, health and exercise, safety intervention, Walking, www.walkit.com
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Food for thought – food for life partnership
You know it makes sense to get school kids growing and eating seasonal, local and organic food so why not ask your local school to join the Food for Life partnership. A lifetime of healthy, satisfying dining could be … Continue reading
Posted in Diet and nutrition, school, www.foodforlife.org.uk
Tagged food for thought, kids growing and eating seasonal food, organic food, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.foodforlife.org.uk
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Let’s talk dirty … how long do you spend in the shower?
Men are hardly any faster than women, and power showers can use more water than baths, so without getting too steamed up, what are your showering habits? Let’s talk dirty. How dirty are you? How long does it take you … Continue reading
Posted in water use
Tagged shower power, showering and water conservatiion, the guardian, water consumption, water use, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Hang up that mobile at night
Switch your mobile phone off when you go to bed and you’ll save energy on needless recharges the next day. Unless you really need to be contactable 24 hours a day, you’ll be better off getting your beauty sleep … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, energy, top tips
Tagged energy use and conservation, mobile phone usage, save energy, top tips, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Biking belles call for safety
Apparently 79% of British women don’t cycle because they don’t feel safe enough. Ask our Government to make safer conditions for cycling a priority so that more women feel able to cycle http://www.bikebelles.org.uk/
Posted in cycling, www.csrplus.co.uk
Tagged cycling belles, http://www.bikebelles.org.uk/
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The heat of summer disappearing top tip
When the heat of summer starts to disappear the temptation to reach for the central heating switch gets even stronger. Try to fight the urge and instead of turning up the heat – put on an extra layer of clothes … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, top tips
Tagged carbon footprint, climate change, environment, save money, top tip
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Incandescent rage as lights go out on old 100W bulbs
From today the 100-watt incandescent light bulb will join tape cassettes and typewriters as defunct consumer items, making way for more environmentally friendly compact fluorescent lamps, as mandated by the EU. From a green point of view, the phasing out … Continue reading
Posted in future, green living
Tagged 100W light bulb, compact fluorescent lamps, energy use and conservation, light bulbs, the guardian
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