YouTube - She's back! Fairtrade Woman 2008.: ""
Is she mad, is she bad- no she's Fairtrade Woman, living on Fairtrade products for a fortnight during the UK's Fairtrade Fortnight. Luckily as every year goes by there are more and more Fairtrade products out there- the Co-operative has the most extensive range, bit short on fresh veg though..watch out for signs of vitamin deficency, luckily there are lots of fruit to stop scurvy setting in.
Thursday 31 January 2008
Wednesday 30 January 2008
ASA bans British Gas ad for green claims | Media | guardian.co.uk
ASA bans British Gas ad for green claims | Media | guardian.co.uk
Yet another Greenwash Alert- when will they ever learn that green marketing- in the words of The Green Marketing Manifesto's author John Grant is "making green things seem normal not normal things seem green". Slapping carbon offsetting on a product does not make that product green, nor does for that matter- take note HSBC- giving £50 to the WWF for every new account enable you to call it a green account. This stype of flimsy thinking is just bandwagon marketing- and in the age of high powered environmental pressure groups- and of course the blogisphere you will get caught, and made to look foolish
Yet another Greenwash Alert- when will they ever learn that green marketing- in the words of The Green Marketing Manifesto's author John Grant is "making green things seem normal not normal things seem green". Slapping carbon offsetting on a product does not make that product green, nor does for that matter- take note HSBC- giving £50 to the WWF for every new account enable you to call it a green account. This stype of flimsy thinking is just bandwagon marketing- and in the age of high powered environmental pressure groups- and of course the blogisphere you will get caught, and made to look foolish
Monday 21 January 2008
Top 10 tips for greener skiing - Natural Choices
Top 10 tips for greener skiing - Natural Choices
We all have our dirty little ungreen secrets, skiing is one of mine, along with the Landrover. Most of the time, when the snow is good we nip up to the Pyrenees, but once in a while, when we are feeling a little flush Les Arcs 2000 is our destination.
We all have our dirty little ungreen secrets, skiing is one of mine, along with the Landrover. Most of the time, when the snow is good we nip up to the Pyrenees, but once in a while, when we are feeling a little flush Les Arcs 2000 is our destination.
Friday 18 January 2008
Wednesday 2 January 2008
72% demand private housing developers should meet green targets - Natural Choices
72% demand private housing developers should meet green targets - Natural Choices
It is scandalous that there are different standards for Housing Associations and the private sector- the argument from the private sector is that the supply chains for sustainable products is limited at the moment and therefore they can’t comply in the short run but that they will try harder in a couple of years time.
I suppose the government’s thinking is that they can impose greener standards on the sector’s they have a more direct funding link over- such as housing associations and the public housing stock- and then as these sectors increase demand then economies of scale in sustainable product manufacturing will kick in and thus encourage the private sector to see the benefits of sustainable building.
Well maybe, the reality is however looking at the proposed building requirements for sustainable homes the majority of the changes are in simple design- like double glazing- and I don’t think there is a shortage of supply there, instillation, efficient boilers, and also things like bike storage, home offices, grey water recycling. All these things can be done by the private sector now without waiting. Micro renewable energy systems, whether it be solar thermal, wood pellet boilers, even PV roofs such as Solar century’s C21 roof need to go in at the construction stage to be most cost effective.
Once again it is a shame that the sectors with the least cash are being called upon to break the path, but then again building sustainable blocks of flats is actually cheaper and makes more sense than sustainable stand alone houses- because of the ability to share heat and power units amongst flats- common grey water capture and usage etc.
George Monbiot (http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2007/11/27/three-million-homes/) argues we need 3 million new homes in the next 12 years. The majority of these unfortunately will not be built by housing associations or the public sector, which is a shame as public housing management is so much more rational than private ownership- and the credit needed to buy homes adds hugely to the stress on individuals. It will be the private sector that will carry out the majority of new house building in the UK and it is for that reason that we need the Sustainable Housing regulations to apply to them today not in some vague sense of the future.
It is scandalous that there are different standards for Housing Associations and the private sector- the argument from the private sector is that the supply chains for sustainable products is limited at the moment and therefore they can’t comply in the short run but that they will try harder in a couple of years time.
I suppose the government’s thinking is that they can impose greener standards on the sector’s they have a more direct funding link over- such as housing associations and the public housing stock- and then as these sectors increase demand then economies of scale in sustainable product manufacturing will kick in and thus encourage the private sector to see the benefits of sustainable building.
Well maybe, the reality is however looking at the proposed building requirements for sustainable homes the majority of the changes are in simple design- like double glazing- and I don’t think there is a shortage of supply there, instillation, efficient boilers, and also things like bike storage, home offices, grey water recycling. All these things can be done by the private sector now without waiting. Micro renewable energy systems, whether it be solar thermal, wood pellet boilers, even PV roofs such as Solar century’s C21 roof need to go in at the construction stage to be most cost effective.
Once again it is a shame that the sectors with the least cash are being called upon to break the path, but then again building sustainable blocks of flats is actually cheaper and makes more sense than sustainable stand alone houses- because of the ability to share heat and power units amongst flats- common grey water capture and usage etc.
George Monbiot (http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2007/11/27/three-million-homes/) argues we need 3 million new homes in the next 12 years. The majority of these unfortunately will not be built by housing associations or the public sector, which is a shame as public housing management is so much more rational than private ownership- and the credit needed to buy homes adds hugely to the stress on individuals. It will be the private sector that will carry out the majority of new house building in the UK and it is for that reason that we need the Sustainable Housing regulations to apply to them today not in some vague sense of the future.
Green PC - Environment Friendly Computer: Greener Computing Tips from Lifehacker
Green PC - Environment Friendly Computer: Greener Computing Tips from Lifehacker
The Green PC blog is definitely one of the best in the business for those of us stuck to our scereens for work- packed with great ideas, from the simple to the most complicated- all written in a 'just do it, its easy' style.
The Green PC blog is definitely one of the best in the business for those of us stuck to our scereens for work- packed with great ideas, from the simple to the most complicated- all written in a 'just do it, its easy' style.
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