Posted on 02 September 2008
At the moment we can’t seem to escape the doom and gloom of the economic downturn and predicted recession. With soaring oil and food prices one positive that may well come out of the situation is that people will curb their spending which will in turn lead to a cut in consumption and use of [...]
Posted on 19 July 2008
I’m going to make a confession so promise not to judge me, OK?
Here goes… I love the fashion programmes on TV. There, I said it!
From ‘America’s / Britain’s Next Top Model‘ to ‘Gok’s Fashion Fix‘ and ‘The Clothes Show‘ I consider having the time to watch them a real treat and when I get the [...]
Posted on 19 July 2008
I just wanted to let you all know about our new blog over at Make Hay Ethical E-Media.
For a little while now I’ve been having lots of fun writing Make Hay newsletters for our clients, providing news about what we’ve been up to and links and resources to help ethical business owners and we thought [...]
Posted on 18 July 2008
besides me being an editor at GGG, a freelancer expertising community and presence marketing, I also have the privilege of running the most USEFUL podcast in the world called “Geek Army Knife”. Last interview was with Sanjay Khanna of Khanna research where we talked about calm technologies and the things that Orwell didn’t predict… it [...]
Posted on 16 July 2008
Maybe I’m nuts, but the boys (3 and 1!) and I have decided it’s time to get some chickens. As long as the landlord agrees!
We’ve got plenty of space in the garden for them to cluck around and a stable that would keep them safe at night.
We’ve even got friends who have offered to look [...]
Posted on 15 July 2008
Earthwatch Lecture - Shrinking Habitats, Species Survival.
Thursday 16th October, 7.00pm-8.30pm, at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR, UK.
Dr. Dawn Scott & Dr. Rich Reading will give two talks on Earthwatch projects, ‘South Africa’s Brown Hyenas’ and ‘Wildlife of the Mongolian Steppe’, species in the one case often unfairly maligned, and in [...]
Posted on 14 July 2008
I got a bokashi bin for Christmas. Two actually.
And yes, I did ask for them!
When they finally arrived in January, I ripped open the package, full of excitement, to find two black bins, some bits of plastic and a large bag of bran. Somehow all this was supposed to turn our cooked kitchen scraps into [...]
Guest editor
Posted on 21 June 2008
What are your clothes made of? Who made them? Inputs of clothing production have significant effects on the physical and social environment.
Take a look at the cotton industry. Insecticides used in conventional cotton production are the most hazardous pesticide to human health, causing behavioral changes, increased cancer risk, and even death. [...]
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Posted on 20 June 2008
For an invention that has been around for less than a century, the Internet has quickly risen to be one of the most innovative developments of the 20th century. Most businesses have their own websites, most adults have their own email addresses, and even most children have their own computers.
Whether we like it or [...]
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Posted on 14 June 2008
“What’s a nice Irish girl like you doing in a place like this?” might well be the opening line for conversation with me. Twenty-seven years of calling the Sonoran Desert home has me convinced that you can transplant, but you can’t take the green out of the girl. The new green that is.
Recently I downsized [...]
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Posted on 08 June 2008
There has been ample news in the press over these past few weeks about the effects of recycling and the benefits that it has on the environment.
However, all this being said, it is important to think about the necessities of all this extra packaging. I once read an article not that long ago about a [...]
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Posted on 21 May 2008
Nearly all of us have an object at home whose sentimental value far outweighs its worth in cold hard cash. And despite what some may say, savouring your precious object doesn’t make you a ‘Gollum’, and I think it is a really valuable characteristic; one that will help us all to make the most [...]
