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Wales Institute for Sustainable Education
“It (WISE) gets beyond sustainability…to suggest a whole way of life more in harmony with the natural world.”
Peter Blundell Jones, Architect and Journalist
20/07/10
’she represents a large number of us that have pensions and funds containing un-ethical and un-green investments. These people are all equally responsible for the arms trade, exploitation of the environment and many more of ethical faux pas. If they all pulled out of their investments tomorrow, overnight we would change the world.’
Green Festivals – How far have we come?
“Someone else will clean that up”. They will, so does it matter? After all leaving litter behind does create jobs. But for me litter is a proxy for people’s environmental attitudes and their level of consumption. Do you really need to leave a cheap tent behind because you can get another one so cheaply?
Exxon’s Donation to the American Indian College Fund…PFFFFT.
So…it seems that Exxon has donated $100,000 to the American Indian College Fund.
From the Native American Times:
Richard B. Williams, American Indian College Fund president and CEO, said: “We thank the Exxon Mobil Corporation for its steadfast support of the American Indian College Fund and the amazing students we serve. This generous contribution is a tribute [...]
¿Cuándo dejamos de apreciar lo natural?
Los habitantes de este país tenemos la gran bendición de disponer de una amplia variedad de frutas frescas a bajos precios y siempre frescas. De igual manera sucede con los vegetales y verduras. Con esto quiero remarcar que efectivamente no tenemos (no teníamos!) la necesidad de comprar todo empacado, precocido, pre-preparado.
Why it’s worth recycling
Why it’s worth recycling your plastic
Household waste recycling is not the most glamorous of subjects nor is it the most exciting domestic chore, but personally what gives me a kick is seeing just how much junk we are preventing from ending up in land fill sites. My family of 3 have been collecting ALL our plastic waste over the past nine [...]
Guest Editor
Trewin Restorick – Global Action Plan
Since 1993, Global Action Plan has contributed to greater environmental awareness. We have taken a practical approach to help communities reduce their carbon emissions and impacts. Our initiatives work with people across society, at every point in their life.
EcoTeams is one of our most successful campaigns, and focuses on you and your friends, families and [...]
With love from Norway – Eco living as an ex-pat
Life as an expat has some disadvantages in terms of environmental responsibility, however as much as I’m doing in my new day to day life. I can’t reconcile the fact that my carbon footprint will increase by a huge amount because of flights home to friends and family.
Bumi Tak Romantis Bagi Pernikahan di Indonesia?
Belum lama ini saya mengunjungi sebuah wedding fair di kota tempat
saya tinggal, Pontianak. Seperti yang sudah saya duga, di sana saya
(hanya) melihat serbuan industri pernikahan ‘konvensional’. Tak ada
yang benar-benar baru dan menggebrak di wedding fair tersebut. Semua
dengan misi yang sama: “pick my service, pick my service” semata,
tanpa ada misi yang lebih unik (produk/jasa yang agak/lebih ramah
lingkungan, misalnya).
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Transition Tips
Get rid of baths
Do not take baths, take showers. You will save about half the amount of water that you would if you were taking a bath.
Do not take baths, take showers. You will save about half the amount of water that you would if you were taking a bath.
