Tag Archives: Climate change
Green Charities for Your Holiday gift Giving
Most environmentally conscious individuals give of themselves often to try and make our Earth not only healthier – but a better place as well.?? During the holidays, most people tend to recognize their many blessings – and therefore, give more freely. If you’re considering donating but you’re not sure which charity should receive the goods, [...] Continue reading
Recipe for a successful Copenhagen
Just found this great video ‘One Minute Recipe for Success at Copenhagen’ at… Continue reading
To carbon offset, or not?
Christmas is fast approaching and I am looking back at 2009, at whether I can be more planet friendly, reduce my carbon footprint and be more sustainable in my living. This year I’ve been pretty good: shopping locally, cutting back on things like meat, walking more, and switching off as much as possible at home and at work.
The odd holiday splurge is the one thing that leaves a nasty Continue reading
Every day can be an energy saving day!
Last week, the Isles of Scilly held a world first community effort to save energy. Over a 24-hour period – on Energy Saving Day (E-Day) – the island’s residents switched off all non-essential electrical items in homes, schools and workplaces, and took live online measurements of the results. By the close of play at midnight, the islanders had achieved Continue reading
Climate Clinic: fringe event or main event?
Last night I went to the Climate Clinic at the Friends Meeting House in Brighton – as part of the Labour Party Conference. Green Party candidates Caroline Lucas and Tony Juniper, and Continue reading
10:10 to cut carbon footprint by 10% in 2010
In the run up to the crucial climate change conference in Copenhagen in December, the 10:10 campaign caught my eye.
The brainchild of Franny Armstrong, whose film… Continue reading
Wind power coming to the south coast?
Many’s a time I’ve sat on Brighton beach, watching the starlings swoop over the wreck of the West Pier. The view may be about to change though as I hear plans are afoot to develop an offshore wind farm on a large scale.
According to Brighton Council, the coast from Eastbourne going west has been earmarked for wind turbines every kilometer… Continue reading
Video conferencing: Green Business Travel
Continuing on the green travel theme, if you travel for business to meet clients and suppliers, you could save money and cut carbon emissions by video conferencing instead…. Continue reading
Climate Change and the Food we eat
For the past few months I’ve been thinking about coming out more strongly on climate change. Some of my colleagues say don’t. That it will scare people off. But I’m starting to feel that I can’t keep my mouth shut whilst the threat of global warming and climate change escalates. Earlier this month an ice bridge in Antartica linking a shelf of ice the size of Jamaica snapped, a pretty significant indicator of… Continue reading