Turn Off The Light
When we are asked what we, ourselves, do to protect the environment, it is easy to become embarrassed under questioning and feel that what we are actually doing is nothing much. Compared to the size of the problems we can come to the conclusion that our contribution is either to small to really be worthwhile and quit altogether, or potentially that we are being lazy and should be ashamed of our pitiful contribution. It is usually not true that either of these is the case, but we can often find more to do. Something simple, which is often forgotten by ...
Everything Is Reusable
Most people view recycling as something that involves taking used items to a recycling bank and depositing them to be taken away by a municipal body or a private company to be turned into something else. However, recycling can take place in the home and be beneficial to you without ever having to pass through any other person's hands. It depends on what you are willing to recycle or what you have the capacity to do for yourself. And the truth is that there are almost no limits to what you can do. For example, you can recycle containers originally ...
Why Local Sourcing Is Better For The Environment
Depending on how much you are prepared to do, the range of options for greener living can be modest but beneficial or it can be far-ranging and dynamic. A lot also depends on how much you can afford to spend, as some options are expensive and others are difficult to practise if you do not have the means. One way of helping the environment without having to spend too much money is to source as many of your goods locally as you can. A lot of companies have come to the conclusion that sourcing the materials for their products overseas ...
Everything You Should Know
Turn Off The Light
When we are asked what we, ourselves, do to protect the environment, it is easy to...
Raising Awareness Without Preaching
The human condition is constantly evolving, which may be news to those who believe...
It’s Not A Competition!
Doing the right things to protect the environment is something that is not unlike...
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Everything Is Reusable
Most people view recycling as something that involves taking used items to a recycling...
HP, Dell and Apple move ahead in Greenpeace’s gadget guide
How Green are the Gadgets? I found an interesting article on the GigaOM website about...
Driving A Greener Car
The issue of motoring and the environment is one of the most hotly debated issues...
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But Why Shouldn’t I Drive?
One of the most difficult tightropes to walk in life is the one between owning and driving a car and being an environmentalist. On the one hand, you have worked and saved to own the vehicle and are justifiably proud of it, but on the other you know that by driving it you are not being kind to the environment. And then there are other people who seem... [Read more of this article]
It’s Your Planet
Green living is something that attracts enthusiasm and scorn in seemingly equal measures. For every person who embraces the idea as something that we all should do, there are at least a few who will view it as a “scam” and a way of getting money out of people by tripping their guilt reflex. For someone who is keen to avoid making anyone angry, it... [Read more of this article]
Climate vs. Economy – A Battle That Cannot Be Won?
Many supporters of environmentalist causes will have winced when the extent of the global economic crisis of recent years was revealed. Just as environmental causes were gaining the attention and the purpose of the people in control of the levers of power, something came along that presented a very real problem – where environmental causes needed... [Read more of this article]
Are The Skeptics Right?
There is a clear and obvious difference of opinion in society with regard to the importance of the issues facing our environment, and in some cases there is a difference of opinion as to the existence of some of these issues. It is only natural that – as questioning, naturally curious beings – we might start to wonder whether the skeptical people... [Read more of this article]
Environmental Education – Acceptable Brainwashing?
As time goes on, we see more examples of environmental issues being raised in the classroom, and younger children being exposed to environmental subjects. Most schools now will have a policy of getting children involved in environmental projects, and this has led to accusations of brainwashing from some sources. While brainwashing is something that... [Read more of this article]
It’s Easy To Be Cynical
When we see celebrities getting behind a cause, there are many of us – maybe even most of us – who will have the identical thought. “It must be good for publicity, their agent must have told them to do it”. And in many cases this may well be true – a celebrity who warns us in song or through film about the damage that we do to our environment,... [Read more of this article]
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