Articles tagged “United Kingdom”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

What's On Your Must-See List? The Northern Lights Top Recent Poll By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 28 2011 Have you seen the Northern Lights? Would you rather see the Galapagos or Amazon? Most people are looking up in a recent travel poll. + READ MORE

5 Reasons You Should Not Release Your Pet Into the Wild By NaturallySavvy.com IN Travel & Outdoors Nov 8 2010 People release their pets into the wild for a variety of reasons, but there are some very good reasons not to. Introducing new animals into an environment throws off the balance of the ecosystem, and many pets aren't equipped for survival in the wild. + READ MORE

Meet Dru Lawson of Solstis Electric Bikes By Leonora Oppenheim IN Work & Connect Sep 2 2010 In a career that has moved from ethical clothing to electric bikes Dru Lawson has made his life's work one stylish sustainable journey. + READ MORE

The Happy Planet Index Reorganizes How We Measure National Well-Being By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Food & Health Aug 30 2010 Marks believes that quality of life is measurable, and he and his team at Centre for Well-Being have created the Happy Planet Index. During this wonderful TED Talk, he unveils how it tracks national well-being against resource use, showing that the happiest places are not necessarily those with the most stuff. + READ MORE

Mappiness iPhone App Pinpoints Happy Places By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Aug 23 2010 It's commonly thought that if we're happy, we make those around us happier too; conversely, if those around us are happy, we feel happier along with them. So what if you could stake out where the happiest places are located and go there? UK researchers are hoping to uncover environmental factors in what makes people happy, and are using one of the most handy tools available -- iPhones. + READ MORE

Meet Amisha Ghadiali of The Think Act Vote Campaign By Leonora Oppenheim IN Fashion & Beauty Aug 12 2010 Meet Amisha Ghadiali the passionate creative activist who brings ethical fashion and politics together to engage young people in choosing a more positive future. + READ MORE

Meet Laura Rudoe of Evolve Beauty By Leonora Oppenheim IN Work & Connect Jun 17 2010 Laura Rudoe believes that beauty isn't only skin deep, but that it involves ethical business, recycled packaging and local production too. Rudoe's evolve beauty products help keep both our bodies and the planet looking gorgeous without hurting our wallets. + READ MORE

Meet Jack Lee, a Montrealer Sailing for Marine Conservation By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect May 27 2010 Are all Montrealers so cool? First, we featured Ryan Stotland, cycling the world to help fight climate change. Now, we introduce his equally cool Montreal friend Jack, who’s taking on a similar eco-mission—only on a sailboat and for the oceans. A seafarer from a very young age, Jack wished to turn his passion for the great big blue into financial support for a cause he cares deeply for, the Marine Conservation Society of London. + READ MORE

Meet Melissa Sterry Founder of Design Innovation Initiative New Frontiers By Leonora Oppenheim IN Work & Connect Mar 31 2010 How do we bring sustainable solutions into the mainstream? Melissa Sterry believes designers and engineers hold the key to innovation. She has set up the New Frontiers initiative to promote innovation through design education in the UK. + READ MORE

Meet Tamara Giltsoff of Abundancy Partners By Leonora Oppenheim IN Work & Connect Oct 28 2009 Tamara Giltsoff is a highly respected sustainability strategist who has worked for brilliantly innovative companies such as live|work in London and OzoLabs in New York. + READ MORE

Focus on Focus Earth: The Beginning of Eco-Terrorism (Video) By David DeFranza IN Work & Connect Jun 26 2009 Since the birth of the environmental movement in the 1960s, activists have branched off to follow a variety of paths, each with its preferred methods of action. In recent years, the focus has largely been on personal actions, things each individual can do to help the planet, and and encourage political regulation. Some environmentalists, however, have taken a different, more aggressive, approach that involves direct confrontation with polluters, developers, and anyone else believed to be harming the environment. + READ MORE

Protest without Throwing Pudding (or Pie) at High Public Officials By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Mar 10 2009 Have you heard the slimy, green news? Last Friday a glob of green custard-y goo was hurled at Britain?s business minister Peter Mandelson during an act of eco-activism. Let's use this news as a lesson to protest peacefully. + READ MORE

Meet Change Maker Marcus Hill of London Bio-Packaging By Leonora Oppenheim IN Work & Connect Oct 22 2008 Like many an environmentalist, Marcus Hill was irritated with packaging waste. The needless waste...the landfill contribution...urghhhh! But instead of getting frustrated, Hill fought back by founding London Bio-Packaging with two partners. + READ MORE

Solve Diaper Rash, Choose Calendula By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health May 2 2008 A friend called me this morning with the exciting news she's about to become a mom! Since she's adopting from Vietnam--and kids from Southeast Asia have a high propensity for eczema--she asked me for advice. + READ MORE

Peak Everything: Learn About Peak Oil By Lloyd Alter IN Work & Connect Apr 24 2008 The first in a series where we look at why those basic things that we take for granted, like water, food and fuel are getting expensive and scarce, all at once.The economic boom of the last thirty years has lifted billions out of poverty around the world, and people are using their newfound wealth to buy things that we... + READ MORE

Get an Electric Kettle, Don't Overfill It By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Mar 7 2008 Drink Tea? The Energy Savings Trust in the United Kingdom estimates that "if we each boil the water we need to make a cup of tea instead of filling the kettle every time, we could save enough electricity in a year to run nearly half of all the street lighting in the country." + READ MORE

Do Something Green on February 29th By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Feb 20 2008 My daughter was born in late February in a leap year; I thought it would be fun if she was born on the 29th, it would make a quarter of her birthdays really special and perhaps save on presents, but alas, my wife could not hang on and she was born five days too soon. + READ MORE

Get Recession-Ready! By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Jan 21 2008 It is everywhere in the news these days-recession is in the air.It is also true that almost all of the things that we preach as being good for the planet are also good for getting recession-ready; use less stuff, lower your heating bills, reduce your use of electricity, make your own dinner-all these things that make... + READ MORE

Things to do on Christmas for Non-Christians By Lloyd Alter IN Work & Connect Dec 24 2007 Not everyone does Christmas-a large percentage of our population celebrates other holidays. In the United Kingdom, over 6500 people volunteered last year to help out with Crisis Open Christmas, noting "If you are homeless or living in hostel accommodation, Christmas can be a lonely and depressing time." + READ MORE

Meet Change Maker Hugh Bowring Of Footprint Environmental Solutions By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Nov 29 2007 Today we're going to meet Hugh Bowring from the West Midlands in the United Kingdom.I think everyone can: get the best out of life without taking the best out of the planet. :: Footprint Environmental Solutions Change Makers is series of interviews with people famous and obscure, who answer questions about how they are... + READ MORE