There are times when we all want to get away from it all and truly commune with the natural world. But is this a bit too much? (Here in the UK, our equivalent is St. Kilda).
With Thanksgiving just round the corner, it’s time to remind yourself of another way to be environmentally friendly – being the perfect houseguest when you drop in on friends. The Art Of Manliness has a useful 15-point guide on how to do it…and let’s face it, we menfolk probably need the lion-share of advice in this department.
If someone admits that you annoy them, you’ve every right to get shirty with them…unless you really are being annoying. But how would you know? The Happiness Project has a few ideas.
Exercise machines. Hmph. Well, each to their own – can’t quite see what’s wrong with the Great Outdoors, but everyone’s different. There’s what? A treadmill that you can drive on the road? You’re pulling my leg. I mean, who would ever come up with such a ridiculous…oh boy.
For those who suggested that when the election was over Barack Obama was going to drop his environmental promises like a hot potato…this one’s for you.
If you think the issue of food miles is a straightforward one, “The Food Miles Mistake” over at Reason may upset your applecart a little. A disturbing, controversial and persuasive argument.
…and you may not want to follow it up by looking at these 7 rather depressing environmental stories over at The Daily Green (unless you immediately pull up Sarah’s 14 Good Things Happening In The World post afterwards).
For the last century, for thousands of years, we’ve been a thrify species, recycling pretty much everything back into something useful. What happened? The Good Human, we share your bewilderment.
Christmas is all about spending even more money than last year, right? You’d be forgiven for thinking so when you tour the aisles this December, but as Hippyshopper illustrates with a few examples, it’s possible to buy good, green and cheap and leave a little cash squirreled away for a good occasion (say, the post-Christmas-day sales).
Hands in the air – I don’t know how recycled material is sorted. How do they separate out the glass from the plastic from the metal from everything else in my recycle bin? The answer is with truly marvellous efficiency and ingenuity – and you can see it happen here, as featured by ReNest.
Like all the major green issues, organic food attracts cynics and skeptics like flies around a honey-pot. GardenMandy has 33 ways to make them buzz off.
Anyone who cuts through the hype gets our vote (like our very own Ed.) and for that reason, the new green resource ecomii is an exciting prospect. It’s currently in Beta form, so expect an official launch sometime soon.
The latest pastime to be greened up is fishing. Now we have a biodegradable fishing line that dissolves in between 2 and 5 years, as opposed to the 600-odd years the traditional sort linger on the sea floor. Well, that’s kinda great…just as long as nobody tries to sell sport-fishing to us as a green activity. Because there’s a line.
The media love Safia Minney, and we can’t really blame them. Read her mission statement in her own words over at The Guardian, and check out this interview with her at GreenMyStyle. Inspired yet?
And if you’re still basking in the glow coming from seeing the new President-Elect being so frank about his views on climate change – you’ll appreciate the significance of the Bush administration agreeing to hand over the regulation of carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants to Obama’s new government. Change indeed.
And on that highly promising note, have a great weekend, everyone.
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