I’m saying landfill in the title for lack of another word. In actual fact, for the purposes of this topic we’re going to use the word “seafill”. Of course by that I am referring to the dumping of waste in the oceans, as opposed to giant holes in the ground. It may surprise you to [...]
Archive | March, 2008
The consumerism waste trap
This morning I’ve been thinking about the fact that in this country, we throw away half of the food that we produce. 20% of that is thrown away on farms, as good enough to eat, but not good enough to sell. Most of it is wasted by consumers. As a nation, we discard one third [...]
Which is the best carbon footprint calculator?
I was recently asked about carbon footprints, and how we can reduce our environmental impact to a genuinely sustainable level. The problem being, whatever you enter into the calculators, and whatever actions you take, it’s still practically impossible to get your footprint to the level of one planet living. And one planet living has to [...]
Climate change and the future of sport
I have a book at home that predicts the future of ‘work, rest, and play’. It was published in the year I was born, and it stands for everything I could have had, if the world had played out differently. In it, people play zero-gravity football. I could look through it and feel rather cheated, [...]
Re-establishing the world on the far side of catastrophe
He does have a way with words, does Rowan Williams. Some remarks from his Easter message: “We as Christians are charged to address ourselves to two different sorts of delusion. On the one hand: we face a culture in which the thought of death is too painful to manage. Individuals live in anxious and acquisitive [...]
Ethical shopping – a guide to sustainable packaging
Part two of our series on understanding labels: When entering a supermarket most of us undergo a strange transformation. We switch from an alert and attentive human being on the busy street to a vegetative shopper in search of the lowest price. We almost stoop to a state of semi-consciousness where we wander the aisles [...]
Ethical shopping – an index of consumer labels
Part one of two on understanding labelling. The ethical consumption movement is a growing one, with more and more people wanting to spend their money in ways that aren’t harmful to people of the environment. In response, the market is developing new standards, and new forms of labelling. Some mean more than others, so in [...]
Marriage and the £18,500 wedding
The average cost of a wedding has risen to £18,500, according to research by ING Direct, meaning thousands of couples are delaying their weddings, with 15% not expecting to ever actually get married at all. Part of the problem is the expectations of the couple. 23% of engaged couples say they are aiming for the [...]
Bonfire of the brands, by Neil Boorman
A while back I mentioned Neil Boorman and his great bonfire of the brands, when he burned all his branded possessions and lived for a year without using any branded goods. The book about his experiences came out last year, and it went on my long list of things to read at some point. That [...]
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