It is consumerism that has driven the engine of growth. Thrift has been bad for business, which is why even now – as we tighten our purse strings and look anxiously towards our savings and pension plans – we are urged to continue to spend to get the economy back on track. Even though spending [...]
Archive | June, 2009
31,478 scientists agree climate change is a hoax
Here’s a popular little internet rumour that’s gone another round this week after being mentioned in the US House of Representatives a few days ago. Needless to say, the blogs have been all over it, posting and re-posting the story. The 31,478 figure refers to the Petition Project, an online petition site which has been [...]
Bike Week 2009
Last week London experienced one of its perennial tube strikes, and for two days commuters were denied their usual route to work. Local cyclists rose to the challenge, and came up with a Bike the Strike campaign to aid their beleaguered non-cycling counterparts. A hasty website, biketube, was set up with an ingenious solution. Experienced [...]
Welcome
If you’re dropping by from the Love Luton Q+A last night, welcome. It was great to meet you all. Here’s the comparison of footprint calculators I mentioned and here’s a breakdown of what makes the biggest difference in our carbon footprints. I neglected to mention any books yesterday, which was remiss of me. If you’re [...]
The High Line Park
Here’s a really nice project from New York, reclaiming a dis-used raised railway line and turning it into a park. It has been disused for a long time, and looked like this, a belt of green running through the city: Although that’s kind of pretty in itself, it’s now been designed, made accessible, and acts [...]
Txt Island
This has only a passing relevance to the themes of this blog, but it’s a wonderfully low-tech bit of film-making and I like it…
China and Japan: two countries, two directions
This week has seen climate change developments from both China and Japan. One of them is progressive and forward thinking, the other is unambitious and tokenistic. Would you know which one is which? For all its bad press, China has actually been surprisingly active on the climate change front. China’s environment is on the verge [...]
Richard Heinberg’s museletter
If you don’t subscribe to Richard Heinberg’s monthly museletter, allow me to recommend it to you. It deals in peak oil, climate change, economics, and culture, and is always fascinating. A quote from this month’s edition sums up much of what we’re about at Make Wealth History: At its core, the dilemma is this: We [...]
What happens to supermarkets’ unsold food?
Ever wondered what happens to all the food that supermarkets can’t sell? Until recently, it went in the bin. 100,000 tonnes of it still does, but a little less than before – thanks to Tony Lowe and his charity Fareshare. Fareshare takes unsold food from supermarkets and manufacturers, and redistributes it to charities, schools and [...]
National Liftshare Day
Was yesterday, I’m told… No matter, let’s call it Liftsharing Week and talk about it anyway. The campaign aims to inspire people to give car sharing a go, by informing drivers of how they could save, and encouraging workplaces to support the idea. It’s a great idea. Car sharing takes cars off the road, reducing [...]
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