Posted on 06 December 2006
SUST.org commissioned a great interactive game about sustainability, particularly housing. It’s aimed at 9-13 year olds but I think I might give it a go myself as it looks like fun. It’s called mysusthouse and the aim is to build a home that is as sustainable as possible, all within a £100,000 budget. The game [...]
Tags: Media
Posted on 06 December 2006
There are so many amazing green and fair trade events happening everywhere that I’ve decided to run ‘dates for your diary’ as a regular item, every Wednesday.
So, if you’re organising an event or know of one happening in your town then tell us about it and we’ll share it here on GGG. Try to let [...]
Posted on 06 December 2006
From Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th December one of my favourite fair trade fashion shops, People Tree, are holding their Fashion Made Fair Christmas Sale. Go along to the Truman Brewery in London (here’s the google map to the venue) and enjoy up to 80% off some beautiful fair trade and eco friendly products.
As an [...]
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Posted on 04 December 2006
I am a self confessed bookworm buying books at any opportunity, but I have recently become aware of the colossal impact the book industry can have on the environment. Take the first print run of JK Rowling’s latest Harry Potter espisode, this stretched to over two billion pages - or 2.5 million copies - in the [...]
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Posted on 02 December 2006
If you get The Times newspaper today you’ll see that GGG has been featured in Anna Shepard’s Body & Soul ‘Greenie Points’ Section. Yay us!
Anna says not to expect any bra burning here and that’s true, we want everyone to be involved in the world of GGG.
GGG is an international collaboration and we have three [...]
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Posted on 01 December 2006
When it comes to the world of fruit and veg, are you a risk-taker or do you play it safe?
Do you eagerly seize the mystery vegetable in your veg box and set about working out how to use it? Or does it linger, guiltily, at the back of the fridge, until it sneaks its way [...]
Posted on 01 December 2006
Anna Shepard, Eco-Worrier of The Times has written a brilliant post which I’m sure we can all relate to, the eco-argument.
Do you ever have those times when you and your partner or the people you live with just can’t see eye to eye on a green point? It’s not too bad in our house, we [...]
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