Today’s children are tomorrows decision makers yet if you believe the media then the future is bleak as young peoples literacy levels are low and behavior problems and violence is on the increase.
However let’s resist that negative view of the future and instead of reporting about the bad young people, let’s reward and encourage the [...]

Whenever I get time I like to check out other green blogs and recently I came across one called Green Unlimited which is run by three sisters. They talk about the latest green products, environmental news, and also about the steps they are taking in living greener lifestyles.
One of their latest posts was about an investigation [...]

These days my email inboxes are on overload, some of which are unwelcome spam. However an email that I always look forward to is Friends of the Earth ‘Tip of the day’ and recently they made me aware about a fantastic website that is encouraging people to turn junk into treasure:

Junkk.com has some great features [...]

On February 14th 2008, Valentines Day rolls along beckoning us Green Girls (and Guys) to wonder how we can celebrate a holiday meant to embody the spirit of LOVE without necessarily feeding into the consumerist frenzy.
So I thought I’d write my first piece for Green Girls Global about ways to Green our Valentines Day celebrations [...]

Would you be interested in attending Advizory’s ethical business conference?
Body, Brain and Business takes place on 27th February at Sheepdrove Organic Farm, Berkshire
This conference brings together some of the most informed and exciting thinkers from business, science and the contemplative arts to demonstrate how we can reach our full human potential by learning to use [...]

It’s been a little while since I complained about lighting outside buildings (and inside for that matter) so I thought it was about time I had another moan.
The government has given their response to a petition on floodlighting I signed a while ago. The petition requested a ban on uneccessary floodlighting and asked the government [...]

Multi-award winning, new Eco-Business, Bag It Don’t Bin It is hosting Sheffield’s first Eco Business Summit on Friday 29th February 2008.
Up to fifty, local business leaders together with representation from the city’s political parties and media have been invited to attend the event.
The aim of the Eco-Business Summit is to create a dynamic, focused opportunity [...]

“You are what you love, not what loves you. That’s what I decided a long time ago.” I have remembered this concluding line of a conversation between Nicolas Cage and himself (when he played the twin writer brothers in the 2002 movie “Adaptation”) for over five years. I have many times thought back [...]

Edinburgh MP Mark Lazarowicz has introduced a new Bill titled The Environmental Protection (Transfers at Sea) Bill, which if introduced would improve the regulation of ship-to-ship transfers of oil and other hazardous cargos throughout UK seas, thus helping to protect the UK’s marine habitats and wildlife from potential oil spills.
Why is the Bill needed?
Ship-to-ship (STS) transfer is a process [...]

Grass is GREEN. Green beans are GREEN. And I can buy contact lenses and make my eyes GREEN. And now there is a huge movement called GREEN! Building materials, clothing, beauty supplies… oh my! I am thrilled to be a part of it, though I must admit, sometimes I find myself blue.
I can’t seem to [...]