What better way to start 2008 than to introduce a brand new GGG editor? Lee Tracy has written as a Guest Editor for us before with her brilliant post ‘Fashion Forward :: Slow Clothing‘ and now I’m very pleased to welcome her as a fully fledged member of the GGG team. Visit Lee’s Editor Profile [...]

When I received details about this event in Nottingam the organiser said “The name of the event is ‘Smarter than Yeast?’ Check out the dictionary definition of yeast and let’s hope we can prove we are!” ‘Smarter than Yeast’ is a day of fun and education for people in Nottingham who are concerned about environmental [...]

After moaning that I hadn’t heard much from the Plastic Bag Free Brighton campaign in my last post, I was chuffed to get an email today with their latest news. They are inviting everyone (well, it’s first come, first seated!) to a a free screening of ‘message in the waves’ at Brighton’s lovely arthouse cinema, [...]

Happy Belated New Year! Well, it has been quite some time since I last posted which I apologise about and as this is the my first post of the year I thought that I would follow Arcadia’s example and post my New Year resolution and also some green pledges for 2008. New Year Resolution My [...]

Gosh…China has taxed plastic bags !!! I have just read that from June of this year shops in China will not be giving away plastic bags. If shoppers need a bag they will have to buy one. I think this is fantastic news….lets hope it wont be long before other countries follow suit. If you [...]

Rachel is having a reusable bunny tote contest – enter a comment in her blogpost before valentines day and you will enter the bunny tote contest. If you liked that post, then try these…5 Tips for Crafting Green by Vicky on October 6th, 2009.Earth Day, Ocean Day…Mayday by Lee on June 4th, 2009What’s in a [...]

Back in December I wrote a post about my experiences in searching for a suitable carbon offset – ‘Which Carbon Offset?‘ In response Matt Feldman, who runs the Carbon Neutral Digest blog, kindly offered to provide us with some clarification on the types of carbon offsetting packages that are available and the benefits and downfalls [...]

Would you like to contribute to making your neighbourhood and your community greener? Then this one-day course in Nottingham could be for you. What does the course cover? The tools you need to make a difference in your community, including an introduction to green issues and ideas for taking action Background to climate change and [...]

Plastic bags have been popular for many years because they are relatively cheap to produce, waterproof and durable. However, it’s their durability that makes them so unsuitable as disposable items. They are made from polyethylene, a product of petroleum, which is a non-renewable resource. They are not biodegradable and are almost indestructible. They take an [...]

Kids nowadays have so many more options than we ever did, and so many more people reaching out to them in an effort to help them realize their dreams!  One such group is the team over at the website ConsciousLifestyle.org.  They are a non-profit group here in the US set out to empower students and [...]