Here in the UK (and beyond) you may have heard about Antony Gormley’s Fourth Plinth art project called ‘One & Other‘. The project involves a different member of the public standing on the empty Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square every hour, 24 hours a day, for 100 days to make a living monument. Each individual [...]

When is green about the state of our planet, or about capitalism? And how can you tell the difference? For the young budding “greenzers” out there, it can be difficult. Being eco friendly is becoming more and more mainstream, and that is a great thing! But, in our country where capitalism and free market makes [...]

Back in April I was getting ready whilst watching a morning TV show, GMTV. I don’t make a habit of watching this show (and now I know why) and so what I was about to see came as a quite a shock.
Apparently GMTV run an annual high street fashion award recognising different types of fashion [...]

If I could say one thing to the world’s Governments about climate change, I would repeat the words of Elvis:
“A little less conversation, a little more action please”.

The world leaders talk and talk about tackling climate change, yet few seem to be taking positive action.
Across the world, there are hundreds probably thousands of Non Governmental [...]

Corona Extra is running a pioneer initiative to protect and preserve the beaches of Britain and Europe. This conservation campaign calls for members of the public to send in videos of photos of beaches in need of cleaning up. Already a shortlist of beaches has been drawn up – and on July 23rd, the worst [...]

Some time back I blogged about the first carbon neutral triathlon which my sister helped organise with the Crystal Palace Tri club as she was concerned about the environmental effect of the race. It involved making the event as environmentally friendly as possible and generally making competitors, marshalls and visitors aware of the impact of [...]

It’s easy to get hot under the collar about chemically-riddled sweat-inhibiting anti-perspirants and their questionable effect on the body, so check out the facts about the alternatives and enjoy the sweet smell of natural protection this summer.
Yesterday’s news
Deodorants and anti-perspirant are not the same thing!  Deodorants are responsible for masking the smell of sweat while [...]