Here we are, Green Girls Global, back with a brand new website, features and contributor opportunities!

Visit our ‘Editors‘ section to find out about each of our Green Girls, what inspires them and their hopes for the future.

You too can get involved and write for Green Girls Global so see our ‘Contribute‘ page to find out how.

If you’re a business looking for publicity then we have lots of creative ways for you to advertise right here, including Guest Editor opportunties, reviews and videos.

Check out what our Green Guys Global friends are talking about too, straight from the RSS feed on this blog.

We have more exciting plans for the future but I don’t want to give away too much right now…

All that’s left for me to say is a gargantuan THANK YOU to my husband Jez for his endless patience, support and web excellence whilst setting up the new GGG blogs x

Canvass Your MP is all about tackling climate change and was masterminded by a group of bloggers (including our very own Asi, a Green Guys Global editor) who came up with this great idea just last week.

The campaign aims to inspire members of the public to engage with their local MP and encourage them to support a new target of 80% cuts in CO2 emissions, strengthening the Climate Change Bill.

Well that’s a very brief explanation anyway. You can find out more at the website www.canvassyourmp.com which was created & built by Jez (also a Green Guys editor) here at Make Hay Ethical E-media.

Asi’s posts over at Green Guys Global tell you much more about the beginnings of the campaign, the thinking behind it, how it works and most importantly how you can get involved. Visit Green Guys Global and keep up to date.

Keep checking back at www.canvassyourmp.com for campaign updates and progress.

Tomorrow the Climate Change Conference in Bali will be over. So, what will the outcomes be and what will they mean for our planet and everyone on it?

I thought it might be useful to highlight a few ‘Bali Talks’ resources informing us what the world leaders are discussing, what they decide and how we can get involved.

URGENT PETITION: Stop the Climate Wrecking at Bali!

AVAAZ.org have put together an urgent petition to stop the leaders of a few countries making a big mistake.

The talks in Bali were reaching an agreement across all nations which stated that rich countries would meet climate emissions targets by 2020 and developing countries would contribute over a longer period of time. According to AWAAZ Japan, the US and Canada are trying to block these targets and could potentially ruin all of the plans which were so nearly put in place.

Before the end of Friday 14th December please sign the ‘Stop the Climate Wrecking at Bali Petition’ and show the leaders of these countries that it’s not acceptable for them to throw away the planet’s future.

WEBSITES

Here are a few blogs and websites keeping us up to date with the global climate change talks and plans:

Greenpeace’s Bali Bloggers

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

WWF’s Latest on the Bali Summit

The Bali Climate Change Conference Blog

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

Bali Business Briefing
Discussions about what the UN’s Bali meeting means for business
5-7pm Tuesday 18th December at One Silk Street, London

Global Climate Campaign Gallery
If you were involved in the Climate Campaign demonstrations on 8th December, send your photos and videos to the Global Climate Campaign and show the world all the wonderful things you did to help save the planet.

I Count – Stop Climate Chaos
Bug your MP and tell politians how you feel about Climate Change by joining I Count

DO IT YOURSELF

Of course whilst we’re waiting for those in charge to deliberate and argue amongst themselves we can take the lead and show them how its done. Whether you’re a business owner, parent, young person – anyone - you can reduce your own carbon emissions and tackle climate change individually. Here at Green Girls Global and next door at Green Guys Global you’ll find hundreds of ideas on how to go about it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREEN GIRLS & WELCOME GREEN GUYS!

We’re one year old! And, as a special gift to ourselves, we’ve had a make-over and brought the guys in!

It’s been a really great year since we first started up last November. We have discovered so much about making our lives greener, written over 300 posts, gained 4 fantastic new editors, been featured in The Times and Marie Claire and now we’ve grown up big and strong.

Today is a double celebration not only because we’ve reached our one year milestone but we’ve expanded our team and launched the brand new Green Guys Global blog. Pop over to their site and check them out, show them your support and give them lots of green things to think about. www.greenguysglobal.com

You’ll also see that here at Green Girls there are a few changes and new additions and I hope this will be the start of more fab things to come.

Thank you so much for your support and input over the past year. Please continue to send us your comments, ideas and news and become a part of the GGG community.

Also, a special thank you from me to our GGG editors, both old and new, for their hard work and commitment. I look forward to continuing to work with you in the future.

Love, Vicky x

Leading up to the launch of Green Guys Global I thought it would be good timing to tell you about lovely prizes on offer from Male Organics.

All you have to do is register for their e-mail newsletter and you’ll be added to the prize draw. You might just win some pampering goodies for yourself or a loved-one.

There are 3 fab prizes which include a men’s Spiezia gift set, a Green People shave gift set and a Dr Bronner peppermint gift pack.

What are you waiting for?

www.male-organics.com

This is big news so don’t miss out.

On Green Girls Global’s first birthday in November we’ll be celebrating with the launch of a brand new sister (or should I say brother?) site, Green Guys Global!

At the same time Green Girls Global will be re-vamped with a fresh look and a funky logo for our guys.

Right now we’re looking for potential new contributors from all over the world to join the GGG team and you just might be one of them. If you can answer yes to the following questions get in touch now…

Are you a man who cares about environmental issues?

Do you just have so much to say about climate change, sustainability and other green topics that there’s no way you can keep it to yourself?

Are you committed to telling the world about all the things we can do to make a difference?

So, you know what we’re looking for and you know what to do.

If you’d like to be involved with either GGG (Girls or Guys) blogs as a full time contributor or guest editor then contact me (Vicky) using our contact page.

I’ll look forward to hearing from you!