Experiments in Living
Posted in Environmental Issues on Jul 5th, 2009
Welcome to July! Again! It’s nearly two years since I started this blog, who’d have thunk?
Everything has changed, but nothing has changed, if you catch my drift. As usual, I am trying to do the right thing environmentally and this month I have decided to challenge myself to Buy Nothing New.
Exceptions to buy nothing new:
Food [...]
Posted in Campaigns, Environmental Issues on May 29th, 2009
Target: Jon Bjarnason, Minister of Fisheries, Iceland
Sponsored by: Care2.com
Iceland’s whaling season began this week, kicking off a bloody whale hunt that could lead to the death of 100 minke whales.
Iceland is one of only two countries worldwide that still authorizes commercial whaling. About half of the whale meat from this year’s hunt is intended for [...]
Posted in Campaigns, Environmental Issues on May 28th, 2009
Of course you don’t have to become a f*king vegetarian - you could go vegan!
Posted in Environmental Issues, Events on May 12th, 2009
Saturday 9th May was World Fair Trade Day, and in our little town of Louth the Transition Town group organised a coffee morning with drumming, indian head massage workshop and various other stalls. I joined their freecycle group and keep meaning to put a couple of items up there, like an old suitcase which would [...]
Posted in Environmental Issues on Oct 16th, 2008
Any excuse for a bit of Hendrix. But seriously, this scene is repeated in cities across the planet. I sit in a traffic queue every evening for the best part of ten minutes, which is nothing compared to some. Of my 12 mile journey to work, the 3 miles getting out of town take [...]
