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Welcome to the first Green Ideas enewsletter!
Wow, it’s been a busy week in green circles. Just when we were thinking about our second issue and starting to daydream about the Christmas holidays – bam! – along came the New York Times ...
Celebs fighting climate change
It’s not every day you get to speak to a bona-fide Olympic gold medallist – let alone two of them. So I have to admit that just before I called Caroline and Georgina – aka ...
Small steps to create positive change
THE EARTH IS SHRIVELLING LIKE A RAISIN! WE’RE DOOMED. AND IT’S ALL YOUR FAUL… hang on, sorry, the caps-lock key is stuck. Let’s start again. “We’re doomed and it’s your fault” – that was the essence ...
Plastic bags and reusables
As soon as I’m done writing this, I’m going to smash my keyboard, set fire to the monitor, and biff my computer in the bin. Well, that’s what I would do if we treated all products ...
Third-party labelling
There you are in the supermarket, reaching for the tuna/eggs/coffee/whatever. Two brands sit side-by-side on the shelf – they’re the same price – so which one do you pick? Well, the one labelled dolphin-safe obviously. ...
Fuel economy
The first clue came with the sun visor. Why does the driver’s side visor have a make-up mirror, I wondered? I was starting to suspect my new car wasn’t particularly macho. Then there was the name. ...
"You're launching an eco magazine?"
"Oh, you should talk to my cousin, he’s building wind turbines / recycling roof tiles / teaching kakapo chicks to use Twitter…” We’ve had lots of conversations like this in the past few weeks. As our ...
Random acts of gardening
Wow, where did that year go? The sixth issue of Green Ideas has just hit the shelves, which means *blows party horn!* we’ve just turned one. I can’t believe how quickly that happened.