Posted on 30 September 2008
The credit crunch, wall street crumbling, markets dropping all around the world , ‘Times they are a changing’.
What significance does this have for the Environment?
Well in times of hardship people become more prudent with their spending. Generally this is good on a local level, people start to buy second hand items, get things fixed [...]
Posted on 23 September 2008
Here I pose a hypothetical question: would it be ethical to burn fossil fuels if it didn’t cause climate change? Supposing that the scientific consensus turns out to be wrong. That the warming we are currently experiencing is actually part of a natural cycle unconnected with the billions of tonnes of carbon being pumped into [...]
Posted on 15 September 2008
The Bush administration has been responsible for quashing evidence for climate change, casting doubt, putting pressure on scientists and re-writing scientific reports. These actions are more akin to totalitarian regimes than to democracy and bring shame on the US. Now we have Sarah Palin, Republican number two, claiming that climate change is not related to [...]
Posted on 12 September 2008
…First female US Vice-President?
“I’m going to Washington to serve the people of this country,” she said. Bring it on I thought, this is America’s first possible female Vice President. Sarah Palin’s gusto image invoked a warm glow in my soul. Don’t be deceived, this Alaskan coined herself the pitbull with lipstick for a reason.
You [...]
Posted on 06 September 2008
Hmmm, a tricky question with no easy answer. Undoubtedly, uncontrolled and mass market-driven consumerism isn’t. However, it may be more appropriate to turn the question on its head and ask if sustainability is possible without consumerism. After all, green markets exist because different producers (including fair trade, organic and renewable producers) are able to sell [...]
Posted on 03 September 2008
As our regular GGG readers will know, one of my favourite types of posts to write is those introducing new GGG editors and that is exactly what I’m going to do now.
Dr Gary Robertshaw has been a valued contributor on our blog for some months now, writing guest posts on a variety of subjects such [...]
Posted on 01 September 2008
Green Guys Global is back after a short break, with a brand new website, features and contributor opportunities!
Visit our ‘Editors‘ section to find out about each of our Green Guys, what they do and their plans for this blog.
You too can get involved and write for Green Guys Global so see our ‘Contribute‘ page to [...]
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Posted on 21 July 2008
In a field by my parents’ house in Norfolk, my dad has planted 600 trees. Those trees will one day grow into a wood that my children will play in as they grow up. By planting those trees, my dad is being a good grandfather, even before his grandchildren are born, and I [...]
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Posted on 03 July 2008
One of the big problems in taking action to change things is knowing where you are to start with. Lack of public information allows Governments to announce big funding increases, get the brownie points then only later is it revealed that the money was actually allocated some time back under a different scheme but with [...]
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Posted on 15 June 2008
One morning I was walking to work in London when I passed a woman unlocking her shop on Old Bond Street. I noticed that all the lights in the shop were on, yet she clearly hadn’t been inside that day as the shutters were still down.
Realising the lights had probably been on all night, I [...]
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Posted on 13 June 2008
It’s safe to say that the use of social networking sites worldwide has exploded in the past year, with popular sites seeing total visits increase by as much as 270 percent, according to a recent study by ComScore Inc. MySpace, alone drew more than 114 million global visitors in June 2007, a 72 percent increase [...]
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Posted on 06 June 2008
At first glance, the above choice seems pretty straight forward. A new hybrid, like the Toyota Prius, gets much better mileage, so how can it not be the greener choice? A recent article on Cut Your Carbon Footprint says that in many cases buying a used car is actually better for the environment.
How is this [...]
