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 [...]

…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.
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Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a key building block of polycarbonate, a lightweight, high-performance plastic used in a variety products including drinks bottles (1)
Bisphenol-A has attracted a lot of attention in the scientific community in recent years as many feared it would have adverse effects on human health. Partly because a number of studies found BPA [...]

Glastonbury Festival 2008, ‘Love the Farm, leave no trace’ that’s what this year’s slogan said. The organisers even developed some biodegradable tent pegs to stop those lovely dairy cows cutting up their feet and mouths.
So how were the festival’s green credentials? Well a damn site better than any other festival in the [...]

I asked a number of people at the festival what they were doing in their own lives to tackle climate change and also what they found the most difficult.
Sharia - Greenpeace Fundraiser

‘I shop locally, eat locally, manage my own allotment, and cycle to work. I don’t use supermarkets, so for me fitting in all my [...]

At Glastonbury Festival, The Green Fields provide an environmentally friendly guide to life.
A number of entrances to the fields exist, but many will come along the old train track. Decorated by campaigners, the old track contains a number of climate inspired messages. ‘Did you know if all the bees died, life on [...]

ECOutlet.co.uk have sponsored my GreenFestivalMan campaign with two products, including a Puma LED Dynamo Torch.
When I think of dynamo torches I think of big clumsy things, that need continual winding. This torch is the opposite of this . With a new generation 0.5W LED, one minute of winding gives you 20 [...]

Well I’ve arrived at Glastonbury Festival 2008. The organisers of this years festival have promised it to be the greenest festival yet, so i’m really looking forward to the next few days.
The Green Futures field claims to be here to make this a better world to live on.
In fact Glastonbury isn’t just a music festival, [...]

The Guardian recently reported that a study by Julie’s bicycle, revealed that large music festivals (i.e more than 40,000 people) can generate around more the 2,000 tonnes of CO2.
This year I’ll be going to Glastonbury Festival, and Camp Bestival and living by 10 greener festival tips as The GreenFestivalMan.
Number TEN - Fashion
Don’t waste money [...]

This year I’m trying to reduce my carbon footprint at Glastonbury Festival by living by 10 Carbon Busting Green Festival Tips.
Recently a number of GreenGuys and GreenGirls have written about the environmental and health benefits of going vegetarian. Some reports even say vegetarians have half the carbon footprint of their meat eating counterparts.
People go [...]