It’s Survey Time Again . . .
We’ve just got wind of a great research project being undertaken by Ryan Cunningham, an MSc media researcher at the LSE. It was posted on the New Consumer website; he’s looking into how people...
Category: Climate Change
Armchair Activist: #1
Now then, I’m new to the world of ‘blogging’ but an old hat at armchair activism! By that I mean doing my bit to help make a difference, create change, influence friends, and...
Panic at the Disco?
via No matter what kind of music you listen to, it makes your mood better. That’s a pretty bold claim but it is supported by a study from Penn State University, Altoona. The researchers...
One man and his shed . . .
Alas, National Shed Week has come to a triumphant end! If, like me, you yearn for a simpler time where man and shed were as one and hours could be spent pottering and tinkering...
Hypermiling (or how I learned to stop worrying and love the pump)
Hypermiling – the latest buzz word on the green motoring circuit – is not, as you might think, some crazy Star Trek inspired commuting technique, but it is, in fact a way to ensure...
Have you cottoned on to real nappies?
There’s always a lot of controversy around the topic of reusable nappies. After all, having a baby is a sure fire way to increase your carbon footprint. There’s all the extra energy that a...
FSC certified “green” charcoal cuts CO2 emmissions by 85%
It’s hot hot hot. Literally . . . and it’s just about to arrive at Ethical Superstore. It’s the charcoal you need for some proper green grillin’ this summer. It’s that time of year...
Earth Hour
On Saturday, March 29, 2008, Earth Hour invites people around the world to turn off their lights for one hour – from 8:00pm to 9:00pm in their local time zone. Cities around the world,...
The Register Green Computing Debate (Redux)
Just a quick follow up to last week’s post on the Green Computing Debate hosted online by The Register. The debate brought up some excellent points, and thankfully managed to (by and large) avoid...
The Register Green Computing Debate
The traditionally incompatible worlds of computing and the green movement have, in recent years slowly started to sidle up to each other, and are set to become quite keen bedfellows. With everyone from IBM...