‘ETHICAL LIVING’ Archives
TELL THE CHEF TO COOK SOMETHING PROPER!
“Oh for goodness sake, tell the chef to cook her something proper!” I was so thrilled to hear this that I nearly leapt out of my chair and did a little dance of joy. Why was I so thrilled? Well, I have this issue with pasta and risotto as the unimaginative de facto standard vegetarian option in pretty much every restaurant I ever visit. [...]
ORANG-UTANS AND MAP READING
Our close cousin is an incredibly intelligent animal. Did you know that he keeps a map in his head, which tells him where the fruit trees are fruiting and when – even more difficult when you consider that in the resource-poor environment that is the rainforest, some trees only fruit once in four years! The young Orang-utan spends the first five [...]
MAIL ME YOUR CARBON!
Hi. I’m Dave Hampton and I’m offering some free help. In schools I’m known as Carbon Dave, or, more professionally - “the carbon coach”. Pssst. I'm a ‘carbon shrink’. You can tell me! You speak your weight, and I'll hear you. I am ‘trialing’ a 'Mail me your carbon' scheme, before I roll it out globally.. and [...]
IS FASHION REALLY RUBBISH?
It’s amazing what you can make out of rubbish! I recently MC’d a fashion show that was all about clothes made from waste materials. It was a fascinating display of what can be done if you are willing to re-use and recycle. The show was called Wear Not Waste and it was presented by Under Croydon as part of the Croydon Fashion Festival. [...]
A SUSTAINABLE LONDON? WE ALL NEED TO BE LEADERS.
As Londoners, London’s future is something we all have responsibility for and for our future to be sustainable, we all have to take a leadership role. The London Sustainable Development Commission’s London Leaders programme tackles this head-on. Sustainability requires partnership, it requires innovation, and above all it requires the kind [...]
YOU CAN’T LIVE BY ORGANIC BREAD ALONE
By Chantal Cooke You can't live by organic bread alone. This is something we believe in strongly at Passion for the Planet. Passionate as we are about the planet, its people and its flora and fauna, we love other stuff too.Passion for the Planet has been criticised for broadcasting interviews and features that aren’t strictly [...]
WALKING AND CYCLING
Getting ourselves from A to B can often have a negative impact on the planet. We all know that we should fly less, reduce our car use and use public transport wherever possible. The trouble is that most of these actions involve sacrificing something, and that doesn’t sound like much fun to anybody. It can be hard to visualise actually [...]
DRESS FOR SUCCESS
I came across this idea whilst looking for something entirely different, as is often the case. A quick look at the website revealed a really interesting idea. Dress for Success was set up to help disadvantaged women achieve economic independence. It does this by giving these women an interview outfit, so that they are able to search for jobs [...]
SAVING THE PLANET AND MY POCKET
About 18 months ago I had a Trianco Activair air source heat pump installed at home. In that time I have seen a significant reduction in the price of my energy bills – so good for me and good for the planet too. Activair works firstly, by using a small amount of electricity to drive a pump to extract the ambient heat stored [...]
WHAT DO YOU DO IF PAUL McCARTNEY STEALS YOUR THUNDER?
What do you do if you’ve spent over a year planning a campaign, you’ve got the web site, the supporters, the content – everything is in place and you’re ready to launch, and then 2 weeks before D Day Paul McCartney appears on TV with a carbon copy of your campaign? That’s exactly what has happened to me! I’ve been planning [...]
