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The West of England Carbon Challenge Business Leaders Breakfast.
Reaching out to local businesses, The West of England Carbon Challenge holds an introductory breakfast for prospective joiners. Kesty Morrison sees 8 o'clock in the morning for the first time in a lon…
by kesty Morrison — Mar 13, 2010 11:48 AMTurn Me On: Join the Refill Movement.
Bristol based charity, Frank Water, has this week launched a competition as part of its campaign to encourage us to refill and reuse, rather than keep on buying, those plastic bottles. …
by Sarah Flint — Mar 10, 2010 04:53 PMReclaim the Night
Last Friday evening Bristol city centre echoed to the sound of the samba beat as a group of drummers led the way for the ‘Reclaim the Night’ march organised by the Bristol Feminist Network (BFN).…
by Sarah Flint — Mar 07, 2010 09:09 PMSoil Association launches new Holiday Organic web directory
The Soil Association’s new Holiday Organic web directory is the perfect place to track down a fantastic rural hideaway this summer. Browse your way down country lanes and through the gates of nea…
by kesty morrison — Mar 02, 2010 12:05 AMLocal Solutions for Global Problems
The global economy is straining under the weight of debt incurred by nations who took short term decisions for quick profits, and encouraged the illusion of wealth through cheap commodities, excessive…
by Justin Allen — Mar 02, 2010 12:03 AMBristol Airport expansion decision - crunch time - 3 March
Bristol International Airport (BIA) has lodged a planning application for a massive development with North Somerset Council. They are proposing to build a new terminal building, car parks and much mor…
by Susan Pearson — Mar 01, 2010 06:05 PMWear Fair? How to be Fashion-conscience
Everyone has their own eco-downfall, be it flying, power- showers or South African grapes. For Emmelie Brownlee it is fashion. Full of excitement, she investigates Bristol's Fairwear Fashion show. …
by Emmelie Brownlee — Mar 01, 2010 05:31 PMBath Celebrates Two Years as Transition Town
Bath is now one of 275 communities in the UK and abroad to be officially designated a Transition Town and this February it celebrated its two year existence with a public meeting where past and future…
by Liza Sweeting — Mar 01, 2010 05:03 PMAvonmouth Power Plant Scheme rejected.
Bristol Councillors made a landmark decision last Wednesday when they rejected WB4 Bristol’s planning application to build a palm oil power plant in Avonmouth…
by Sarah Flint — Feb 27, 2010 11:41 AMEngaging the Powers
Acclaim for Alistair McIntosh’s book on Climate Change ‘Hell And High Water’: “inspirational” says the Archbishop of Canterbury, "truly mental" says Thom Yorke of Radiohead . David Fuller of…
by David Fuller — Feb 27, 2010 11:27 AMUnderstanding Your Carbon Footprint
There has been lots of talk about climate change and the need to reduce carbon emissions, but how many of us actually know what our own carbon footprint is? Richard Westaway helps make sense of the is…
by Richard Westaway — Feb 26, 2010 03:34 PMLocal community gardens take inspiration from Cuba
Oil dominates our lives in a huge way and with resources dwindling rapidly across the globe drastic changes will have to be made to our lifestyles in order to cope with the future oil shortage. …
by Sophie Slade — Feb 23, 2010 05:50 PMRomance in the Air
Did you know house sparrows mate with the same partner for life? And, suitably for Valentine’s Day, it’s at this time of year they begin their hunt for that perfect partner. But did you also know…
by Sarah Flint — Feb 23, 2010 05:22 PM‘A Renewable World’ goes online
Our spaceship earth is about to crash unless we finally learn that our resources are finite and develop a renewable world. This is the message we are told by experts and the media everyday. ‘A Renew…
by Alexander Headley-Brown — Feb 22, 2010 12:35 PMThe Happy City Initiative.
Good news: happiness is coming to your city. Happiness is a great big door anyone can walk through’, says Mike Zeidler of The Happy City Initiative.…
by Sarah Flint — Feb 18, 2010 04:29 PMThe Mall Bristol funds clean water for India
Bristol based charity, Frank Water, teams up with The Mall Bristol to fund clean water projects in India.…
by Eleanor Rendell — Feb 17, 2010 07:12 PMGreen is the new black
In 2006 2 million tonnes of clothes were thrown away, all in the name of fashion. Emmelie Brownlee looks to the future and sees some changes afoot....…
by Emmelie Brownlee — Feb 14, 2010 12:57 AMMy Sustainable Valentine
Who needs Valentines day eh? It’s a farce, created by money hungry greeting card types in order to make you spend money, cut down trees, create landfill, berate yourself for your lack of creative id…
by kesty morrison — Feb 10, 2010 12:26 AMUniversity of Bristol Students’ Union Communicating About the Environment
Students at the University of Bristol have got together to raise awareness of environmental issues and produced a one minute video sending out a challenge to turn off lights.…
by admin — Feb 03, 2010 06:32 PMThe Bristol Eco Shows: Engaging The Powers That Be
“If you think you are too small to change the world, try sharing a bed with a mosquito.” says The Eco Shows' website, echoing the words of Desmond Tutu. Nevertheless, The Eco Shows are a huge pro…
by admin — Jan 27, 2010 09:59 PM
