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Pros and cons of paperless billing
Friday, 26 Feb, 2010 – 6:00 | 8 Comments
Pros and cons of paperless billing

Still on the theme of wasting less paper, our challenge for “Change the world Wednesday” this week is to either switch to paperless billing or write about the positive benefits of using paperless billing.
We switched …

Save the world and save lives
Thursday, 25 Feb, 2010 – 6:00 | No Comment
Save the world and save lives

I love campaigns and organisations that combine saving the planet with helping people.
The LifeCell Project, is a not-for-profit organisation, who recycle old mobile phones and use the profits to buy Lifestraws Personal Water Filters for …

We’re giving up reading for a week!
Tuesday, 23 Feb, 2010 – 5:00 | No Comment
We’re giving up reading for a week!

We’re sticking with the theme of paper for this week’s “Change the World Wednesday” Challenge.
Living with a tree lover daughter, it’s great that my awareness is bought back to our paper consumption from time to …

Say no to 1500 catalogues a year!
Tuesday, 16 Feb, 2010 – 6:00 | 3 Comments
Say no to 1500 catalogues a year!

A couple of years ago, I heard about the work Mandy Haggith was doing to increase people’s awareness about their paper footprint.
During her travelling roadshow, she showed the amount of paper the average person uses …

Save paper waste and send ecards
Saturday, 6 Feb, 2010 – 19:38 | 2 Comments
Save paper waste and send ecards

Reduce Footprints asked us to send an ecard this week to a friend for our “Change the world Wednesday” challenge.
With Valentine’s Day coming up, what better way to declare your love and show your love …

How one pair of shoes can make a difference
Monday, 1 Feb, 2010 – 5:31 | 2 Comments
How one pair of shoes can make a difference

Come on girls; admit it - you love a new pair of shoes! How many pairs do you have in your hiding wardrobe?
But what if shoes were a luxury you couldn’t afford?
TOMS is a shoes …

Do Good for the environment
Thursday, 28 Jan, 2010 – 5:19 | No Comment
Do Good for the environment

Fed up of seeing uninteresting advertising on your browser?
DoGood, located in Canada is a simple initiative which helps you make a difference!
With DoGood, it’s easy to turn your every day web browsing into donations that …

Helping smallholder tea and coffee growers combat climate change
Friday, 8 Jan, 2010 – 9:35 | No Comment
Helping smallholder tea and coffee growers combat climate change

Back in August, Mr Green and I watched ‘Black Gold‘ which tells the story of coffee growers in Ethiopia.
The film had a massive impact on me, and made us both realise that buying fairtrade coffee …

The Story of Stuff
Thursday, 7 Jan, 2010 – 5:00 | No Comment
The Story of Stuff

I’m aware this is very old news and most of you will have seen Annie Leonard’s  Story Of Stuff, but there are some things in life that are so far reaching, so profound, that they …

Climate change - “We’re not done yet” say Greenpeace
Saturday, 19 Dec, 2009 – 13:39 | One Comment
Climate change - “We’re not done yet” say Greenpeace

I’ve just had an email from Greenpeace. They’ve worded it so well I’m going to take the liberty of copying and pasting it here; I’m just too pooped, disappointed and sad to try and even …