U.S. teens are taking action for safer cosmetics. The California based and teen-led organization wants to “raise awareness about potentially cancer-causing chemicals present in cosmetic and personal care products used daily and to advocate for legislation and laws that protect… Read More »Teens Fight for Safe Cosmetics
Friends of the Earth would like to hear from you. They’ve recently launched a new online bookshop and would like feedback from the green community. All you need to do is answer 10 short questions for your chance to win… Read More »Win over £150 worth of green books
Ben Nickell of GreenSteps asks whether Tony Blair is gambling with our future.
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As blizzards sweep across parts of North America, leading US politicians are meeting legislators from the EU, China, Japan and India to try and break the deadlock in the international climate change debate. The meeting is an attempt to agree proposals for a new world deal on climate change for the forthcoming G8 summit.
Back in 2004, in a speech on climate change to celebrate the 10th anniversary of HRH the Prince of Wales’ Business and the Environment programme, Tony Blair said:
“The emission of greenhouse gases….is causing global warming at a rate that began as significant, has become alarming and is simply unsustainable in the long term. And by long term I do not mean centuries ahead. I mean within the lifetime of my children certainly; and possibly within my own. And by unsustainable, I do not mean a phenomenon causing problems of adjustment. I mean a challenge so far-reaching in its impact and irreversible in its destructive power, that it alters radically human existence…There is no doubt that the time to act is now.”
So he seems to understand the scale of the problem. Tony Blair now faces the challenge of brokering a deal which the US will agree to and yet which is meaningful in the face of growing urgency.
As you probably know, Number 10 have set up an online system to allow people to petition parliamentary bills, and the Road Lobby have been using the system to oppose proposed vehicle tracking and road pricing. Tim Lewis has set… Read More »Support the petition not to scrap the vehicle tracking and road pricing policy
De Smog Blog brings us Stars and Stinkers. A light-hearted look at who’s who in the planet saving stakes. Play the game now! Thanks Darren.
People Tree’s Spring 2007 collection is inspired by the possibility of change, fitting in perfectly with the theme of this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight. You really can change the world by changing your clothes. The feminine collection is created in partnership… Read More »People Tree’s latest Fairtrade collection
Natasha Dyer of The Natural Mat Company tells us about their all natural fibre baby mattresses for cribs, cots and single beds and their range of 100% organic bedding. — Worried about the chemicals packed into crib and cot mattresses?… Read More »Chemical free baby mattresses
Lion Brand Yarn is offering a free knitting pattern for an eco-friendly shopping bag inspired by their Lion Organic Cotton yarn. The bag is stretchy — it holds a TON of stuff but collapses easily. Lion Organic Cotton is not… Read More »Knit your own eco-friendly shopping bag
Don’t skip it! Recycle it! Whether you’re a builder, merchant or DIY enthusiast, this site will tickle your fancy. What Do I Do With This (or WDIDWT.com) can help you go green by making sure that your unused and unwanted… Read More »Can we fix it? Yes we can!