Category Archives: Environment

Put Your Eco Money Where Your Mouth Is

Posted on 9 November 2011 by Robert

When it comes to the environment, there is an awful lot of rhetoric about how ordinary consumers should take action to change the way businesses operate. By choosing green products or services, the hope is that the capitalist system will … Continue reading →

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Earth Hour

Posted on 28 March 2009 by Robert

I’m at a wedding today, so won’t be in my house to participate in Earth Hour. That’s doesn’t mean that all you non-wedding guests can’t do it though, does it? Continue reading →

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Think local, act local?

Posted on 4 February 2009 by Robert

Its almost as if those people who are actually spending the money to make this work are participating in a leisure activity, rather than an everyday participation in a market that could sustain the local economy. Continue reading →

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Southwark Rooftops

Posted on 19 October 2008 by Robert

What did I tell ya? There’s the whole world at your feet. And who gets to see it but the birds, the stars and the chimney sweeps. ‘Bert’ (as played by Dick Van Dyke), Mary Poppins, 1964. These Southwark Terraces … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Cultures, Environment, History, Internet Philosophy, London | 2 Comments

Against the Windfall Tax

Posted on 27 August 2008 by Robert

Play by the rules… and if you feel you must change the rules, do so only at the start of the game. If we percieve a problem with the way our country operates, its fine to legislate so that it doesn’t happen in the following tax year. Nationalise the oil companies if we must, or tax them at 99%. Whatever. Only this: we must to legislate for the future, not the past. Continue reading →

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Ev-eon

Posted on 1 April 2008 by Robert

I’m enjoying this idea for saving the planet while still burning tons of coal: By capturing the CO2 before it is released into the atmosphere and piping it through natural spring water from Kent’s Kingsnorth hills, we are able to … Continue reading →

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Day Light

Posted on 6 August 2007 by Robert

This is a street light in Embankment Gardens, at 3.45pm on Saturday. It is fully switched on and drawing electricity, despite the clear blue skies and impeccable visibility that one might associate with a mid-summer mid-afternoon. There must be a … Continue reading →

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An alternative to Live Earth

Posted on 8 July 2007 by Robert

Instead of highly centralised concerts, with artistes imported from all over the world, the Live Earth brand should have been used to promote dozens, if not hundreds, of more parochial concerts. Big Name bands could curate a gig in their home town, discovering the latest talent via MySpace and the recommendations from the local scene. Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Globalisation, Media, Multiculturalism, Music | 5 Comments

Ethical Courtships

Posted on 15 February 2007 by Robert

Valentine’s Day is behind us for another year. I wonder how many hits Be My Anti-Valentine received this time? The good news for reluctant romantics, is that there may be valid excuses for failing to buy that romantic gift. Flowers … Continue reading →

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Peak Oil and Pollution

Posted on 18 September 2006 by Robert

Forget global warming, forget the mathematical fact of finite resources, forget middle-eastern politics. Burning fossil fuels is, well, like… minging. Continue reading →

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