This week saw the launch of the UK’s first conservation credit scheme. Conservation credits work very similar to carbon offsetting. If an area of land or water is to be developed, the developers can offset their impact by buying credits in biodiversity. Areas of biodiversity will then get developed in designated locations. Biobanking is becoming… Continue reading Biobanking
Author: katee
So Long Fabergas, we’ll miss you
Word on the street is Cesc Fabergas is leaving Arsenal. We’re all sad. Many in fact, are in denial of the whole situation. He’s been with Arsenal 7 years, and what a great 7 years they’ve been. Think about how delighted people are when players return to their roots- sometimes not even permanently, but even… Continue reading So Long Fabergas, we’ll miss you
Amplified Leicester
Amplified Leicester is a city-wide experiment in social media. The project began as a network of 100 small local businesses and how now grown to include anyone wishing to be a part. An amplified indivdual is described as someone that ‘uses social media and the web to enhance their abilities to sense their world, create… Continue reading Amplified Leicester
‘Get Wired’
Get Wired is a little project I’ve been helping the Young Foundation and Social Innovation Camp with. It’s a experiment in getting young people to effectively tell their local council, King’s Lynn, what they think would make the Downham Market area a better place to live. Here’s a bit about the project: ‘Get Wired is… Continue reading ‘Get Wired’
Walk on Water
Liquid mountaineering, apparently ‘the next big thing’. This video is hilarious, these guys have invented a new sport.
Everton Ladies win the FA Cup
Today I watched the women’s FA Cup final, Arsenal vs. Everton at the Nottingham Forest Ground. Everton won, from a goal scored in the last minute of added time, in extra time. I was convinced it was going to go to penalties. While I was a bit disappointed Arsenal didn’t win, I was well impressed… Continue reading Everton Ladies win the FA Cup
UK Election 2010
I’m finding Britain’s upcoming election quite exciting. I’ve watched all of the debates and can’t help but notice the piles of conversations happening online, especially on twitter. I was pretty apathetic when it came to registering to vote but I remember an old friend telling me ‘If you don’t vote you lose your right to… Continue reading UK Election 2010
Plug Out Boy
I’m not sure if its the post-its or the music that do it for me, but this is probably my most favourite video ever. It could also be the kick-ups at 0:38 seconds in. I just love it.
Loyalty to the Tap
Earlier this month, Naya, the Canadian bottled water company was awarded a Green Packaging Award for making its bottles from 100% post -consumer recycled plastic, also called rPET (recycled polyethylene terephtalate). It is being hailed by many as a great step forward for waste reduction, cutting CO2 emissions and encouraging innovation in packaging. Naya are… Continue reading Loyalty to the Tap
Oh, the state of women’s football
I love football. I love the build up to a match, the stress during it and the feeling you have after 90 minutes of chasing a ball around a patch of grass. I love watching it and telling supporters of other teams that Arsenal will win the league, with conviction, despite it currently not being… Continue reading Oh, the state of women’s football