What will you be doing on Thursday November 10th at 7pm? Going to London Bike Kitchen’s Bike Bingo night I hope. That’s where I will be. Set up by the lovely Jenny Gwiazdowski, London Bike Kitchen is a space where anyone pop in and learn how to repair their own bike. From fly by visits… Continue reading Bicycle Bingo Bonanza
Category: Environment
London by Bus
This is the kind of video I wish I made. Beautiful, isn’t it? It certainly would have given me something to do in the 10 + hours a week I spend commuting by bus.
Ten cents a tree
It was both the best and worst job of my life. Treeplanting. 3 month stints in the bush in northern Ontario and British Columbia for two summers. I can’t wait to see the full version of this documentary. Treeplanting is one of Canada’s youths favourite past time. Almost like a rite of passage. Why? I’m… Continue reading Ten cents a tree
Sharing is good. We should all share more.
Yesterday I went to a fabulous workshop put on by Waste Watch on shared community assets. It was basically a room full of people all doing great things in their communities, encouraging principles of “collaborative consumption‘ and a better use and allocation of resources. I learned some really interesting things, like how people prefer higher… Continue reading Sharing is good. We should all share more.
Staycation 2011
While my friends jet set to exotic places like Cyprus and India, I’ve opted for a good old summer of Staycations. I’d be lying if I said it was by choice. In fact it wasn’t really. My Staycation plans for this year were born out of my physical inability to leave the UK as I’m… Continue reading Staycation 2011
For Forests Sake
Back in 2003 I spent a good while in Guyana. Guyana doesn’t really make headlines. Gold and AIDS tends to be what puts Guyana on a map and in the news. Once famous for allegedly being the mystic place of El Dorado (because of its abundance of gold) and its exceptionally high HIV/AIDS rate (second… Continue reading For Forests Sake
World Water Day 2011
Today is World Water Day. For the 17th year running, it’s all about raising awareness of the importance of water and seeking out new ways of making sure it’s accessible and protected as a resource. Enjoy this beautiful video made by Pilgrim Films for World Water Day. Watch it and pass it on.
Cuddle
This is *probably* one of my all-time favourite Green Thing videos. It’s beautiful to watch and the message is spot on. Cuddle someone you love. It’s nice, makes you happy and most importantly, it’s a great way to stay warm. I’d pick human heat over central heating any day!
Born to Walk
Yet another lovely piece of walking inspiration from Do The Green Thing. Born to Walk is all about our lives spent walking. One third of our life is spent walking. We walk over 3000 steps per day. Watch this video and get out walking – we were born to walk through life.
Gate Crashing the Energy Sector
Sometimes things need to get shaken up. Switched around. Reinvented. The energy sector happens to be one of these things. For too long many people have accepted their provision of energy as something that’s untouchable and something that must remain the way it is. The type of energy we use is another aspect of the… Continue reading Gate Crashing the Energy Sector