Posts by Georgina
WHY WE REALLY NEED A VEGETARIAN MASTERCHEF SERIES
We really need a Vegetarian MasterChef series. We really need it because our health and the health of our only planet is failing, and failing fast. And programmes like MasterChef have enormous influence on the cooking habits of their audiences*, so it is their duty to raise awareness of how we can all positively influence these two enormous issues. I know this sounds…
Read MoreCOP21: CORPORATE LOBBYING, COZY MEETINGS AND MIXED MESSAGES – ETHICAL CONSUMER ARTICLE DECEMBER 2015
Georgina Stevens explores the changing face of corporate lobbying in the run up to the climate summit in Paris. Representatives from 195 nations are currently gathered in Paris for the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to discuss a new global agreement on climate change. Billed by many as the ‘final chance’ for climate change…
Read MoreGAMERS SAY NO TO SHARK FINNING!
Hungry Shark Evolution bites back at shark finning Future Games of London (FGOL), makers of the award winning Hungry Shark series, has partnered with one of the most successful grassroots movements on shark conservation; Fin Free™ to help raise awareness and engagement on the issue of shark finning. It is estimated that…
Read MoreTHE BUSINESS OF SUSTAINABILITY – TVBE
If you cannot read this article, which lets face it, its pretty difficult to, then please click on this link to read it properly (it needs clicking a couple of times and it will transport you to the article!) http://content.yudu.com/A2zqn9/TVBEAug14/resources/26.htm Warning contains cheesy picture of Georgina grinning outside Westmills Solar park….
Read MoreWHY DON’T WE SEE CLIMATE CHANGE ON OUR CINEMA AND TV SCREENS?
There is a groundswell of sustainable production going on in TV and film, but are we still short of sustainability scriptwriters? Sony claim The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which was released last month, is their most eco-friendly blockbuster to date, and the evidence looks good; they diverted 52% of their waste from landfill, donated 5,861 meals…
Read MoreWHO IS RESUSCITATING THE ELECTRIC CAR MARKET? IT SEEMS THERE ARE SOME UNEXPECTED PLAYERS…..INCLUDING POLLUTION, A FRENCH BILLIONAIRE AND A FORMER SPANISH POLITICIAN
For electric cars, 2013 was not a good year. Three electric-vehicle (EV) companies – Better Place, Coda and Fisker – bit the dust, Tesla fires hit the headlines and Aston Martin, renowned for its beautiful cars, ditched the aptly named Cygnet EV. Things were not looking good. It seems unlikely that 2014 will be the year that…
Read MoreDAY FOUR OF THE ZERO WASTE CHALLENGE – PUPPIES, PARTIES AND HAIR PRODUCTS
Day Four of our zero waste week, starts with a large puddle on the kitchen floor, and a very sweet looking but clearly guilty puppy. I would usually clear this up with a wad of kindly donated tissue from my masseuse friend who saves all the used tissue from his massage table for just…
Read MoreZERO WASTE WEEK DAY THREE – WASTE TENSIONS, EAR BUDS AND EATING OUT
Things are getting tense in the Zero Waste household. I have had to hide my husband’s disposable toothbrush because of course, it is erm, disposable. Will the magic place take it as a rigid plastic? Just how magic is the magic place really? I think I need to find out. I need to go there…
Read MoreDAY TWO OF MY NEARLY ZERO WASTE WEEK – DELIVERIES, DISHWASHERS AND DENTISTRY
So its day two of my zero waste week, and if I am honest, I have already skirted a couple of issues on my challenge. Some of them I just didn’t notice yesterday and whilst they didn’t generate any waste at the time, there could be waste in the future from them, and some…
Read MoreNIL BY BIN – DAY 1 OF MY ZERO WASTE WEEK – CHEATING, LEARNING AND STEAMING GOODIE BAGS….
So, its Climate Week 2014, and our waste bin is taped up with a home made poster on it to remind every person and dog in our house and offices that we will be producing no waste this week! And by that I mean that we will not be using or buying any products which…
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