Samsung are keen to keep the focus on their green efforts. In fact, they’ve a whole sub-brand called Samsung Green Memory. How is memory green? Samsung’s point is that memory which uses less power is greener. Of course, this isn’t really a big number for people off the street but when you’re talking about companies […]
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Natoora relaunch site and hand out £50 (@natooracouk)
The online farmers’ market Natoora has redesigned and relaunched its website. To mark the occasion they’re giving new customers £50 off, there are conditions, you need to use the code Natoora50 before 15th November and can claim here*. The new site looks slick and trustworthy. Natoora is already well known to ethical eaters and it […]
UFOs clean the Osaka castle moat
One disk has been deployed in the moat of Osaka Castle and the other for Osaka’s Dontoburi canal. Sadly, the alien cleaners aren’t commercially available as they’re not cost effective. They’ve been bought to run along with the 2009 Osaka Aqua Metropolis festival.
Bundanoon bans bottled water
The Australian town of Bundanoon has raised the bar of ecological wisdom by voting to ban bottled water. Why? A tremendous amount of resources goes into bottled water; there’s the extraction, the packaging and then the transport. In many cases there’s the litter afterwards too.
In many countries the health quality standards of tap water are stricter than bottled water ones. For example, in the UK the quality of water form the tap is held to a higher standard than from the bottle. The reason is simple; problems with the mains supply are a horror to fix, effect thousands of people and are best detected and prevented early. Bottled water is easier to deal with.
Bundanoon is a small town with less than 2,500 in population but perhaps this is the starting moving in a more popular trend.
Extinction Sucks: Sea Turtles
There have been sea turtles on Earth for over 100 million years. In this week’s Extinction Sucks Aleisha Caruso and Ashleigh Young spring in to action to try and ensure we have sea turtles for many years to come.
There are seven species of sea turtles and all of them are under the threat of extinction. Problems range from turtle eggs being eaten by pigs, turtles choking on plastic bags mistaken for jellyfish and ghost nets.
Ghost nets are fishing nets either lost or abandoned which trap the sea turtle, keeping them below the surface until they suffer a horrible and slow death.
Climate Rush protesters mark 100 year Suffragette anniversary by gluing themselves to a statue
A man and three women have glued themselves to the statue of Viscount Falkland outside the central lobby of the Houses of Parliament.
Exactly 100 years ago the Suffragette Margery Humes chained herself to the very same statue. She was removed by force as the police deployed chain clippers.
The 2009 April 27th group are believed to be climate protesters from Climate Rush. The protest is designed to be a wake-up call for the British government. Climate Rush are protesting against the government’s decision to allow a new evolution of coal power plants to be built in Britain.
Extinction Sucks: Tasmanian Devils
Some scientists believe that the wild Tasmanian Devil cannot be saved. One high risk strategy may be to let the wild devils die out which would provide a chance to re-populate the island with disease free devils currently in captivity.
The Tasmanian Devil suffers from an unique extinction threat. The population is being wiped out by a contagious cancer – one that’s spread by biting.
Earth Day recycling tip: Get paid for recycling your old mobile
Happy Earth Day. Earth Day is an event designed to raise awareness of the myriad of ecological dangers our planet, our home, currently faces. If you wish to join this American charity then you can do so online.
You don’t need to be in America in order to help promote Earth Day or save the planet. Here’s a tip for United Kingdom residents.
You can turn your old phone into cash and in doing so help recycle it in an environmentally friendly way.
Extinction Sucks: Asiatic Black Bears
This week’s Extinction Sucks episode from WWF’s pioneering web video features Ashleigh Young and Aleisha Caruso raising awareness of the plight of Asiatic Black Bears.
In parts of South East Asia these bears are milked for their bile. The bear bile is believed to be a cure for fever. It is found in everything from tea to toothpaste. Despite how wide spread the practice has been and still seems to be – there’s no proven benefit.
Homes at risk after flytippers dump 400 old tyres
Houses in Hatton, Warwick, England face the risk of flood after flytippers clogged a vital overflow ditch with hundreds of abandoned tyres.
The culvert at Brownleigh Green Lane, near the Waterman pub, has been visited by Warwick District Council environment officers who have spent hours trying to clear the blockage. The ditch is used as a vital overflow area for an active stream, with the tyres present and the ditch blocked the flood water heads straight for Hatton.
