Posted on 10 October 2008
Sick of seeing a Starbucks on every corner and fancy a non-corporate coffee now and again? It’s time for you to get delocating!
Personally, I’m always on a mission to find a cosy, comfy unchained cafe to relax with friends or get down to some serious ethical business. Close to home you have your favourites [...]
Posted on 07 October 2008
The other day Jez said to me “Do you know how much water it takes to make a pair of jeans?”…
Actually I didn’t, I hadn’t really given it much thought to be honest. I had thought about the pesticides and fertilisers used for growing the cotton and the conditions for workers in maufacturers’ factories but [...]
Posted on 05 October 2008
Do you have something to say about the future of our planet?
Could you share your green views, ideas and news with the rest of the world?
Yes?
Then why not make it official and become a Green Girls Global editor?
We’re looking to recruit editors from EVERY continent of this amazing world. We want to know what’s happening [...]
Posted on 04 October 2008
The Rainforest Foundation UK will be holding the first Hot & Bothered Comedy Event on Tuesday October 14 at the Leicester Square Theatre.
Hosted by Alex Zane the show’s comic stars include Josie Long, Patrick Monahan, Natalie Haynes and Janey Godley, all lending their talents to what promises to be a night of hilarity, and all [...]
Posted on 28 September 2008
“Normal people can change the world”. What is more inspiring than that? This is the first sentence on the Climate Rush website for a very positive event happening soon.
Following in the footsteps of the suffragettes and remembering their bravery and determination of a hundred years ago, women and men will be gathering at Parliament on [...]
Posted on 26 September 2008
Glam green brides have long been able to get their eco chic wedding fix online but now Ethical Weddings is joining forces with Green Guide to bring our top ethical knot tying tips to a wider audience at The National Wedding Show this Friday 26th, Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th September at Earls Court in [...]
Posted on 24 September 2008
Book Review and Interview with Author Tracey Smith
As I took an over-ripe pepper and nearly full bag of mushrooms out of the fridge and set them aside for the compost bin I thought about the first few pages from Tracey Smith’s Book of Rubbish Ideas. I don’t feel good about wasting this food but at [...]
Guest editor
Posted on 21 June 2008
What are your clothes made of? Who made them? Inputs of clothing production have significant effects on the physical and social environment.
Take a look at the cotton industry. Insecticides used in conventional cotton production are the most hazardous pesticide to human health, causing behavioral changes, increased cancer risk, and even death. [...]
Guest editor
Posted on 20 June 2008
For an invention that has been around for less than a century, the Internet has quickly risen to be one of the most innovative developments of the 20th century. Most businesses have their own websites, most adults have their own email addresses, and even most children have their own computers.
Whether we like it or [...]
Guest editor
Posted on 14 June 2008
“What’s a nice Irish girl like you doing in a place like this?” might well be the opening line for conversation with me. Twenty-seven years of calling the Sonoran Desert home has me convinced that you can transplant, but you can’t take the green out of the girl. The new green that is.
Recently I downsized [...]
Guest editor
Posted on 08 June 2008
There has been ample news in the press over these past few weeks about the effects of recycling and the benefits that it has on the environment.
However, all this being said, it is important to think about the necessities of all this extra packaging. I once read an article not that long ago about a [...]
Guest editor
Posted on 21 May 2008
Nearly all of us have an object at home whose sentimental value far outweighs its worth in cold hard cash. And despite what some may say, savouring your precious object doesn’t make you a ‘Gollum’, and I think it is a really valuable characteristic; one that will help us all to make the most [...]
