sustainable Archive

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    Time for bigfoot to tread lightly - by frog



    Sadly the biggest news from WWF’s global footprint report was that a handful of other countries managed to perform even worse than New Zealand. United Arab Emirates, United States Of America, Kuwait and Australia were worthy opposition though for the title of least sustainable country with their superior commitment to consumption and oil burning. That [...] read more
    October 30, 2008 11:41 am - 9 Comments
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    Empty oceans - by frog



    Our poor little disappearing whitebait are not alone.  Or to be more accurate, once they reach the ocean, they are alone. The US Good magazine has an important story, Fin: The Last Days of Fish that notes: Our oceans carry less than a tenth the number of fish they once held, yet few of us [...] read more
    September 10, 2008 11:50 am - 5 Comments
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    Open Green Map: Social Mapping - by frog



    Some days I would rather just surf than spend time posting. Like today, when there is a southerly winter  gale building and it’s just a bit too uncomfortable for outdoor pursuits. My first port of call is often EcoGeek, in search of the latest new toy or idea to save the world. Today the Geek [...] read more
    July 26, 2008 4:42 pm - 1 Comment
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    Jeanette’s Food Manifesto - by frog



    Here’s another extract from Jeanette’s speech yesterday: Our coalition has written a manifesto. It reads: We the people shall have control over our food. We will sustain ourselves. Our food supply will be independent from world price shocks and shortages We will grow the delicious healthy food our people need to thrive Seasonal fruit and [...] read more
    June 1, 2008 10:09 am - No Comments