tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77306215501097855392023-06-20T21:14:37.781-07:00GreenerarchyDeephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654829881673676128noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730621550109785539.post-86698796209506163022007-07-14T16:15:00.000-07:002007-07-14T16:54:17.862-07:00Green humor by Leonardo DiCaprioWhen asked if he flew over from the US to Cannes on a plane to view the screening of his new <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Eco</span> documentary <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/leonardo_dicaprio_11th_hour.php">'The 11<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> hour'</a> the star retorted<br /><br />"No, I took a train across the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Atlantic</span>".<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.opengroup.com/sports/images/(SC)Leonardo_DiCaprio_Photo.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.opengroup.com/sports/images/(SC)Leonardo_DiCaprio_Photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />DiCaprio <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">isn't</span> best pleased with the latest Green backlash leveled at celebrities like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ludacris</span> who popped on to the Live Earth broadcast to promote the virtues of greener living.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:0PH6btvvVZKn4M:http://hummertuning.tripod."><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:0PH6btvvVZKn4M:http://hummertuning.tripod." border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />If you <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">don't</span> know the work of rap star <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Ludacris</span> I'd recommend starting with hip hop anthem 'Southern Hospitality' including lyrics celebrating the virtues of the gas guzzling Cadillac <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Escalade</span>;<br /><br />'Ah - Cadillac grills, Cadillac bills, Check out the oil, My Cadillac spills...'<br /><br />DiCaprio has a good point though; at Cannes he goes on to say, "If you're going to attack somebody on the way they conduct their life, let's talk about the big picture, let's see what big oil companies are doing"<br /><br />Well lets see, Shell had that wonderful <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq3CnqChrL4">full length ad</a> also worthy of a screening at Cannes.Deephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654829881673676128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730621550109785539.post-4353153572163198022007-07-14T16:10:00.000-07:002007-07-14T16:15:48.817-07:00Green Navy Tactics RevealedDo what the Navy do in the bath and save hundreds of gallons of water for something much more useful, like washing your sexy <a href="http://www.goingreen.co.uk/xs_i/GWIZ-black%20cut-outL_300.jpg">Green imp car</a>.<br /><br><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yAr1hdExL-w"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yAr1hdExL-w" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br>Deephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654829881673676128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730621550109785539.post-25119226062513457092007-07-12T12:19:00.000-07:002007-07-12T12:49:21.675-07:00Gordon more Brown than GreenNew British Prime Minister Gordon starts proceedings with more brown stuff than anything considered green and friendly.<br /><br />His choice of company car?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.supercars.dk/images/products/2006-jaguar-xj.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.supercars.dk/images/products/2006-jaguar-xj.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />None other than a 4.2 litre Jaguar XJ V8.<br /><br />I got that picture from a <a href="http://www.supercars.dk/images/products/2006-jaguar-xj.jpg">website</a> about 'supercars'. Super it certainly is; Super brown and not green.<br /><br />Looking a damn site better than the average <a href="http://www.goingreen.co.uk/xs_i/GWIZ-black%20cut-outL_300.jpg">super green car</a>, this car falls into the Government’s own top band of green liberty takers with an emissions ratio of 269 grammes of carbon per kilometre, or just over one kilo for every four kilometres.<br /><br />So what to do about sorting this Brown mess out? Ask Jaguar to build a hybrid model for billions ready in 10 years time? Yes.<br /><br />In the mean time - Go Carbon Free have <a href="http://digg.com/politics/New_British_PM_opts_for_gas_guzzling_Jaguar_instead_of_Prius">awarded</a> Mr Brown with Four Gold Star Carbon credits that will offset his Jags carbon tyre print.<br /><br />What <a href="http://www.gocarbonfree.com/">GoCarbonFree.com</a> have done is saved Browns arse from a green debacle and I look forward to seeing who they save next.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gocarbonfree.com/">GoCarbonFree.com</a> offer 1000's of products to shop for online. Whatever you buy will earn you carbon credits from GoCarbonFree.com that are used to offset your own carbon footprint. You shop greener without changing the way you shop online.<br /><br />Thats gotta be a good thing.Deephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654829881673676128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730621550109785539.post-71201889720845060162007-07-05T14:57:00.000-07:002007-07-05T15:25:36.541-07:00Greenpeace advert doesnt work<a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/">Greenpeace</a> have a neat and direct message in a new ad <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-3YPBfO2Ys&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ehugg%2Ecom%2Fstory%2F22644%2F">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/E-3YPBfO2Ys"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/E-3YPBfO2Ys" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />If you dont do something about global warming now you and your children will hear about it.<br /><br />I get the message. It makes sense to me but it doesnt really push me in to thinking more about this issue and its effects on my children. No, not really. Probably because I dont have any children. I'm not planning on any soon either. Also, I hear the real effects of global warming will take place well after I die.<br /><br />So why do I care? Really, why?<br /><br />This is the sort of question that hits more and more people that come in to contact with campaigns such as the one by Greenpeace. Green campaigns are imaginative, smart, young and exciting but does the idea of being a smarter greener person really stem from ones fundamental desire to save the planet?<br /><br />In the majority of cases I dont think it is.<br /><br />Hybrid cars are <a href="http://automobiles.honda.com/tools/calculators/mileage_calculator.asp?ModelName=Civic+Hybrid#">cheaper to run</a> in the long term.<br />Green shopping portals offer <a href="http://shop.gocarbonfree.com/">cool incentives</a> and make you feel better.<br />Local food is <a href="http://greenerarchy.blogspot.com/2007/06/keeping-close-to-subject-of-green.html">good for your health</a>.<br /><br />Its all about you.Deephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654829881673676128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730621550109785539.post-29503255786264596702007-07-05T14:07:00.000-07:002007-07-05T14:24:19.522-07:00Coca Cola green report<a href="http://www.phinedo.fr/images/Selection/cocacocla20coca9.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.phinedo.fr/images/Selection/cocacocla20coca9.jpg" border="0" /></a>Coca Cola released their Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report for last year. Its <a href="http://www.cokecce.com/assets/uploaded_files/2006CCECRS.pdf">here</a>.<br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div>Always good to read up on a companies efforts to be kind to the environment and everyone within it. Does add value to their product. Pepsi, where are you?<br /><br />I'd like to see some handy summaries available to those of us that cant be reading 60 pages in PDF format. In the mean time, here are some highlights: </div><div> </div><ul><li>Average water used to make 1 litre of beverage 2005 was 1.95 litres. In 2006 it was 1.85 litres. Maybe they're selling less? </li><br /><li>Coca Cola use hybrid truck to deliver their drinks. These trucks convert breaking energy in to supplementary power which end up adding to their fuel efficiency by up to 32%.</li><br /><li>Vending machines make up a significant proportion of Cokes energy consumption. They have newer lighter types that have been rolled out across Europe which boost energy efficiency up to 35%. Lovely. </li></ul>Deephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654829881673676128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730621550109785539.post-56697810982517684092007-06-30T07:04:00.000-07:002007-06-30T11:00:45.887-07:00Green message lost on kidsAccording to the Department For the Environment, only half of 11 to 17 year olds care about environmental issues.<br />In contrast, grow a little up a bit and you'll probably be part of the 91% of University and College students that believe that in 25 years, climate change would be <a href="http://www.forumforthefuture.org.uk/future/test_head_page499.aspx">"hitting the world hard"</a>.<br /><br />Seems to me that in promoting the virtues of green smartness, we have overlooked an important part of our society. There's only so much <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/greenpeter/">Blue Peter</a> can do on there own.<br /><br />Get me the number of Shrek's agent now!Deephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654829881673676128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730621550109785539.post-24958656799196942912007-06-29T05:49:00.000-07:002007-06-29T06:26:27.273-07:005 reasons local food is betterKeeping close to the subject of green smartness and fat fighting, <a href="http://community.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/Benefits-of-Eating-Whats-in-Season-at-Your-Local-Farmers-Market.html">Michele Morris</a> has written a great article on the benefits of shopping for local food in season.<br /><br /><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://dreamers1.com/russia/North_Cape/European_Russia.9.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here is a summary;<br /><br /><ol><li>When something is in season <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">theres</span> probably more of it which means cheaper food <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">yay</span>!</li><br /><li>Local food in season is going taste better because it wont suffer the effects of transportation and its related preservation efforts.</li><br /><li>You get variety if you go for seasonal stuff. Stick to seasonal food and your diet and life will be varied. Your tummy will be pleased too!</li><br /><li>Since local food <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">doesn't</span> travel so far, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">you're</span> not adding to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">transportation</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">polluting</span>. Good job!</li><br /><li>Looking for local season foods means that frozen pizza finds itself at the bottom of you shopping list if at all on it. Eating local seasonal food is great for your body. Treat yourself right and be happy.</li></ol>Deephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654829881673676128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730621550109785539.post-77897425098628260652007-06-27T02:58:00.000-07:002007-06-27T03:09:25.051-07:00Green Fat Fighters<a href="http://www.brandtarot.com/blog/">John Grant</a> is going to write about the <a href="http://greenormal.blogspot.com/2007/06/green-is-new-black.html">fashionability of being green</a>.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to it too. I see a lot of the motivation in being green coming from the need to be seen to be doing good. Now I don't usually mention my charity work but...<br /><br /><a href="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40949000/jpg/_40949822_marjorie220300.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40949000/jpg/_40949822_marjorie220300.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Being green is similar to losing weight and losing weight is very much like being fashionable. I think a lot of it is about everyone else’s opinion in turn which feeds your own.<br /><br />This may be fine for some but is it sustainable? It certainly makes for a sustainable industry in selling green doest it?Deephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654829881673676128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730621550109785539.post-56737439731594648002007-06-26T07:49:00.000-07:002007-06-26T08:08:14.305-07:00Tour De France on bambooThe frame looks like a stained metal of some type but I am assured that the people from <a href="http://www.calfeedesign.com/bamboo.htm"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Calfee</span> Design</a> have in fact fashioned a 2 wheeled vehicle out of a pandas breakfast.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.calfeedesign.com/images/BambooCrossHemp357x261.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.calfeedesign.com/images/BambooCrossHemp357x261.jpg" border="0" /></a>I saw this on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/">treehugger</a></span> and immediately felt compelled to find a bamboo tree to hug instead.<br /><br />Its dark bamboo to be precise, costs $2695 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">USD</span> which quite frankly is a bargain compared to this <a href="http://www.goingreen.co.uk/xs_i/GWIZ-black%20cut-outL_300.jpg">atrocity</a> and weighs a mere 1.8kg.<br /><p>Perfect for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillot_jaune">yellow jerseys</a> everywhere.</p>Deephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654829881673676128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730621550109785539.post-61809728166797796752007-06-26T00:00:00.003-07:002007-06-26T00:00:50.687-07:00The good, the bad and the unfriendly<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">YouGov</span> did a <a href="http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/item/56460"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">survery</span></a> for Marketing week asking the people who the friendliest and most unfriendly brands were.<br /><br />Goes without saying that the airlines did badly out of the deal. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Tesco</span> however, very friendly <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">in spite</span> of its reputation as the dark force of british retail.<br /><br />It just goes to show what a real effort can bring. Now as always, once you start you cant stop. Brands that go all out <a href="http://www.rsacarboncontrol.org.uk/default.aspa">saving schools</a> need to keep it up and add to their green <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">armory</span> rather than follow the mainstream hype that is - <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/search?source=ig&hl=en&q=green&meta=">Green</a>.<br /><br />With this in mind well meaning start up <a href="http://www.gocarbonfree.com/">sites</a> are only going to benefit from the increased push from the <a href="http://www.tescocorporate.com/cr.htm">green giants</a>. The fact they are targeting younger people, children and parents of children can only signal a well meaning future.Deephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654829881673676128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730621550109785539.post-15620855391194990602007-06-26T00:00:00.001-07:002007-06-26T00:00:21.263-07:00Plug in your car. Its cheaper<a href="http://www.google.com/">Google</a> have a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">philanthropic</span> side to them in the shape of <a href="http://www.google.org/">Google.org</a><br /><br />They have recently been championing and initiative called <a href="http://www.google.org/recharge/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">RechargeIT</span></a> which aims to do good by cutting CO2 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">emissions</span> and gas.<br /><br />This means you pay less too.<br /><br />Sounds all pretty straight forward and positive. Now, where to buy one of these plug in cars?<br /><br />Well you cant. Not yet anyway. Looks as if the Google mob may want to test some and then roll out to their staff first. We'll be next. Only a matter of time and about time too! I'm done spending chucks of cash of dirty fuel and anything beats driving one of <a href="http://www.goingreen.co.uk/xs_i/GWIZ-black%20cut-outL_300.jpg">these</a>.Deephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654829881673676128noreply@blogger.com0