Earth Overshoot Day marks the date each year when humanity has used all the ecological resources that Earth regenerates during that entire year. This year, Earth Overshoot Day falls on 28 July In other words, if we were to live sustainably on this planet we would take a year or more to use the ecological […]
Plastic Free July
Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution. Plastics are amazing materials. One of the reasons we use so much plastic is because they are a versatile material which lasts a long time. Unfortunately we have chosen to use most plastics once and then […]
Second Hand September
The average lifespan for an item of clothing is 3.3 years. A whopping 336,000 tonnes of used clothing are sent to landfill every year in the UK. Second Hand September Last year Oxfam launched Second Hand September as a way of helping us move towards more sustainable consumption. This year one of the ways in […]
Interesting times!
We are definitely living in interesting times! And frightening! And transforming. Many changes have been forced upon us within a very short time span. Many of the changes that are happening due to the Corona virus are changes that would occur eventually due to Climate Change – the lack of aircraft in the sky, fewer […]
Fast fashion’s eco-activism campaigns do
When faced with another environmental disaster we are often asked to give money to help. But we are as equally likely to be asked to purchase something of which a portion of the profit will be given to that cause. Apparently this is called “Merching for a cause“. This article highlights the problems with this […]
How dirty is your closet?
I just took the @thredUP fashion footprint quiz to see how dirty my closet is. Spoiler alert: Shopping secondhand is the BEST way to clean it up. Take the quiz to find out your carbon impact and what you can do about it. Plus, get some really awesome sustainable tips and exclusive offers! For every […]
Real Food
In her blog, A Real Green Life, Kate Martignier invites us on “an exploration into thinking differently and living a more natural, connected and sustainable life…” Hidden away on her site is an article about “real food” and the effects our choices around food have on us. We are very fortunate in Chapel Allerton to […]
Protect. Restore. Fund.
Here is a video by the amazing Greta Thunberg and the pretty amazing George Monbiot!
The “heroic journey of Transition”
“More frequent natural disasters, supercharged by climate change, ………., are waking more and more people up every day to the realization that we can no longer afford to be merely passive consumers of somebody else’s products. Instead, we are being called to become actively involved in reshaping our world, starting with our beloved local communities. […]
Climate emergency declared in Leeds
On Wednesday 27th March 2019 Leeds City Council declared a Climate Emergency with a majority vote and set out a commitment to make Leeds carbon neutral by 2030. According to Councillor Judith Blake, leader of the council, the Youth4Climate strikes involving over 1.4 million students around the world was a major factor in persuading them […]