From food to fun, we've got the skinny on how to make this year's festivities the greenest ever
… The Ecologist guide to greening Christmas Ruth Styles | 1st November 2011 Ethical Living Christmas Eco Xmas Guide Food Gifts … annual spending and feasting frenzy that is Christmas. But the annual festive jamboree is …
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… the Word Bil Talen | 5th January 2009 Comment Christmas Consumerism Christmas Consumerism Politics And Economics … advisory... Children – What is ‘Giving’ at ‘Christmas’? What is it doing to us? This is …
With Animal Aid raising concerns about the welfare of livestock sent abroad at Christmas by groups such as Oxfam and Christian Aid, is it time to take another look at charity giving?
… Oxfam Christian Aid Animal Aid Send A Cow Christmas Home Presents Gifts holding.jpg With … about the welfare of livestock sent abroad at Christmas by groups such as Oxfam and … smart savings, particularly when it comes to Christmas. According to a 2010 Santander …
from the pulpit
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I'm the Reverend Billy.
… Reverend Billy. Dearest children, awake from Christmas! In Ye Olde Christmas we see the Utter Evil Christian … child in the known universe, especially at Christmas. Disney will charge parents' credit …
Jean Vranic meets Pete Delaney, the remarkable traveller challenging stereotypes and proving that - even in modern Britain - alternative, sustainable lifestyles are still possible
… in Redditch, the local people know that Christmas has arrived. They've sold hand made … at this spot for many years and when Christmas is over, Pete, his wife Rachel, … on a 'settled' site bought a Bowtop as a Christmas surprise for his family and it now …
Joanna Blythman describes how she infiltrated the employee-conditioning process of Asda, subjecting herself to its brain-melting mix of Maoist self-criticism and revivalist-style fervour
… fervour Only two months to go until Christmas and the recruitment machine at my … Asda Wal-Marts in the UK. In the week before Christmas, sales for the store had been … of the store or a particular colleague. In a Christmas training video there were numerous …
Creating extra waste and encouraging over-consumption; Halloween isn’t the greenest holiday. But as Ben Hudson explains, you can still have a scarily good time without it costing the planet
… into a multibillion dollar business. Next to Christmas, more money is spent at Halloween … Halloween is the second largest holiday after Christmas for buying decorations. Most are … of decoration for it - just like you would a Christmas tree.’ A carved pumpkin is …
Our desire to spend time with our families and help our local communities and the environment is being eroded by the overwhelming nature of modern advertising
… advertising As the days remaining until Christmas dwindle, the pressure to purchase … already exposed to 500-1,000 adverts per day, Christmas advertising only furthers the …
Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ain died yesterday after being attacked by Israeli soldiers while planting olive trees in the West Bank - a peaceful and fruitful challenge to a long and brutal military occupation. As Zaytoun co-founder Cathi Pawson writes, we can help by buying organic Palestinian olive oil, available in the UK against all the odds.
… a hectic nationwide delivery to shops before Christmas. Imagine our horror when we broke … our oil! We could not deliver in time for Christmas, but our loyal customer base bought … for generations. Zaytoun olive oil for Christmas? Buy here . Volunteer for the 2015 …
With the big day just around the corner, Ruth Styles says it’s time to give Valentine's Day a green-over
… are sent each year; second in number only to Christmas. Predictably, many of these end up … Flowers and Plants Association , Snowdrops, Christmas Roses and Michaelmas Daisies are all …
The Shadows of Consumption: Consequences for the Global Environment is the latest offering from Canadian academic and former chess champion, Peter Dauvergne.
… touted by high street bookshops as potential Christmas gifts, it’s a justifiable festive …
The South West Regional Development Agency is letting down planet and people despite promises to redevelop the former site of Morland leather works 'sustainably'.
… 2009, because SWRDA, just a few days before Christmas announced that they would be …
When a Victorian tea party took over Heathrow's Terminal 1 earlier this year, it was a clear sign that environmental campaigning had taken a large step away from time-worn methods of protesting.
… change. Around 10,000 people marched before Christmas and it didn’t make a difference – we …
Molly would glady have been tied to the stake with the other Metric Martyrs... but, being that she wasn't, she's keen to point out why weights and measures matter to all
… basis to measure the dried fruits for the Christmas puddings, while my daughter has …
While recovering from illness, qualified teacher Barry Bennett took the time to ponder on how he could share his love of nature with young people, and encourage them to engage with their environment. The result was The Amazing Places Project ...
… with a single young person. And then it was Christmas. I realised early on that a new …
Black Friday is yet another manifestation of a consumer culture that is both empty and destructive, writes Vicki Hird. So instead let's join in creative celebrations of Buy Nothing Day ('no purchase necessary'), and develop a new life-enhancing ethic of joyful frugality.
… Thursday, a family event rather bigger than Christmas. The way it works is that the …
Funmi Odulate, vintage guru, says that vintage clothing has something for everyone. It's fun, green and shouldn't have your bank manager on the phone. Possibly...
… a car boot sale every day of the year, except Christmas,’ says Funmi. Less well known is the …
No one believed Big Tobacco could ever be snuffed out - until health warning stickers were made law. If the same principle of science, information and activism were applied to the aviation industry, argues Mark Anslow, the air we breathe could get cleaner yet
… industry is tobacco. No smoke without fire... Christmas 2002 can’t have held much cheer for …
As public spaces become blighted by the £18 billion global outdoors advertising industry, community groups are fighting back to reclaim both ad-free areas or use billboards in a socially beneficial way
… website encouraging children to pick out Christmas presents to create a list to send to …
Spring might have sprung but that doesn’t mean you have to rush out and buy a whole new wardrobe. Our experts explain how to get a new look without harming the planet
… wardrobe today, they’ll still look fresh at Christmas. Alternatively, invest in perennial …
Supermarkets are keen to portray themselves as loyal and supportive business partners, nurturing suppliers in their quest for the best deal for consumers.
… they could be in charge of pet food, the next Christmas gifts, then ready meals or …