Climb the green ladder

November 7, 2014

News round up – serving up grubs, super soil, buy a bit of your local windfarm and more….

Wal-Mart is expanding its selection of organic foods & promising to sell it for the same prices as non-organic. http://buswk.co/1sbiXdF
The secret to a carbon-friendly diet in the soil-article on key role soil plays in sequestering carbon so eat organic!http://bit.ly/1xfWdPW
Sainsbury’s offers pumpkin recycling by adding pumpkins to it own food waste stream for use in anaerobic digesters.
Anyone for cricket? Euromonitor International advocates that iInsects could feed growing global appetite for protein http://www.foodnavigator.com/Market-Trends/Insects-could-feed-growing-global-appetite-for-protein-says-Euromonitor
75% of parents think their kids should eat British-sourced food in school meals: http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/latest-news/parents-want-more-british-food-in-school-meals/68458.article
IPCC says fossil fuels shld be phased out by 2100 in most comprehensive report on human influenced climate change yet:http://bbc.in/1wTSKX2
People living near new windfarms will be able to buy a stake in them for as little as £5 to win over opposition http://bit.ly/1xRPuKc
Waste-free, Willy Wonka packaging is coming but are consumers ready for it? http://gu.com/p/42t87/tw via @guardian

And something to do:

Sign the NSPCC’s #FlawedLaw petition. It should always be illegal for an adult to send a sexual message to a child http://bit.ly/1pDoeKX

March 17, 2012

Some more news titbits…

Great quote on the business benefits of being socially responsible: ‘Organisations with social purpose written into their business models already exist and their leaders are acting and adapting fast. Among other things their businesses remain relevant, competitive, engaged with their communities, and open to new markets and consumer bases.’ Silvia Giovannoni @ Guardian: http://bit.ly/zohThG
Sobering article on the scale and health implications of the air pollution in China: http://bit.ly/FPKtae
Good Jonathon Porrit article on harnessing the power of brands to change & normalise sustainable behaviours: http://bit.ly/z9uK8J
Gutted that plans to ban fishing discards are under threat – fingers crossed for Monday… http://bit.ly/y0yGmI

March 17, 2012

Some interesting news stories that caught my eye recently… Enjoy!

Don’t sling it – refurb it. Discarded household products such as vacuum cleaners get a new lease of life w/ Electrofarm http://bit.ly/yRjNZM
Win:Win – paper shows its poss to simultaneously mitigate near-Term climate change & improve health & food security: http://bit.ly/yywvGg
Ducking good idea: Ducks replace paddy-field pesticides: They feed on insects & weeds, not rice & poo is fab fertiliser: http://bit.ly/xiPphN
Study finds organic farming in India provide 30% more jobs than non-organic farming & can increase income by about 250% http://bit.ly/AlzptH
Go Croydon NHS! Croydon Health Services pays £24k to get Burger King out of hospital: http://bit.ly/zJNzyS
Scientists link mass death of British bees to farm pesticides: http://bit.ly/yPfOYG
India to open up its retail sector to foreign brands after all: http://on.ft.com/FOUKUs
McDonald’s to give away books with UK Happy Meals making them briefly the nations biggest book retailer: http://tgr.ph/x4CxTT
Hospital Patients fed on £2.57 a day – shocking when nutrition is so vital when unwell: http://tgr.ph/zrgEFX
A chilling article by George Monbiot on some undemocratic goings on in British government: http://bit.ly/Adv7Uu
An interesting way to make use of old aircraft – turn them into hotel rooms! http://bit.ly/xIqaU6
M&S gives strawberries longer life with new packaging innovation http://bit.ly/x9f3hg