Archive for the ‘Eco politics’ Category

In the five years since the start of the banking crisis of 2008, when UK and global banks needed bailing out to the tune of £billions, and the financial scandals of last year, it’s been clear that changes to the current banking system are sorely needed.

So we’re pleased to have teamed up with Triodos Bank. Triodos believe that profit doesn’t need to be at the expense of the world’s most pressing environmental problems.

If you open an account and deposit £100 with Triodos bank through this link, they’ll give you a £40 voucher to spend on anything at Nigel’s Eco Store.

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I just read that MPs and tax campaigners in the UK have been up in arms again this week as more of Amazon’s tax avoidance comes to light.

Amazon’s US bosses are telling investors that they took sales from UK customers last year of £4.2bn, yet they only paid £3.2m in tax…

I was reading the Independent over lunch today, and noticed this advert about saving money on energy bills. It struck me that the main focus of…

The other day we received the above letter from Kellogg’s threatening ‘further steps’ if we continued to sell a recycled milk bottle jug with their logo on it….

A friend who lives in Wales is telling me about Freeganism, which involves salvaging discarded, unspoiled food from supermarket bins. It reminds me of the time I visited a different friend who used to live on a houseboat on the Thames. One of her neighbours, ‘Mad’ Pierre, who rumour had it…

Just found this great video ‘One Minute Recipe for Success at Copenhagen’ at…