I think you have to admire the musicians who’ve put their names to Live Earth. It’s not so much the committment to playing at a humungously huge world-wide gig. A twenty-minute set is hardly going to kill them. It’s the fact that by appearing there they’re opening themselves up - for the rest of their careers - to charges of hypocrisy…
Sigh. If only being green was simple.
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Actually, I hate arguments. However, if, like me, you’re totally dumbfounded when you meet someone who flatly denies that global warming is a problem, and regards it all as a giant conspiracy, Grist have a handy catechism of scientific information on the subject: every possible argument you will ever need to defeat a global warming denier…
To think. Once people used to be content with a simple entry in the Guinness Book of Records. There’s a positive stampede of good people who are trying to make a point by setting themselves unlikely attention-grabbing challenges. In recent weeks we’ve celebrated the following heroes of the modern age:
I was at a local get-together for people involved in ethical businesses the other night and I met Justin Francis there - one of the co-founders of Responsible Travel. He spent an hour telling me how they do business there, which was a) very impressive, and b) really, really useful. The Ecostore is burgeoning, but it’s a very competitive …
Agribusiness doesn’t have the greatest record in protecting the environment; it’s curious so many people are thinking it’s going to save the planet now. But anyone still convinced that biofuels are going to be a quick eco fix should take a look at…
It’s freezing. Spring’s done a bunk. After a week of everyone smiling, people are grouchy again.
We’ve had Brown and Cameron huffing away trying to out-green each other and now there’s the inevitable backlash… pollsters and columnists grumbling about how they’re stuffing the green agenda down our throats and the British public don’t really care. Mutter mutter mutter.
I like what Ken Livingstone’s announced in London - a comprehensive plan to reduce London’s greenhouse gas emissions, right across the board, tackling energy used for housing, transport and business. This seems like the right way to tackle things - at that level where local meets national. And even Arnie Schwarzeneger is getting in on the act in California… .
