Free Books Southampton – At The Third Age Center Recycle Your Old Books
Another fantastic group writing for us again this week. This time with the duel purpose of love for books and planet, by providing a place for unwanted books to be loved again. Here it is, Free Books Southampton. Free Books Southampton (FBS) is a volunteer led group based at the Third Age Centre (3AC), in […]
Who and What are Let Pompey Breathe? By Alexa Gill & Anna Koor #letpompeybreathe
Let Pompey Breathe is a campaign group made up of several environmental groups and parties concerned about the poor air quality in Portsmouth and the lack of action to date from the council. We believe it is everybody’s right to be able to breathe clean air. The main purpose of the campaign is to reduce air pollution […]
For a plastic free revolution we need new lenses by @MarIntroini
A simple question – one in which Mar asked me (@rwscarter- Ryan) about recently while I was on the radio, what is more important? Education or Innovation? Well here is her answer. A matter of Education or Innovation: which “lenses” come first? For a real plastic free revolution we need a solid educational framework […]
Stop Supermarkets using non-recyclable food Packaging
This is a guest piece by an active campaigner on plastic pollution and one who is pushing, as we are, for action from above. The person behind the petition that asks for the CEO’s of all major UK super markets to drop or change the use of plastic for food wrapping, to no wrapping where […]
The Wave of Plastic Pollution is a problem – @AdamManning of @GreenHampshire & @rwscarter of @CrowdLeaf
Plastic in our natural environment has become an urgent issue that our society needs to address and Ryan recently focused on this in his once a month CrowdLeaf radio slot with Xan Phillips on VoiceFM 103.9. (This is on from 8pm on the first Thursday of the month.) Plastic in the form of nurdles and […]
Start a #Sustainability #Movement in Your #Organization: Part 1 – Steps to Follow : Wendy Firlotte @EngageIntl
When I talk to organizations of all sizes and functions, their biggest pain point is essentially the same, lack of participation. Consistently, the two biggest challenges I hear are obstacles to increasing stakeholder buy-in and deal with competing priorities in the workplace. In corporate responsibility & sustainability, we talk about being purpose driven and embedding […]
Announcement of a regular Green Show on @VoiceFMradio by @rwscarter
Some of you have already listened to @rwscarter on VoiceFm recently, some of you are so dedicated that you have heard both of his appearance so far. Credit where it is due, that cannot have been as easy as listening to Adam from Green Hampshire or Denise from ‘Eco Hair and Beauty‘. Both the earlier […]
CONSERVATION, CULTURE, COMMERCE AND CRIME – Tackling Ivory Trade @UoPBusiness
This Hot Topic is aimed at anyone with an interest in the law and economics of the illegal wildlife trade and specifically the trade in elephant ivory. The British Government is under pressure to ban the sales of all ivory, including ivory antiques but what effect will this really have on the current declining elephant […]