This is not my... Week 11 08
14/03/08 - Can it be?
12/03/08 - Not the toast!
10/03/08 - When it rains
14/03/08 - Can it be?
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Really? No... |
Probably of less excitement to everyone else than us but after a series of promises, months of complications and a general wave of despondency - we have our new website!
And so this weekend will be spent in quiet sobriety as we sort it all out.
Which is good because further investigations to the price of things show that - budget increases aside - the high price of hops and barley led to a 7% rise in the price of beer last year.
Aw man - this climate change is getting serious.
Anyhow - hope this doesn't stop you from having an incredible weekend.*
Susie x
*Anyone want to come round for scrabble or a light read? This is never going to work....
12/03/08 - Not the toast!
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Anything but the toast... |
Had a mini 'putting the world to rights' chat with my friend over breakfast.
It all started with the cost of bread.
Not sure exactly how much a loaf has gone up this past year but wheat has risen by 130% (BBC food price increase article) so it has to be quite a bit.
And with rising fuel prices knocking up the cost of travel, fertilisers for other foods and all sorts of other things (yep - that lube will be getting more expensive too) life is certainly not getting any cheaper.
Which - for me at least - shows already the very real economic implications of climate change. And why - as Stern detailed so pointedly in his report - we need to do something about it now.
It will be interesting to see what the budget has in store but there is also still time to get in touch with your MP regarding the Climate Change Bill at the beginning of April.
It's a start at least.
Go on.
Mr Toast needs you...?!
Susie x
10/03/08 - When it rains
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It pours... |
The biggest storm of the winter is upon us.
Which is a handy euphemism or metaphor or - erm - something like that (should have paid more attention in English class) as we have all been deluged with work.
So - instead of any waffling here this morning - shall point out the new Edie highlight.
Edie is an amazing site if you want to keep up-to-date with all things environmental happening in science, business and politics.
So have a wee look and see if it is for you.
Have a fantastic start to the week and hope you don't get too drenched!
x
This section will be a daily, well - Monday to Friday daily, editorial. (Have to keep some time aside to keep up the ritual wine drinking / dancing as if being chased by bees.)
I promise to make it my mission to investigate something each day on exciting forays to find new stuff, fun stuff, ethical stuff and anything involving break dancing men with extremely toned physiques.
Let me know if you think of something I should go and visit or if you have any great ideas or information. (Any dodgy suggestions will be politely declined... or not so politely, depending entirely on what they are!)
For today, though, please just have a look below to find out how this whole thing came about. I hope that you are having a lovely morning.
See you tomorrow,
Susie x
Background to This is not my...
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What is this site all about?
Well, as all good ventures do, it started in the pub with the ominous words "I know, why don't we...?" |
What was different, though, was that it still seemed like a good plan in the morning (and somewhat less injurious than trying out extreme ironing, the other suggestion...)
Anyway - once again we had been supping beers and putting the world to rights when someone mentioned the unmentionable, despite our disaffection with the state of the world, none of us was actually doing anything positive to change it.
Whether this was complacency or apathy, who knows - but we were definitely leaving it to others to make decisions and take action for us on issues about which we felt strongly.
We live in a free society, but often things seem to happen as a fait accompli. The war in Iraq, ID cards, the fact that we will eventually succumb to watching some of Big Brother no matter how hard we try...
And we just go along with it. But that is ok, right? I mean, we aren't exactly encouraging the abuse of others - are we?
Ok - so maybe my new top might have been made under less-than-perfect conditions and I suppose that means I am supporting those conditions, but - I have to buy something to wear, so what other choice do I have?
And that was the problem. What - and where - are the choices?
So we decided to investigate. Surely in this free society we have other options; we just need to know how to find them.
So we went online. There are some great directories already for ethical and/or environmentally friendly products, but for us these didn't go far enough. We were on a bit of a roll and decided that these products deserved more active promotion.
We wanted to make as many people as possible aware of the practical things they can do to live life in a better way.
So on this site we will provide information about easy, positive and ethical consumer choices. These are choices that won’t necessarily cost you more, either.
In our directories you will find environmentally friendly and ethical companies and products across the following categories:
Clothes
Energy
Food and Drink
Health and Beauty
Home and Garden
Office
Recycling
Restaurants
You will also find plenty more to lure you back to the site on a regular basis. So come back to have a wee look.
Plus we will be working on video's, events and curious antics to keep important issues in the public eye – and provide us with much entertainment and amusement at the same time.
Give us a shout if you want to get involved!
Anyhow - take a look. Explore… investigate… probe away.
We hope you like it; we hope you use it.
