tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105863862024-03-23T18:18:46.011+00:00The diary of our struggle to live a green and fair life.City Hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14365459676286095920noreply@blogger.comBlogger524125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10586386.post-14482870074456302072010-01-17T19:07:00.003+00:002010-01-17T19:13:18.608+00:00

Whilst I no longer update CityHippy and leave it as a resource for your entertainment and information you can find my new home over at http://www.altepper.comPlease do drop by and say hello...CheersAl

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Some housekeeping before I begin.THE END?This is the last post on CityHippy. For now. CityHippy may well be back, you never know. It has been a blast. Namaste to you all.A NEW BEGINNINGI am now happily working away as Head of Marketing at NaturalCollection.com (winner of the Observer Newspaper's 'Ethical Retailer of the Year 2006' I might add). They are totally awesome...but don't take my word

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Sometimes I just don't get what goes on in the heads of our heads of government! I stare at my computer screen and say "WHAT!" Forgive me I'm not trying to be enigmatic and cryptic although one would think that is the case with the current administration; because I can not possibly begin to understand why the former CEO of ExxonMobil, Lee Raymond, has been hand picked to lead a very influential

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All hallows is nearly upon us and the funk of Monday is relieved only by the knowledge that another Carnival of the Green is born and this time we are taken to Groovy Green.This week I choose the wisdom of General Krang as my pick of the carnival. Hilarious and somewhat scary if you think about it.More info about the Carnival of the Green re hosting (now booked up into May 07) and posting

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Next weekend the Soil Association Scotland presents an Organic Food Fair at The Old Fruitmarket (cracking venue) and nearby Glasgow Metropolitan College. There are going to be loads of stalls, and not just of the food variety. I may have to relent and get something from the Coco Chocolate stall, I'm very good when they appear at Edinburgh Farmers Market but it can't last, their stuff looks just

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I love it when readers contact me! It gives you that warm fuzzy feeling inside that maybe you are making a difference. Such was the case recently when I was contacted by Eriq Wities and Emily Weinstein of Free Range Studios , to discuss their latest project. In case you aren't familiar with Free Range Studios, they are the production company that brought us the award winning video on factory

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I love Mondays...I used to hate them but the Carnival of the Green just cheers me right up.This week we travel to the venerable How To Save The World blog and this week I choose the coverage of the continued revelations regarding religious revival in favour of our beloved environment as my pick of the carnival.More info about the Carnival of the Green re hosting (now booked up into May 07) and

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Wow! Coby alone raised over £500 for his pyjamathon. Matthew and his family are making local news now and I certainly think we have all done good things here people. One family's massive suffering is made just that bit easier. Let's hope young Matthew makes a full recovery...Thanks to all of you who sponsored Coby and whilst we did not hit the magic £1,000 here is a pic of him in pyjamas on the

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One more Monday passes and that can only mean it's Carnival of the Green time.This week's carnival is to be found at TotalTactics and this week my pick of the carnival is the Kite Sails post over at Interesting Thing of the Day.More info about the Carnival of the Green re hosting (now booked up into April 07) and posting available here.NamasteAlTechnorati

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I'm sure most of you may have heard by now that Google is going Solar, as in power. They will be converting six of their Bay Area headquartered buildings to solar power. No other US company has undertaken such a large project and they hope others will follow in their footsteps. It's speculated that this project could cost Google somewhere around $10 million dollars, and it should be operational

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With landfill space becoming a problem, and the inability to dispose trees in such spaces (because it's unlawful), what's a person to do with green waste? Go to the Green Waste Recycle Yard. They provide the San Francisco Bay Area a centralized location for recycling salvaged and reclaimed urban forest. This is an idea long overdue. They even create wood products from trees that would've been

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Over the past few weeks my boyfriend and I have had the pleasure of being treated to a meal at two of Edinburgh's excellent restaurants, which also happen to try and run things as ethically as possible. Locally sourced, organic, fairtrade food is the name of the game here and whilst finding something that fits all three of those may not be that easy they give it a fair go.Back at the beginning

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It wasn't very long ago that I was telling you all about the exciting new tuk tuks that had burst onto the Brighton & Hove scene.Alas, after just one month of operation, they are already in trouble. The TucTucs have a bus operators licence and The Taxi Trade Forum is alleging that they are not sticking to the strict timetable that this licence requires. The matter is now going to a public

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One more monday arrives and that can only mean it's Carnival of the Green time.This week's carnival is to be found at EnviroPundit and this week my pick of the carnival is the awesome coup by Treehugger to get next to Martha Stewart. Check out Treehugger on her show here.More info about the Carnival of the Green re hosting (now booked up into April 07) and posting available here.NOTE: Next weeks

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My son Coby goes to a musical babies group and my wife just brought the following to my attention - it just broke my heart. If anyone can help please email me and make a pledge. There but for the grace of god go I...During the week commencing 16th October, The Music Train are asking all children (and any grown ups brave enough) to attend in their pyjamas. The teachers will all be in their

City Hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14365459676286095920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10586386.post-1158645633958821462006-10-07T01:27:00.000+00:002006-10-07T01:01:03.336+00:00

Some good news and some bad.GOOD NEWSFor a while now I have enjoyed a great relationship with NaturalCollection.com.That relationship has just stepped up a gear and I am delighted to announce that as of Nov 1st I will be Natural Collection's first Head of Marketing. I am really looking forward to the role as you can imagine. The best part, apart from working for the Ethical Retailer of the Year

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This is really interesting. There was a collabrative art project going on called Future Sea Level which shows the impact global warming will have on our city. An artist-designed blue tape which is suppose to illustrate "water" had been placed around our famous tourist spot "Fisherman's Wharf". This water had been placed at a level that shows how high our sea level could rise if we don't begin to

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You may remember me mentioning River Nene Organic Farm in my post called ‘Desperately Seeking Veg’ back in August. At the time I talked about how I had found it so difficult to find an organic veg delivery scheme in Nottingham but named River Nene as one which operated nearby.Since then however I have been talking to Allan McKie who works for River Nene and indeed runs the business for the east

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One more monday arrives and that can only mean it's Carnival of the Green time.This week's carnival is to be found at GreenerMiami. Now I love Sushi but am concerned greatly by the lack of eco credentials that industry has so this week my pick of the carnival is the Sustainable Sushi post over at EcoStreet.More info about the Carnival of the Green re hosting (now booked up into April 07) and

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Who remembers reading Dr.Seuss' book, The Lorax (one of my all time favorites)? The copyright for that great story is 1971, and it's still relevant today. Politicians are still running around (like the Once-ler!) trying to chop down our trees. Luckily there are a few Loraxes around to help put a stop to it!A federal judge here in Northern CA reinstated the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. It was

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One more monday arrives and that can only mean it's Carnival of the Green time.This week's carnival is to be found at Ecostreet. My pick this week is the interesting Top 10 Eco-Friendly Diet Tips.More info about the Carnival of the Green re hosting (now booked up into April 07) and posting available here.NamasteAlTechnorati tags:cityhippygreencarnivalbloglistUKvegetarian

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A little while ago I was fortunate enough to be invited to an event which recognised the dedicated work of lots of different volunteers in Nottingham. I was particularly proud because one of the Reach Out award winners was a volunteer from the charity I work part time for; there was not a dry eye in the house!Another volunteer which stood out for me that night was a very humble gentleman called

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So many predictions of how long we have got to tackle climate change before the last train leaves town...10 years seems to be a good summary of what people are saying including Al Gore.Have we got 10 years? Ice is melting faster, seas are swelling quicker and temperatures are climbing more swiftly than we can predict.How long we got? Day After Tomorrow?Thoughts?NamasteAlTechnorati

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I love it when activists come up with fun and creative ways to get a point across. Well, if you've been around the blogsphere for a while you may have already heard about the group ReBar and their PARK(ing) Day installations. I'll explain briefly:Metered parking spaces are transformed into a temporary public space. It becomes a mini retreat for the urbanite to sit down, have a cup of coffee (fair

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Another monday and that means another Carnival of the Green.This week's carnival is to be found at Karavans. This week I am loving the EcoStreet primer on renewable energy.More info about the Carnival of the Green re hosting (now booked up into April 07) and posting available here.NamasteAlTechnorati tags:cityhippygreencarnivalbloglistUKrenewable

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