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Young Blood

2009-11-09T23:16:48Z

One of the members of the UK youth delegation to Copenhagen is making a series of documentary films through the eyes of the young people whose futures are on the line.

I can't remember what I was doing when I was 23 (or last Wednesday for that matter) but I know it wasn't half as impressive as what these folk are up to.

Walk The Walk Vs. Fork The Fork

2009-11-09T14:36:54Z

Would've been better if he Walked The Walk.

(I doubt that vodka-fuelled perambulations would've crashed the shelves in quite the same way as an out of control fork-lift... mind you, if it did, he'd need all the alcohol-induced numbness he could get with that lot falling on his head - ouch).

Drink Powerthirst

2009-11-04T21:14:11Z

If we all drank Powerthirst we'd create a huge natural source of clean energy and solve the climate crisis. I think.

More Brilliant 350 Images

2009-11-01T10:05:26Z

Mexico City, Mexico

Sydney opera house

Soweto, South Africa

British Columbia, Canada

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sagaponack, USA

Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico

New Brighton, Australia

Victoria, Australia

Seattle, USA

Chicago, USA

Lord Stern goes Easy on the Meat

2009-10-27T16:29:53Z

Lord Stern, the economist behind the Stern Report, the landmark paper that linked economic impact to climate change, today urged individuals around the world to go Easy on the Meat to save the planet.

Now we're delighted that he has raised this debate but sadly much of the coverage, particularly in The Times, has unhelpfully sought to polarise his position as "anti meat" and consequently raised a storm of protest from meat lovers. This forced Lord Stern to issue this clarification:

"I think that once people understand the great risks that climate change poses, they will naturally want to choose products and services that cause little or no emissions of greenhouse gases, which means 'low-carbon consumption'.

This will apply across the board, including electricity, heating, transport and food. A diet that relies heavily on meat production results in higher emissions than a typical vegetarian diet. Different individuals will make different choices. However, the debate about climate change should not be dumbed down to a single slogan, such as 'give up meat to save the planet'.

Green Thing could not agree more - and believes that moderation rather than absolution may be a more effective way to encourage the behaviour change that is clearly required.

So please check out Easy on the Meat for some inspiration and do the Green Thing.