Do The Green Thing: the Green Thing blog

Re-brand The Shark

2009-07-04T08:19:24Z

Just because this is a year old doesn't mean I haven't just come across it (I dont get out much) and that I didn't think it was worth passing on.... errr, so here it is.

A campaign to stop 100 million sharks being killed, mainly for their fins, and to change their 'brand image' - only 4 people were eaten by sharks in 2007 worldwide, which is a lot less than died accidentally because of faulty toasters or from falling off chairs.

Mind you, if you try making toast with a shark or sitting on one, I bet it would kill you.

Food, Inc.

2009-07-03T10:19:25Z

Food, Inc.,looks like a Fast Food Nation (truly fascinating book, never saw the film) type expose of "the highly mechanized underbelly" of global food production and distribution.

I want to see this but it doesn't look like it has crossed the Atlantic yet....

Recycle Week is every week

2009-06-28T21:07:12Z

Our friends over at Recycle Now are on the final day of their Recycle Week.

Of course Recycle Week is every week, in fact every day as you go All Consuming. And if you're looking for inspiration check out Jesse Hackett's recycled instruments, Guillaume's pencil or listen to Musa's poetry.

Enjoy.

Green Thing meets a purple thing

2009-06-28T19:12:48Z

Green Thing had a day out in Shepherd's Bush London today at a local street party.

He (Green Thing is male apparently) really enjoyed it - particularly when he met this purple thing.

In fact meeting a purple thing reminded Green Thing of an article he'd recently read about the invisibility of CO2.

In the article, MIT’s award winning scientist Dan Nocera said that he wished Carbon Dioxide was visible. “If CO2 was purple we’d all be scared sh*tless”. In contrast, he said, “have you looked into the eyes of a climate scientist lately? They’re scared.”

Let it rip purple thing.

Washing Machine

2009-06-27T08:40:13Z

The future of the non-Plugged Out morning wash...