Earth Hour is here again – March 27, 8.30pm local time we’re encouraged to turn our power off for 60 minutes to ‘take a stand’ against climate change. But does it really make a difference? Earth Hour began in 2007 in Sydney, Australia and was the brainchild of a couple of marketers who wanted to…
Tag: environment
The Cove – shedding light on a nasty secret
Congratulations to the courageous film makers of The Cove which won an Oscar! See trailer here. The images depicted in the documentary raise in us some pretty strong emotions – but I think it is so important that we channel that in the right direction. Whilst I disagree wholeheartedly with the practice depicted in this…
Emissions Trading Scheme
Like many people I’d been watching the political nightmare that was evolving in Copenhagen and wondering do the politicians even care about what they’re discussing or is it just political wrangling? Honestly, when has politics and the environment worked hand in hand – other than as a platform on which to get elected? Let’s face…
Just Stop
Honour Your Real Xmas Tree
I’ve always found it strange celebrating Christmas with a pine tree and carols about jingle bells, sleighs and snowmen when the holiday falls in Australia’s midsummer. (In our house we also celebrate Yule in July.) A fake Christmas tree has always been our choice for decorating at Christmas – not only because fresh trees are…