http://grist.org/living/ikea-wont-tell-where-it-gets-its-wood-and-congress-is-about-to-give-it-a-pass/
This is a very interesting link to the issue of how chain of custody in wood supplies keeps us environmentalists guessing.
Not that the wood is necessarily being used in landscaping but reflects the generalised issue with timber.
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Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Friday, 22 June 2012
Are greenies becoming too extreme?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jun/17/ethical-living-eating-honey-lucy-siegle
Here is a link to the Guardian, and the question by a vegan is whether it's okay to eat honey?
I read with disbelief the opening suggestion that aside from dairy food, unsustainable fish or meat, we are meant to give up honey as well!
My worry is that vegans are leading the way in showing environmental causes as a general pain in the proverbial for the masses. I worry that such extremism is doing some harm to our environmental causes.
As my interest which is how we portray ourselves in the media, and how green issues are promoted, this is something seriously greenies as a group at large need to 'masticate' over. How extreme do we want to appear? These are issues I discuss in my book - Green Spin - Promoting the Green Message, now out on Amazon as a Kindle, and for loan (the more environmentally friendly versions.)
Here is a link to the Guardian, and the question by a vegan is whether it's okay to eat honey?
I read with disbelief the opening suggestion that aside from dairy food, unsustainable fish or meat, we are meant to give up honey as well!
My worry is that vegans are leading the way in showing environmental causes as a general pain in the proverbial for the masses. I worry that such extremism is doing some harm to our environmental causes.
As my interest which is how we portray ourselves in the media, and how green issues are promoted, this is something seriously greenies as a group at large need to 'masticate' over. How extreme do we want to appear? These are issues I discuss in my book - Green Spin - Promoting the Green Message, now out on Amazon as a Kindle, and for loan (the more environmentally friendly versions.)
Saturday, 9 June 2012
Vegies and fruit suppliers
Wow, was reading in the Age this week that of the producers of vegetables grown in Australia that the main supermarkets source their vegies from only 7-8 suppliers. Won't quote the source as am speaking in really general terms here.
Of course the two largest supermarket chains are the main green grocery suppliers in this country. This means that if we allow this green grocery monopoly to prevail, this could have huge implications for the types of vegies and fruit available in this country, as those few growers will have huge control over the seeds that are chosen and essentially over what we eat.
Broad acre farming is already a worrying thing, but this means bio-diversity is at stake here (pardon the pun .. garden stake!).
Let's remember the smaller grocers, and avoid doing alll our grocery shopping from the larger stores. What I personally do is mix it up. I don't doubt that there are some products you can only get from supermarkets!
Of course the two largest supermarket chains are the main green grocery suppliers in this country. This means that if we allow this green grocery monopoly to prevail, this could have huge implications for the types of vegies and fruit available in this country, as those few growers will have huge control over the seeds that are chosen and essentially over what we eat.
Broad acre farming is already a worrying thing, but this means bio-diversity is at stake here (pardon the pun .. garden stake!).
Let's remember the smaller grocers, and avoid doing alll our grocery shopping from the larger stores. What I personally do is mix it up. I don't doubt that there are some products you can only get from supermarkets!