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30 Jun 2009
Give a little
Posted by: Tom Gater

If you were walking down the road in a pair of new shoes and you saw a toddler drowning in a pond, I'm pretty sure you'd jump in and try to save it, no matter what the cost. Yet within the last 24 hours, I bet you've bought a coffee, a chocolate ba..
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26 Jun 2009
The Soundtrack of Sustainability
Posted by: Jeff Melnyk

My esteemed colleague Mr Willans recently pondered the colour of climate change. We were asking a similar question around Futerra HQ the other day - what is the sound of sustainability?Long the domain of guitar troubadours, DIY singer-songwriters, ..
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23 Jun 2009
Eight years on...
Posted by: Ed Gillespie

Yes, hard to believe it I know but Futerra is now well over eight years old (despite our official birthday party only being last week, like Her Majesty the Queen we opt for flexible dating so we can hedge our bets around workload, official engageme..
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18 Jun 2009
Arab world portal goes live
Posted by: Lucy Shea

Our friends at the Arab Media for Environment and Development (AMFED) have just launched their new website: www.amfed-media.org.Written by journalists for journalists, it's a great hub for news and views on development communication from the Arab w..
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18 Jun 2009
Social proof in action
Posted by: David Willans

Great new blog from Seth, with a video clip that shows social proof in action. As he rightly points out, it's the 3rd guy that makes it a movement. The first bloke is the real pioneer, the one people are laughing at. The second fella gets a fe..
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15 Jun 2009
Macca's Meat Free Mondays
Posted by: Jeff Melnyk

Sir Paul was in St. James' Park today - with a little help from some celebrity friends walking down a green carpet to promote the concept of "Meat Free Mondays". Even Yoko was on hand to put historic squabbles aside and support his initia..
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15 Jun 2009
Green Union Jacks galore...
Posted by: Ed Gillespie

Way back in the halcyon days of 2007 renewable energy pioneers Ecotricity welcomed Gordon Brown into office with a big advert featuring a green Union Jack...it was a great idea and a powerful symbol for the need for greater activism in getting Brit..
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11 Jun 2009
Rules of the Game: City Cycling
Posted by: David Willans

Over the last few days the number of cyclists in London has soared, all down to the balmy weather and tube strike no doubt. You see them swarm, like moths around stationery traffic at the lights. I'm a bit of a veteran cycler, having been ridi..
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09 Jun 2009
The Day of the Pickle
Posted by: Laurie Bennett

Ed just walked into the office in his ‘Normal for Norfolk’ t-shirt, and it got me thinking. About local produce. Now, although Ed is without doubt a tasty, wholesome, low carbon chap, I’m referring more to local, seasonal fo..
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04 Jun 2009
Conference Revolution...
Posted by: Ed Gillespie

Three years ago I was invited to speak at a conference in Chicago called 'The Artworld is Flat' all about art and activism. Perhaps unsurprisingly given my personal position on flying (see www.lowcarbontravel.com for ample evidence!) I politely dec..
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