Sustainability
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Ethical Consumerism and Self-Growth
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Why ethical consumerism is essential to self-growth Ethical consumerism is sometimes perceived as a luxury for those who are money or time-rich, or even as an affectation to improve one’s social image. Terms like social justice warrior (SJW) are used to suggest that socially-aware people are really just putting on an act, advertising their wokeness…
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10 Eco-Friendly & Sustainable Writing Utensils
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I know I’m not the only one who still writes by hand, so let’s talk about how we can put our most soulful thoughts (ahem, work-related tasks) on paper while remaining environmentally friendly. Whether you’re buying school supplies for your children, office supplies for yourself, or contemplating to take a calligraphy class, you should know…
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Sustainable Period Products: A Guide
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If you’re like me, you were raised to feel disposable tampons and pads were the only way to manage menstrual blood. You never thought to ask if there was an alternative, and if you did, you were met with a smart answer from your mum along the lines of, “You should have seen what I…
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A Guide to Ethical Energy
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The energy industry is powering us towards catastrophic climate change. On the current path we’re on, set by the 100 companies that produce the majority of greenhouse gas emissions—Shell, BP, Exxon & co—the world is projected to get four degrees warmer by the end of the century: meaning drowned coastal cities, regular killer heatwaves and…
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Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in without Going Crazy by Joanna Macy & Chris Johnstone
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The concept of planetary emergencies can make us, as individuals, feel small and powerless. Active Hope (How to Face the Mess We’re in without Going Crazy) (first published in 2012), and all the concepts behind its title, reassures us that we contain enough strength and imagination to tackle these emergencies (the climate crisis, social division…
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How to Eat a Planet-Friendly Diet
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If you live in a developed country, it can seem churlish to complain about the global food system of farmers, suppliers and retailers that makes sure our supermarket shelves are always fully stocked. But as grateful as we should be for food security and variety that our ancestors—and the 820 million people in the world…
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There Is No Planet B: A Handbook for the Make or Break Years by Mike Berners-Lee
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The summer of 2019 has brought a blistering heatwave of record-breaking temperatures to Europe—and we should get used to it. By 2050, it’s been reported, London’s weather could be similar to that of Barcelona. Taking in these increasingly terrifying predictions about the future of the climate can lead to anxiety, or even worse—paralysis. But what…
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London National Park City | Get Involved and Celebrate
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The attempt to create a national park city in one of the UK’s most dense, polluted and crowded urban centers has been taking shape nicely over the last few years, with a lot of help from a group of committed volunteers as passionate about London as they are about nature. In a nutshell, this ambitious…
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Grassroots Organizations to Join & Support in 2019
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Grassroots Definition The first Cambridge dictionary definition of grassroots is “the ordinary people in a society or an organization, especially a political party”. The second grassroots definition is “ordinary people in a society or organization, rather than the leaders”. And it’s this second definition that mainly comes to mind when we think about grassroots movements:…
