Christmas is coming, the geese (well everyone making a green buck) are going to get fat...
I have decided to kick off a festive thread with things that pass my way that can spread the cheer... and lighten the load:
General Tips
Gaurdian - A-Z of tips for a green Christmas
Cards
Send an e-card this Christmas with Envirowise - not reviewed as yet
Campaign aims to recycle 100m Christmas cards - still unsure what's wrong with the weekly kerbside recycle bin. But hey-ho, let's pop off to the supermarket then!
Gift tags - I'm doing/have done a separate blog on this to attempt to address the various other eco considerations. So this is just a home DIY link that does still use power, ink and paper.
Gifts
Guardian - Avoiding unsustainable Christmas gifts - nice in theory. Do they have kids? Kids who do not watch TV? Who do not have friends? But some nice ideas as you 'de-tune'. I must say the poster who suggested they don't use the same paper to flog coffee makers that use individual plastic pots has a point.
Guardian - Should I send a cow this Christmas?
Lights
Guardian - Low-carbon Christmas lights
Online
Recycling website offers free Christmas presents - No URL, but I'm sure it's track-downable
Trees
Recycle your Christmas tree - our falsie has done us 15 years and counting, mind
Guardian - NEW - Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree
As always, if you'd like to share, let me know and I'll add 'em here too.
Ho, ho, ho.
Junkk.com promotes fun, reward-based e-practices, sharing oodles of info in objective, balanced ways. But we do have personal opinions, too! Hence this slightly ‘off of site, top of mind' blog by Junkk Male Peter. Hopefully still more ‘concerned mates’ than 'do this... or else' nannies, with critiques seen as constructive or of a more eyebrow-twitching ‘Oh, really?!' variety. Little that’s green can be viewed only in black and white.
Friday, December 05, 2008
1 comment:
I believe in freedom of speech. But I also don't like bullies on blogs, even verbal ones, as they can drive away those with something valid to say... or offer.
Subjective is fine, but well argued and substantiated is even better. Calm and polite tops. Anything that crosses my personal line will not go up. There may be reasons given, but not guaranteed.
I'm not too keen on 'Anon' as a handle (and the content usually explains why), so if that's what you opt for it may not make it. Sorry.
The video clip of the xmas tree fire in the 'new' Guardian link addition isn't very Ho Ho Ho at all! From a flicker of flame to a totally destroyed living room in 40 seconds! Strewth!
ReplyDeleteWe've not had a real tree for 15 years, and after watching that clip I don't think I ever will again! Not so much chestnuts roasting round an open fire, but your whole family as well!
Very, very scary.