But then..
Telegraph - Prince Charles: 100 months to save the world
Telegraph - Britain has only four days of gas left in reserves
Telegraph - Climate change rhetoric spirals out of control
Telegraph - Climate change: When evidence battles with belief
Doesn't make it any easier to come to a conclusion, though:(
I fear in just these four I see all the problems, of message, messengers and media writ large.
With folk like me feeling ever so slightly none the wiser.
Showing posts with label PRINCE CHARLES. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PRINCE CHARLES. Show all posts
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
GREENSTRETCHING
I thought I'd float it.
It's another 'green'-prefixed descriptor that might be applied to behaviour (often of the celeb kind) when 'greenwashing' or 'greencloaking' as applied to products/services and their pr/marketing messages really doesn't apply.
I can actually see it as part of a sequence, starting with 'greenspinning' and maybe ending with 'greensnapping'?
What has inspired this?
Well, it was just watching the BBC News with HRH Prince Charles, missus and entourage on their latest visit (I am sure there is a better word for its function) to somewhere a long way away, hot and sunny.
Anyway, it seems the big news is that to make the effort more eco, and PR it in that way, they are going to tour the area in a yacht.
So... let's get this straight. In the unlikely event I win the lottery (or RE:tie inspires a big cheque next week) and fulfill my dream of a Greek Island-hopping holiday (several years either in a wet tent or visiting relatives beginning to pall), I can actually claim I've gone eco because a bit of it is swanning about on a boat with sails?
It's another 'green'-prefixed descriptor that might be applied to behaviour (often of the celeb kind) when 'greenwashing' or 'greencloaking' as applied to products/services and their pr/marketing messages really doesn't apply.
I can actually see it as part of a sequence, starting with 'greenspinning' and maybe ending with 'greensnapping'?
What has inspired this?
Well, it was just watching the BBC News with HRH Prince Charles, missus and entourage on their latest visit (I am sure there is a better word for its function) to somewhere a long way away, hot and sunny.
Anyway, it seems the big news is that to make the effort more eco, and PR it in that way, they are going to tour the area in a yacht.
So... let's get this straight. In the unlikely event I win the lottery (or RE:tie inspires a big cheque next week) and fulfill my dream of a Greek Island-hopping holiday (several years either in a wet tent or visiting relatives beginning to pall), I can actually claim I've gone eco because a bit of it is swanning about on a boat with sails?
Monday, March 03, 2008
N.B
The Prime Minister's green credentials are not in the bag
As interesting for the comments. But still all pretty depressing.
Guardian - Tesco versus Daily Mail: which will Gordon choose? - Well, he made 'a' decision, at least.
Daily Mail - Now eco-friendly Prince Charles teams up with supermarket chain to wage war on the bags
Great. First M&S. Then Gordon. Now Charles. And, er, Booths. The Daily Mail really is rallying a crack team here. All glowing examples to follow. And boy have they inspired everyone, if the comments here are anything to go on.
As interesting for the comments. But still all pretty depressing.
Guardian - Tesco versus Daily Mail: which will Gordon choose? - Well, he made 'a' decision, at least.
Daily Mail - Now eco-friendly Prince Charles teams up with supermarket chain to wage war on the bags
Great. First M&S. Then Gordon. Now Charles. And, er, Booths. The Daily Mail really is rallying a crack team here. All glowing examples to follow. And boy have they inspired everyone, if the comments here are anything to go on.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
'Dere was dese two fellas
And I am sure there will soon be another. Thing is, do we deserve, or need them?
Charles launches campaign to save ravaged rainforests
So to the multi-billionaire Mr. Eliasch and his Cool Earth, we can now add HRH. How long before Al decides to add saving the forests to his portfolio of investment opportunities... and hence things to get us to support?
Now I am all for awareness, so long as it gets things pointed in the right direction. But three (well, two, so far) white, rich, 'not really practical for us to do, but say, why don't you guys try?' chaps splitting the whole forest saving gig into ever-more fractured, labour intensive, camps (offices, staff, jollies, etc, before a twig gets any money - unless they are joining forces (if so not mentioned in the piece), which seems unlikely as there are egos that need to be spared before anything else)seems to suggest we are heading down a familiar route... again.
Watch this space. Not knocking trees down is now 'in'.
Charles launches campaign to save ravaged rainforests
So to the multi-billionaire Mr. Eliasch and his Cool Earth, we can now add HRH. How long before Al decides to add saving the forests to his portfolio of investment opportunities... and hence things to get us to support?
Now I am all for awareness, so long as it gets things pointed in the right direction. But three (well, two, so far) white, rich, 'not really practical for us to do, but say, why don't you guys try?' chaps splitting the whole forest saving gig into ever-more fractured, labour intensive, camps (offices, staff, jollies, etc, before a twig gets any money - unless they are joining forces (if so not mentioned in the piece), which seems unlikely as there are egos that need to be spared before anything else)seems to suggest we are heading down a familiar route... again.
Watch this space. Not knocking trees down is now 'in'.
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