Why do you do that?
Do you know what goes into every day cleaning products? I recently attended a presentation where I learned some shocking facts. Why are we putting these harsh chemicals on our bodies? Why do that to yourself? This is not something I want to be doing.

Finding my feet
For all the blogging I do I more often than not need to play about with the format, the tempo and the content before I find the passion that drove me to make the blog to start with. With this topic, for example, I am deeply in love with the dream to found an eco village. I am deeply moved by our need to be more ethical in our dealings with the planet. I am profoundly moved by the blindness we all exhibit. I think the problem is that being green is a doing

Gordon Brown - defender of the earth?
Gordon Brown (the UK PM) has told some of the worlds leading nations Once the damage from unchecked emissions growth is done, no retrospective global agreement, in some future period, can undo that choice he added that The costs of failing to tackle the issue would be greater than the impact of both world wars and the Great Depression combined (source). So why is the head guy in the UK choosing now to stand up for the planet?

Pipe?
Pipe smoking in the great out doors - what do you think?I found this video a while back and combined with the fact that a number of my friends have taken up the pipe I thought I'd hit you with the question of pipe smoking.

Twisted thinking in the pub game
n the county of Kent is a small family run brewer Shepherd Neame. After what they called "a hard year" they have profits of £6.9 million. Apparently this is not good enough because last year they managed to scoop £8.7 million and in the insane world of big business infinite and unlimited growth is required or you are considered to be "failing". Failing? That amount of money could keep a family comfortably well of for over 170 years. But for Shepherd Neame this is not good enough so they are selling the lower performing pubs to help the