Neoliberalism vs the world – Part 3: The People vs. Neoliberalism
By Rob Plastow Neoliberalism is a powerful force for organisation, rationality and economic development. It is championed by world elites and has become the ruling ideology of globalisation and 21st...
View ArticleGuest post – Reusable nappies from a Mum’s perspective
Read anything posted by cloth nappy fanatics on the internet, and statements like “truly, they’re easier than sposies” will be impossible to miss. In this day and age, the majority of parents who have...
View ArticleFixing Consumerism One Old Fridge at a Time
By Katherine Wadden Cheap and inexpensive products directly affect and fuel consumerism. North Americans have become addicted to the chronic purchasing of new goods and services while paying little...
View Article5 Ways to move off grid
By Ciaran Oliver You may already be trying your best to make the most of our limited resources in these times of austerity and collapsing economies but there’s no shame in trying harder! Sometimes it...
View ArticleFrom the Earth to the Moon with clean energy
By Mike Nemeth American ingenuity has raged this past century like Genghis Khan through technological obstacles. What was science fiction just decades ago can now be held in the palm of a hand or the...
View ArticleThe 5 Biggest Solar Installations in the World
By Beth Buczynski According to a report released in late June by the Solar Energy Industries Association, the U.S. installed 252 megawatts (MW) of grid-connected solar photovoltaic systems. Although...
View ArticleSustainable Development Programs in Higher Education
By Mariana Ashley In the last few decades, sustainability has become a major buzzword. While the term sustainability itself has several different meanings, since the early 1980s the term has been used...
View ArticleThe Circle of Life Needs Bats
By Veronica Coulombe For farmers, bats are a god send. Bats naturally act as exterminators, so no harmful chemicals have to be used on their crops. Bats naturally produce fertilizer for their crops, so...
View ArticleHow Stormwater Filtration Plays A Part In Green Living
By Teresa Dahl Leading a “green” existence is not hard to do. In fact, we can make a difference by just being more informed and aware of the effects of our actions. Did you know, for instance, that...
View ArticleFlooring the Eco-Friendly Way
Any environmentalist knows that one of the largest causes of pollution, deforestation, and other harm is construction and renovation of buildings. The entire process, from the carting of waste off to...
View ArticleGuest Post: Renovate your Home the Eco-Friendly Way
When it comes to adopting an eco-friendly lifestyle, there is no single place that you have more control than in your home, where you can decide what comes in and what goes out (not to mention where...
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From now on I will only be blogging at Carbon Footnotes and for Earthscan. So it’s ta-tah from me at 10Ways. Bye, Rob
View ArticleCelebrating Earth Day
By Clare Diston 42 – according to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy the ultimate answer to life, the universe and everything. So given that last Sunday was the 42nd annual Earth Day, we...
View ArticleEnvironmental wisdom from Mahatma Gandhi
Photo: Ben BrittenThe great Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi taught the practice of Nonviolence: ‘being harmless to self and others under every condition.’ His philosophy is not limited to people, but...
View Article5 super easy eco-friendly New Year’s resolutions
Weekly veg boxHappy New Year! What’s on your list of resolutions this year? If you’d like to contribute to a more environmentally-friendly way of living, but you think that keeping it up would be too...
View ArticleCritically endangered species
Critically endangered black rhino by René MayorgaWe do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.No one knows the origin of this saying, but it’s probably one of the...
View Article10 facts about bees
Photo: Donald Windley1. There are over 25 000 species of bee in the world2. Honeybees can recognise human faces3. They have an ability to reverse brain aging4. To collect 1 kilo of honey, a hive will...
View Article10 bittersweet memes for Earth Day
For this Earth Day we’ve rounded up a collection of memes reflecting on the burning environmental issues we’re facing today, from plastic carrier bags to fracking and overfishing.Clean water via Funny...
View ArticleEco-Friendly Baby
Modern cloth nappyWhen parents are being bombarded with ads for must-have baby products like car bottle warmers, nappies that keep the bum dry for up to 12 hours and even baby bouncers with an iPad...
View ArticleVideo Recruitment Could Be Just The Job!
Image source: StartupsNew technologies allow businesses to lower their impact on the environment“I do not believe you can do today’s job with yesterday’s methods and still be in business tomorrow.” —...
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