Vietnam at risk from sea level rise
Many countries and cities are at risk from rising sea levels, some more than others. Is Vietnam most at risk? If not, where do you think is more at risk?
Beyond Meat at Taco Bell
A new tie-up between plant based, Beyond Meat and Taco Bell has been announced. What do you think? Would you eat a Taco with plant based meat? Would this make you now go into a Taco Bell?
Sea level quote
There is no doubt that sea levels are and continue to rise. When do you think people will start to take notice? Will they ever?
Small Steps Transform the World
“Small steps when multiplied by millions of people, will transform the world” Do you agree with this quote?
Consumer goods use
How long do you think the things we buy get used for? How many of those things are still in use after 6 months? Just 5% or did we make that up.
Bee harming pesticides
Clearly the UK governments 10 point climate plan was just a set of meaningless headlines. Why else would they then go on to allow the use of bee harming pesticides? Do they not understand that without bees we cannot feed ourselves?
Best use for old tech
Who else has seen huge sculptures like this made out of old household goods and electronic waste? Surely this can’t be the best use for all those materials? See our medium article for a fuller discussion on this topic:
Keep your old tech
You’ll be amazed at how long you can keep your old tech for. Don’t fall for the marketing which drives you down a 2 or 3 year upgrade cycle. At the Green Elephant we have phones that are 5 years old and laptops from 2011!!
10% of eWaste recycled?
We are throwing away electronics and technology at an increasingly alarming rate. Some of that waste gets shipped to third world countries for recycling. Overall however, how much eWaste is recycled? 10%?
Just Don’t Waste – Attenborough
This quote from Sir David Attenborough sums it up nicely – live a less wasteful life and the positive effects on yourself, those around you, the planet and your prosperity will come. We’ve expended on this in our Medium article.