The Ellen MacArthur Foundation

If you ain't yet heard the word of the Ellen Macarthur Foundation, take a peek at the website to find out what she has been up to post-extraordinary-sailing-feats and find out more here (I was lucky enough to sit at the table next to hers at an event recently and am currently reading her autobiography)- cool beans.

Some thoughts on Green Tourism

Currently residing with a group of friends in a Scandanavian-style chalet at Langdale Hotel and Spa, en plein campagne in The Lakes. Did not think it was particularly eco apart from a small section on Sustainability in their Welcome Guide, a tiny sign saying you can recycle glass, cans, plastics and paper in a communal recycling facility by the Main Entrance, as well as the Bare Minerals make-up collection in the Spa (which isn't necessarily as sustainable as it could be) but lo and behold, they won Green Tourism Gold Award! I will be keeping my eyes peeled now to find out how they won this- what the buildings are made of, where the restaurant food is sourced from, where the solar panels are... I am all for positive reinforcement, celebration of achievement and praise but thus far I am struggling to see the achievements... Nonetheless, it is beautiful here and we have been walking, cycling and sailing so at least our activites are fairly eco!

Obama and energy security

Check out Obama's speech made today here in full.

In love with Goodone!

Woah wow sexy stuff! Loving the panelling in the S/S ranges of this eco-fashion label.

"Goodone is an award-winning independent fashion label that reflects contemporary London through conscious design. We create high-end fashion forward collections, reinventing the potential of what up-cycled garments can be.

By using reclaimed fabrics in every possible part of the design process we create desirable, assertive and feminine pieces that work day to evening. We aim not to stand apart from the mainstream fashion industry, rather to achieve positive change from within.

We want to give women the opportunity to feel good about their clothes and work with what already exists to achieve more."

Climate Week 21-27 March 2011

It is climate week chaps and chapesses!

Tesco, the official partner of Climate Week, seem to be doing quite a lot of sustainable things this week, how about you?

Betting on green

This month The Economist spoke to green venture capitalist Vinod Khosla.

He only invests in ideas with a 90% chance of failure but which have, if they did succeed, the potential to make a significant difference to our journey to a low carbon economy...intriguing...

Carbon Capital: Financing a Low Carbon Europe 2020

It is going to cost €2.9 trillion.

See my full write-up here!