It's always nice to see people making an effort to get their own personal attempt to save the planet noticed. A fine example is a chap, Mark Boyle, from Bristol, living without cash for a year, in a caravan. He is living on grown, foraged or scrap food, working as a volunteer and generally being a jolly nice chap. This is lovely and very commendable (if that's the way you want to go) though some commentators have raised the comparison to the life travellers/gypsies have lead for centuries. So, I guess the big question is ; what should one do and how should one do it? We as individuals can all try and do our bit with recycling, turning off the TV at night, shorten your showering time etc etc but it just feels so sad when corporate world does not join in with equal gusto. There is the argument that China has turned itself into one massive coal burning furnace, with smog so dense that people need to constantly squint to see where they are going. So what is the point in only boiling one cup of water at a time when all of your good work is being effectively negated elsewhere. We can only believe that the 'force of one' will become the 'force of many', so long as the message to do your bit gets passed on by like minded and willing folk. At What on Earth we feel that we are doing our bit by making organic food and running an 'eco as realistically possible' business...Please do your bit and let us know if we can help (hello@whatonearth.co.uk)
Also, next time you're in a supermarket.....have a word (see link below)!http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/cif-green/2009/oct/01/greenwash-supermarkets-fridges
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