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About Me

Providing the lastest environmental and social justice news, links and blogs. We have the knowledge and the technology to bring about a better, sustainable, world - all we need is the will to do so!
"Climate change is not simply an environmental problem, but a threat to international peace, security and development. It has far-reaching implications for the global economy and our prosperity." - Dept. Trade and Industry 2007
Check out our five point plan for smashing carbon emissions:::
1. Use renewable energy
26% of global co2 emissions are caused by electricity and heat generation. Switching to a renewable energy supplier such as ecotricity is the biggest single step anyone can take to slashing their carbon footprint...and for no extra cost!
2. Say no to aviation
Air travel is the fastest growing contributer to climate change. One return trip from UK to Australia produces the same amount of co2 as you could save by living in a completely carbon neutral house for 7 YEARS!! Check out planestupid , airportwatch , seat61 . UK: sign the petition to stop aiport exapansion here
3. Eat a healthy low meat diet (or go veggie! )
One of the main drivers for deforestation is to provide land to feed cows. A dairy cow produces the equivalent amount of greenhouse gas emissions as an average family car! A low meat diet is better for you, animals and the planet! Find a local box scheme near you.
4. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Check out freecycle , and recycling near you . When buying new choose ethical, energy efficient products - try econatural , wow-wow , nigels ecostore , and remarkable .
5. Enjoy freedom from the car
32% of co2 emissions in the UK are caused by transport. Cars kill roughly 1.2million people a year (the same as malaria and tubercolosis) and seriously injure a further 50million. Check out sustrans , living streets , carfree , and transport2000 .
And don't forget to...
A. Keep sharing and learning
B. Write to your MP or representative and ask for change.
C. Ask what your workplace is doing to promote sustainability and push for change.
D. Join a national or local group. Volunteer!
What is your ecological footprint? Find out here .
Find more ways to live more sustainably here
For more cutting carbon emissions check out the carbon trust .
MAKE YOUR WHOLE TOWN SUSTAINABLE HERE

My Interests

Sustainability!

General
indymedia
opendemocracy
sustainable everyday
enviropedia
rising tide
MILLION CAMPAIGN PressureWorks
Alliance for Climate Protection

Blogs
wanabehuman blog
millioncampaign blog
Transition Culture

Carbon offsetting
co2 balance

I'd like to meet:

Movies:

Youtube directory - 100's of environmental clips

Transport & co2
Sustainable food
11th hour trailer
Inconvenient truth trailer

The corporation trailer

Cycling towns UK

smallfish - alternative films, radio and gallery

We are traffic - incredible film about critical mass

Television:

GREEN TV , Treehugger TV , Community Channel , ARKive , undercurrents, Clear channel , DeepDish TV , FreeSpeech TV , Big Picture TV .

Books:

No logo, The ecology of commerce, Limits to growth, State of the World, The natural step framework, Ecotopia, Gaia, The Revenge of Gaia, Globalisation and its discontents....

Heroes:

Nelson Mandela, Ghandi, Niomi Klein, Martin Luther King, Kofi Annan, Vandana Shiva...people who stand up to injustice

My Blog

Sustainability essays

Myspace - A place for activismA short essay on the use of Myspace for environmental campaigning and activism.Friends of the Internet?A case study of how effectively Friends of the Earth used the Inter...
Posted by Green Jump on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:15:00 PST

The carbon diet

Check this out!! I've heard a few people talking about this and they reckon its a really usefull tool. see what u thinkThe Carbon Diet is not just another carbon calculator! Using our unique ap...
Posted by Green Jump on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:41:00 PST

Vote for sustainable transport

Connect2 will revitalise walking and cycling in 79 communities across the UK by creating new routes for the journeys we all make every day. Crossings and bridges will be created over busy roads, railw...
Posted by Green Jump on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:15:00 PST

Help needed!! - Support sustainable travel in the UK

Connect2 is an exciting UK-wide project that aims to improve local travel in 79 communities by creating new walking and cycling routes for the local journeys we all make every day. By building bridge...
Posted by Green Jump on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:12:00 PST

Green competition time - win $700,000!!

Hi, There's a few competitions you might be interested in:: PICNIC Green Challenge. In short: come up with a greenhouse-gas-reducing product or service and win ¬500,000 (almost $700,000) and all the...
Posted by Green Jump on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:07:00 PST

Green Jump survey results

Thanks to everyone who took part in the survey, the results make for interesting viewing and some excellent suggestions were made... In total 71 people took part, which gives a rough indication o...
Posted by Green Jump on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 02:09:00 PST

The Simpsons and Environmentalism

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Posted by Green Jump on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:57:00 PST

Religion and Climate Change

Catholic"The Vatican yesterday added its voice to a rising chorus of warnings from churches around the world that climate change and abuse of the environment is against God's will, and that the one bi...
Posted by Green Jump on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:55:00 PST

Climate myths debunked - and how to deal with climate skeptics

Our planet's climate is anything but simple. All kinds of factors influence it, from massive events on the Sun to the growth of microscopic creatures in the oceans, and there are subtle interactions b...
Posted by Green Jump on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:34:00 PST

Join the Big Ask online march!

In 2005 Friends of the Earth launched the Big Ask climate campaign, helping people to take action on climate change. So far the campaign has been a great success, with over 130,000 people calling for ...
Posted by Green Jump on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:17:00 PST