Angela Palmer’s Ghost Forest Art Project in Trafalgar Square

I wish I’d had a chance to see this myself.
The Ghost Forest is an art installation on the Trafalgar Square aimed to highlight deforestation and climate change.
Learn more about the artist Angela Palmer and why she had embarked on this project. In case you’re wondering, the tree stumps fell naturally from adverse weather from a reserve [...]

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Bet You Didn’t Know: Corked Wine is Better for the Environment

We love a good wine (don’t we all?). And we do have a bias for corked wine instead of the screwed-on ones. We just think the corked wines are better in quality. That and we’re just traditionalists at heart. Uncorking the bottle adds to the drama and rituals of wine drinking.  (So, yes, we steer clear of New Zealand [...]

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middle of autumn : have you turned the heating on yet?

I think I’m going to start wearing gloves tomorrow. My hands were frozen this morning as I trekked to work.
Last week had seen the weather turned quite warm for this time of the year. But winter is fast approaching, and at home we have been resisting turning on the heat in spite of some cold [...]

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Wishlist: some place to rent out solar panels

I think it’s a viable business opportunity for someone with the means. And I can just imagine how great an impact it would make to the planet.
Across the pond (why do they have the great ideas out there?), a company called citizenre helps put solar energy within the reach of everyone. Installing solar panels is expensive. The [...]

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Have a green Halloween

A lot of kids (and kids at heart) love the Halloween and go through great lengths decorating their homes and making costumes for trick or treating. We hope you’d enjoy all the festivities that goes with it, but spare a thought for the environment and heed some of the tips we’ve gathered around the net:
The [...]

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