Blog Feed: Quiet-Environmentalist

Urban Gardening & Window Farming

Published on 2012-04-09 12:04:38

You cannot beat growing your own vegetables and it is easy, cheap and fun.  For the second season in my life I am having a go at growing my own in my flat.  As I was a student I just had a few meagre feet and successfully grew peppers, the best that I had ever [...]

Mother Earth No Muscle Worshipper

Published on 2012-01-24 13:30:10

Western society due to advanced capitalism & the arrival of the age of celebrity is becoming more and more obsessed with the body beautiful. I do not proclaim to be immune to this. Big muscles (still working on making them big) and how I look is important to me. I buy protein supplements and other [...]

Green Tip # 3 Insulate Yourself

Published on 2011-11-30 14:03:15

Year on year our Homes are getting warmer and warmer.  The result is (apart from dry skin) massive impacts on the Environment.  Households are responsible for 27% of CO2 emissions in the UK (Environmental Change Institute, 2005) and heating is the main culprit. Instead of heating the space around us we should work on our personal [...]

Push Back the First Day that You Turn the Heating On

Published on 2011-10-20 12:49:53

Living alone makes me more aware that I am completely responsible for my 50 square meters.  In my old flat heat came from the grannies above and below, so I rarely needed to turn on the heating in my own room except when it hit below minus 15 degrees centigrade outside.  Now I control all [...]

New Home Is My New Big Environmental Sin

Published on 2011-08-08 12:34:03

Moving into a flat/house alone is an exciting prospect. Closing that door for the world for the first time was a great feeling; my own little kingdom is finally here. A kingdom ruled by my own rules, where my own imagination of time sets the pace, but also a very big environmental footprint is created.  [...]

The End of Cheap Flights in Europe?

Published on 2011-07-20 12:56:11

Deciding not to fly due to environmental reasons can be painful when you look at the cost of flights online.  I looked into flight costs from London to Munich and they were a third of what I pay for  the train and are three times as quick.  People think you’re crazy for not flying; however [...]

What Is a Tree Worth?

Published on 2011-06-17 06:20:45

This question first came to light when in the UK it was found that insurance companies where getting planning permission to cut trees down due to the risk that they may cause damage to buildings nearby.  This shows that a trees value is not correctl

English then Double Climate Change: Education Against Climate Chaos

Published on 2011-04-27 12:36:32

Education is heralded as a pillar of our modern society.  Could it therefore and should it be used to make a society of super green citizens.  Citizens that understand why they should buy more expensive energy saving devices and who do not moan abo

Deepwater Horizon, Fukushima: A Boost For Green Energy?

Published on 2011-03-17 13:58:47

After every disaster humanity adapts.  The earthquake that destroyed Kobe, Japan in 1995 meant massive amounts was invested in safe proofing Japan’s infrastructure for future quakes.  The recent death & destruction in Japan was not caused by

Is the Earth Doomed Due to Planned Obsolescence?

Published on 2011-03-02 12:03:11

Man is a clever species. Technology has allowed us to advance more than any other species before us. We sit as masters of our small blue planet. However we are not masters when it comes to ideas that are sustainable. With modern capitalism came the i

7 Planet Saving Tips That Do You Good Too

Published on 2011-02-21 13:12:26

Let’s take a look at being an eco-hero and how it can just maybe lengthen your life.  What is good for the planet is often good for you. 1)      Walking & Cycling Driving is part of our modern sometimes silly society.  It is also quite a

Is the Downfall of Coal Power Here?

Published on 2011-02-08 13:36:31

How many new coal plant plans have been scrapped in the USA since 2001? None?  How could it be a single one?!  We are as power hungry as ever and need every drop we can get; especially from cheap coal, right? Well in actual fact the 150th coal plan

Will Road Trains Take to the Road?

Published on 2011-01-25 12:14:39

The idea is simple: you link cars up with computers and the lead driver does not only control his car but all the following cars. This may help reduce the impact of cars on the environment but is it just science fiction? Are people really prepared to

Peak Travel: Really a Good Thing?

Published on 2011-01-11 13:26:48

Peak Travel is here.  This term has arisen because several developed countries according to a new study have reached saturation point when it comes to private car use.  The study shows that car use in the last couple of years has not been increasin

The Internet: Good or Evil for the Environment?

Published on 2011-01-04 13:13:31

Something has been bothering me lately and that is my impact on the environment through my mouse clicks. How can something as abstract as the internet be a danger to the planet you may ask? But think about the amount of information that is being stor

Why Do We Allow Pillage & Rapage on the High Seas?

Published on 2010-12-14 14:08:39

When it comes to the environment the destruction of forests to make way for cattle ranches or soya plantations and the polluting of air from planes and smoke stack industries gets almost all of the attention. What is occurring at sea is also an outra

Scaring People Is Not the Answer to Combatting Climate Change

Published on 2010-12-02 13:41:34

The world is going to burn and man is going to have to get used to a world that cannot support it. Millions will be forced to fight for their base existence. Such sentences according to a new study  by the University of California, Berkley rather th

One Meal With Meat a Year for the Environment?

Published on 2010-11-25 12:42:58

Oops my weekend was not very vegetarian of me; I ate half a duck.  I went with a friend to a local Bavarian restaurant and was too tempted by the meat on the menu (although the temptation was better than the actual duck). Should I really have a bad