blue and green – and so she thinks

We need to use Grandma as inspiration to bring sustainability back into food

admin — Thu, 29 May 2014 18:06:23 +0000

Deciding what to eat has never been so complicated. Equally, the potential effect of those decisions has never been so profound. Everyone wants to eat ‘well’ or ‘be good’ but what does this mean? Low-carbon, locally sourced, fair trade, organic: how should we measure the ‘goodness’ of our food?
Read more at Blue & Green.

Should I stay or should I go? The environmental tourist’s travel dilemma

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 20:42:15 +0000

True environmental travel is about education, and not about taking selfies with a bottlenose dolphin.
We rocked and rolled across the sand dunes of Fraser Island – the largest sand island in the world, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Our guide told us how unique the location is, how it is home to fauna and flora not found anywhere else and how it is an important ecological site for the world. “But we’re driving right over it?” I say. “How can this be good?” (And yes, I know I had chosen to do this.) “How else will you see it?” he asked me.
He had a point. But I wondered, should I even be here? However many sapling trees we plant or bananas we don’t eat in an attempt to compensate for our travel, tourism leaves a footprint on the world. We can try to be green, but by travelling and touring we are emitting gases, using fuels and ultimately harming the planet. Hardcore evangelists of the slow travel movement argue that it is impossible to be green if you fly somewhere, and that in fact, to minimise damage, it’s best if we all just stay at home.
Read more at Blue & Green Tomorrow.

Economy or environment – why choose?

admin — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 11:04:25 +0000

Of the many issues and news stories in the media and our minds, the economy and the environment are two that often warrant the most column inches. This commonality is however what many deem to be the only feature that the two share. Admitting to a focus on the economy has you cut out as a bonus busting capitalist, whereas a fondness for the environment has you eternally pegged as an unwashed eco warrior. Is one really more important than the other and are they destined to be forever in conflict?
See more at: http://blueandgreentomorrow.com/features/economy-or-environment-why-choose/#sthash.6TXzmdlW.dpuf