This afternoon I heard some news on the Dutch company, CSM. They are traditionally known for producing sugar, but today’s news item highlighted their Purac division which produces biodegradable plastics out of lactic acids. In India, milk and in general, the cow is considered holy. There are many reasons for this, but one practical example [...]

Today is Blog Action Day. This is my contribution. Live conscious.
(All photos by 00rini hartman)

Although efficient land use is not the sole reason for being a vegetarian for me, I got interested when I saw an headline about the vegetarian diet and land use in a Dutch newspaper, NRC Next.
It reported about findings by Cornell University:
“Although vegetarian diets in New York state may require less land per person, they [...]

While watching John Doerr’s powerful talk, I had to think of the debate of the Walmarts and the big corporates to go green. Many green fanatics branded them as trend followers. The critics basically said it was uncool to go green for the wrong reasons. I think this is just debate for debate’s sake. Why? [...]

Browsing through the latest Wired online, my eye caught an headline, “Eco-Capitalists Save Mother Nature By Charging for Her Services.”
“The eco-capitalists are coming, and they aren’t wielding Thoreauvian platitudes about the sanctity of nature. Their jargon is far less lyrical: ecological assets, environmental markets, ecosystem services, natural capital.
David Wolman, the author, speaks of the upcoming [...]

Broadcasted live by MooTube, a webcam, the British police took away Shambo, a six year old bull, who had tested positive for TB. Shambo has been in the British news the last months, because he is part of a Hindu community in Wales and the Welsh government had ordered his death. The Hindu temple, Skanda [...]

Waarschijnlijk vanwege de huidige aandacht voor klimaat verandering stuurden De Pers en Startlog de volgende stelling naar mijn mailbox: “Als je werkgever niets doet tegen klimaatverandering, moet je ontslag nemen.� Je hoort de verhalen steeds vaker van yuppie turned ecopreneurs, de Caroliens en Joosts die de bamboe t-shirt handel verkennen. Zij volgen schijnbaar het credo: [...]