Category Archives: News

I had a wonderfully uplifting encounter with the owner of a new low-waste store, The Proper Shopper in Dublin 18,  last week. They are only open a few weeks, so brand new, fresh faced and brimming with enthusiasm. If you’re in the area pop down and say hello. Tell Brian Elaine sent you. . WhenContinue reading “Newsletter June”

On this year’s Earthday I really need this positive reports in this newsletter. Hearing about the wonderful achievements our global cousins are delivering is the perfect antidote to the news that Ireland’s overshoot day hasn’t changed, yet again. April 21st is the day that the citizens in Ireland use more resource than the earth canContinue reading “Newsletter April 2022”

Are you participating in Earth Hour this Saturday? We are. Earth Hour is a global grassroots movement to raise awareness of the climate crisis. It was started in 2007 by WWF and partners as a symbolic lights-out event in Sydney. To participate all you need to do is to turn off  all the lights inContinue reading “Newsletter March 2022”

There is more and more interest in sustainability, but it’s not always the best kind. Unfortunately organisations seem to be getting obsessed with measuring their climate footprint and offsetting. This myopia often pushes genuinely sustainable initiatives off the agenda, particularly if they’re not measurable. After all, how do you measure the waste you didn’t throwContinue reading “Newsletter – February 2022”

Our family is trying to decide whether to replace our 2012 electric car and it’s a right pain in the butt. I love our current car but over the years the range has dropped dramatically and in winter when the heat is on it’s really only good for school runs. So we’re knee deep inContinue reading “Newsletter – January 2022”