Greens back 'Buy Nothing Day'
23/11/2007
Described as a 'challenge' to consumer culture, Buy Nothing
Day aims to highlight the environmental and ethical consequences
of consumerism. READ
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The New Shopping Order
19/04/2007
This article starts with a simple tale about shopping. It
is set in the UK, but could be set anywhere where manufactured
goods are heavily used. The situations and dilemmas are common
enough, but in a nation like the UK where, on average, every
single person spends £2400 per year on consumer items
(electrical goods, clothing, books, furniture, etc.), the
outcomes may be a bit different from what you might expect...
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Here it is: the future of the world,
in 23 pages
19/11/2007
It is about the size and weight of a theatre programme and
when it was published in Valencia, Spain, at the weekend,
the first eagerly grabbed copies were held together by a hastily
punched staple. Yet these 23 pages are crucial for the future
of the world. READ
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Brown sets tough targets for
reducing carbon
19/11/2007
Gordon Brown has been told by cabinet ministers and business
advisers that he may have to impose new carbon taxes if he
is to meet his ambitious targets to cut UK carbon emissions
by as much as 80% by 2050. READ
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Not
an environment scare story
26/10/2007
The report, by the United Nations Environment Programme
(Unep), warns that the vital natural resources which support
life on Earth have suffered significantly since the first
such report, published in 1987. However, this gradual depletion
of the world's natural "capital" has coincided with
unprecedented economic gains for developed nations, which,
for many people, have masked the growing crisis. READ
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Air-freight fudge?
25/10/2007
John Vidal questions the Soil Association's difficult
decision on whether air-freighted food can be organic. READ
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We're back...
20/10/2007
Welcome to Buy Nothing Day, we got a new site, fresh ideas
and we want to share them with you. For starters we have re-invented
the Buy Nothing Day POSTCARD
- start spreading the word.
If you are planning an event let us know and we'll list on
the EVENTS page. DOWNLOAD
posters and put them up at work, school or college (do not
fly poster though). Most of all - it is your Buy Nothing Day
- so sit back, relax and enjoy.
Planet under pressure
15/08/2007
With humanity demanding more from the Earth than ever before,
BBC News explores the planet's most pressing environmental
problems in a six-part series. READ
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In the temple of toys they're burning
up.
Outside the Zen Santas chill to their theme
"Look for the Zen Santas,'' says a voice on the end
of a mobile phone. "Meet us outside Gap. We'll probably
look a bit bizarre.'' But it's nearly Christmas and the
streets of central London are busy with men in false beards
and red suits. How will I be able to tell which ones are
protesters who want me to resist globalisation and celebrate
Buy Nothing Day? What exactly does a Zen Santa look like?
"A bit like an ordinary Santa, really,'' admits the
voice. "Only calmer.' READ
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The ideal festive gift: buy nothing
Shoppers weary of Christmas are being urged to turn their
backs on a consumer yuletide this year and to buy nothing.
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The best retail therapy - a day when
you buy nothing.
Saturday is one of the biggest shopping days of the year,
but organisers of Buy Nothing Day say the time would be
better spent in credit card purdah READ
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The sell-by foragers
Ben Flanagan joins the freegans, anti-consumerists who eat
supermarket waste that would otherwise be binned. READ
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