Category: Climate Change

  • Evidence of Timberland’s social responsibility

    Last week while on a guilt-free shopping trip, I bought a pair of Timberland loafers. Factory outlet pricing (about a third less than you’d normally pay), so I was quite pleased with my bargain. What intrigued me, though, was a…

  • Ten Chinese superlatives

    In The Economist this week, there’s a fascinating feature about China and the country’s development of its infrastructure – roads, railways, airports, etc. As with much of the writing in The Economist, it’s a well-written and compelling piece that draws…

  • The ugly face of conspicuous consumption

    Did you have a great Christmas? We did in our family, a time of year when everyone gets together – parents, children, siblings, cousins – to simply enjoy each others’ company in a relaxed atmosphere. Plenty to eat and drink,…

  • Does the government really want to hear what you think about climate change?

    An interesting discovery: Phil Woolas, the Minister for Climate Change – I never knew we had someone with this portfolio – writes a blog called Bali Diary. He started it in mid November. Woolas works at the Department for Environment,…

  • Marks and Spencer on climate change

    Going in to Marks and Spencers‘ store in Sandhurst on Sunday, I couldn’t help but see this large wall poster at the store entrance: It wasn’t so much the statement that caught my attention but more the web address –…