"Let’s rate our technologies for how much they help us as primates, rather than how they can put us further into this dream of being powerful gods who stalk around on a planet that doesn’t really matter to us."

"Mark Dwight, who started SFMade in 2010, explains, “For decades we have developed a culture of disposability — from consumer goods to medical instruments and machine tools. To fuel economic growth, marketers replaced longevity with planned obsolescence — and our mastery of technology has given birth to ever-accelerating unplanned obsolescence. I think there is increasing awareness that this is no longer sustainable on the scale we have developed.”

"This summer, on a Southwark playground in the heart of London, award-winning Berlin-based architects Köbberling and Kaltwasser will work alongside volunteers to create The Jellyfish Theatre, London’s first fully-functioning theatre made entirely from recycled and reclaimed materials."

"A not-for-profit company helping the music industry cut its greenhouse gas emissions and create a low carbon creative future."

"The Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan has a guide (PDF) on using cloth as opposed to paper for wrapping gifts to cut down on the wasted paper usually used in gift wrap." Next year.

"These products have been made to last. So that one day you can hand them down to someone else. And they can carry on their little journeys." Lovely.

"Linking people who want to grow their own food to space where they can grow it"

"The Man in Seat Sixty-One will tell you how to travel overland comfortably & affordably where you might think that air was now the only option."

"AMEE is designed as a neutral platform to aggregate and distribute all the CO2 data in the world. It combines measurement, profiling and transactional systems to enable this."

"Can we encourage and direct desire in a way that satisfies people's desire to consume (and therefore allows businesses to charge them money for something and keep the wheels of capitalism turning) without creating endless torrents of new stuff."

"Green Thing is a community that makes it easy and enjoyable to be a bit greener. Every month you’ll get a different Green Thing to do. All you have to do is do it."

"The design firm DIY Kyoto (as in Kyoto Protocol) recently began selling a device called the Wattson, which not only shows your energy usage but can also transmit the data to a Web site, letting you compare yourself with other Wattson users worldwide."

"one thing a month. sign up to get nagged each month about one easy thing you can do to be greener, cleaner and, if you're not careful, a tiny bit smug."

"a not-for-profit that combines the best financial engineering, environmental engineering, social networking tools and business intelligence to create products and services that help large corporations, organizations and individuals significantly reduce t

"Change Your World is asking you to swap just one car trip from 1-7 July and choose something that's better for the planet instead."

"There are too many ways to reduce water use to reduce to a throw-away top ten. I'd like to maintain this list, so that it hopefully become a definitive water saving guide"

"If the world falls apart then there is no market. And if a much greener substitute is brought out by a competitor, there is a good chance you will lose a lot of business too. Not to mention the risk if Greenpeace attacks you. Many companies have accepted

Phone contract from Friends of the Earth and Woodland Trust.

Hurrah, James is blogging again!

"A study by the world's leading experts says global warming will happen faster and be more devastating than previously thought"

"Barbara Hadrill [...] is the bridesmaid so perturbed by our wrecking of the planet that instead of flying to Brisbane for her friend's wedding, she quit her job and set off by land and sea instead."

"A project to create a green wiki website that encourages discussion and the generation of tips that benefit you and the planet"

"It's no longer enough for a restaurant to flag up its organic credentials. Now chefs are trying to make sure that every part of their operation is eco-friendly - even if that means employing worms to help with the rubbish."

"WorldChanging.com works from a simple premise: that the tools, models and ideas for building a better future lie all around us. That plenty of people are working on tools for change, but the fields in which they work remain unconnected."

UK Public Recycling Database

"The UK's leading sustainable transport charity"

"For years, compact fluorescent bulbs have promised dramatic energy savings--yet they remain a mere curiosity. That's about to change."

"A source for people well versed in environmental information as well as those beginning to explore this important issue."

"A campaign to save money and help the environment by using energy efficient light bulbs."

"...the definitive, modern yet green lifestyle filter."