Mushrooms may taste great and help you see in the dark but there’s more. They have unique biological properties that can be drawn on to solve a range of challenges facing our species from eliminating harmful packaging to cleaning up toxic waste.
Archive | Sustainability
Switching on low energy lifestyles isn’t scary
Using less energy can be a pathway to healthier and happier lives.
The Paperless Lavatory
In the bathroom we can do better. Ignore the adverts, ignore the puppies. You do not need: 3-ply, extra-comfort or dimpled-for-her-pleasure. All you need is…
EcoHustler takes command of the US military
Its boom time!
The Farmer, The Architect and The Scientist
Monsanto and other food mega corps stand accused of aggressively taking control of the food supply and maximising their profits at the expense of the environment and communities. At the opposite end of the spectrum are people like Dr Deb who preserve vital seed stock and empower people to feed themselves sustainably from the land they live on.
Life is Planetary
Life makes more sense when viewed as a planetary process.
DAMOCRACY The Movie
Fuck these dams.
Lush Hair Dude!!
I just tried the Lush shampoo bar for the first time… and I like it.
The Amazon is speaking to YOU – can you hear her?
Life depends on us hearing.
Dirt! The Movie
Is it time to reassess our relationship with the “ecstatic skin of the earth?”
David Cameron is a Fearful Hobbit
The brave ones will listen to Gandalf.
Alternative Table Talk: Diwana Bhel Poori House
Diwana Bhel Poori House on Drummond Street is famous for its cheap and tasty south Indian vegetarian street food notably dosa and thali. Less well known is that on weekends it hosts an astonishing buffet over lunch offering Londoners a vibrant alternative to meat and two veg.
Tip Top Vegetarian Pit Stop
In the UK great vegetarian pitstops are oases in a bleak apocalyptic landscape of factory-tormented animals that are so distorted by the time they reach us they could be minced Monsanto Lab Rats™. The best salad bar in London is a vegetarian gem in the heart of Soho on Old Compton Street. Treat yourself!
Django Unchained My Mind
Tarantino has given us a hero slave and in doing so put rebellion top of the agenda. With Django he’s found his ultimate muse and the largest and most epic arena for his movie-spanning revenge themes.
I’d Rather Be A Forest Than A Mine
A living breathing fabric for our planet to sustain life or a gigantic hell pit for extracting rock and ore. We decide!
Brian Skerry reveals ocean’s glory – and horror
See the beauty. Feel the pain. Be the hope.
