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Steve Jobs makes the MacWorld speech we've been waiting for

Posted by jamie — 9 January 2007 at 5:44pm - Comments

So Steve Jobs, Apple guru and all-round groovy guy, has made his keynote speech at MacWorld. But there was something missing - no word on what Apple should be doing to sort out the toxics in its iPods, not to mention their shoddy recycling policy. So we've done a little bit of re-editing so we can all hear what Steve should have said.

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Our oceans in pictures last year

Posted by jossc — 9 January 2007 at 1:38pm - Comments

A tiny salp snapped of the Azores coast

Ace underwater photographer and videographer Gavin Newman has been a regular guest onboard our ship the Esperanza as it travelled the globe in 2006 "Defending Our Oceans ". Gavin has put together some of his favorite images and talks about his experiences over the last year in this flash piece: From behind the lens: Defending Our Oceans in 2006.

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Cod R.I.P.

Posted by jossc — 18 December 2006 at 9:00am - Comments

'Funeral' at Defra for the last North Sea cod

On Monday we staged a 'funeral' for the 'last cod' at the Defra (Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs) office in Westminster. This was to coincide with the EU Environment Council meeting where our minister Ben Bradshaw, together with his European counterparts, was again failing to protect our oceans.

Article tagged as: bycatch, cod, marine reserves, north sea, oceans, overfishing

London's alternative to nuclear power

Posted by bex — 15 December 2006 at 1:46pm - Comments

The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone believes there is an alternative to nuclear power

If you travel on the London underground, you may be seeing a lot more of nuclear waste over the next few weeks than you've been used to. We've joined The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone in launching a poster campaign to tell Londoners about the alternative to the new nuclear power stations Tony Blair wants to build - and inviting them to join the debate on our energy future.

Article tagged as: climate change, decentralised energy, ken livingstone, london, nuclear power, nuclear waste, videos

Book industry is turning green but huge publisher Hachette bucks the trend

Posted by jamie — 11 December 2006 at 11:33pm - Comments

We haven't made a lot of fuss about the Book Campaign for a while, but it's been slowly simmering in the background and the results have been pretty impressive. Publishers have been keen to adopt forest friendly policies so they use more recycled paper and paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, and to date over 40 per cent of UK publishers are on the road to going green.

Article tagged as: authors, book campaign, books, forests, hachette

Electronics companies race to be greener

Posted by bex — 11 December 2006 at 1:12pm - Comments

Electronic waste

Acer and Lenovo are the latest of the top computer makers to commit to stop using the worst toxic chemicals in their products. Along with Motorola these companies are the biggest movers in the latest version of our Guide to Greener Electronics. Disappointingly for Mac fans, Apple has dropped to last place.

Article tagged as: e-waste, electronics, green electronics guide, greenmyapple, toxics

Book industry is turning green but huge publisher Hachette bucks the trend

Posted by jamie — 11 December 2006 at 9:00am - Comments

Many bestsellers are now printed on forest friendly paper

We haven't made a lot of fuss about the Book Campaign for a while, but it's been slowly simmering in the background and the results have been pretty impressive. Publishers have been keen to adopt forest friendly policies so they use more recycled paper and paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, and to date over 40 per cent of UK publishers are on the road to going green.

Article tagged as: authors, book campaign, books, forests, hachette, paper

Queen Elizabeth goes green for Christmas

Posted by jamie — 8 December 2006 at 9:00am - Comments

Queen E goes green for Christmas

It's the same every year - each time Christmas comes around, your shelves become littered with cards featuring bedraggled robins and mawkish fireside scenes until they go into the recycling bin. But not this year, because we've cooked up something a little bit different.