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A Carrier Bag Tax is Coming to a Shop Near You

It is likely before 2015 the government will announce an end to the free plastic carrier bag in England. Should a tax or ban be introduced on carrier bags? Governments and local authorities around the world have already banned or taxed free issue carrier bags, and there is pressure for legislation in England. They argue that cities must spend vast sums to clean up the bags and the damage caused by them, money that's better spent elsewhere. Not to mention that plastic bags are a nuisance on th

June 5, 2013

Moon Mining: Myth or Reality?

The lunar landings in the 1960’s and 1970’s by NASA may have paved the way for one of the biggest conflicts ever to be seen, and it hasn’t happened yet. This is the chase to find a secure, reliable and clean energy sources to feed the power thirst nations on earth. Governments around the world are looking to alternative sources of energy. Secure, clean, less waste and of course the reduction in carbon emissions that is the catalyst of climate change. Nuclear power is seen as a reliable source

June 3, 2013

The problem with r/atheism

Blatantly false, and often islamophobic, stories like this one that is constantly being voted to the frontpage is the reason why I am not subscribing to r/atheism anymore. There's just too little reason in that subreddit.

April 7, 2013

The Community Blog

Introducing Community Blogs

You can now create your own blog here on Green Blog! It’s totally free and the setup only takes a minute or so. The only requirement is that you are a registered member of our community. You can easily create a free member account here, or sign in to our community using your Facebook, Twitter or Google account. Once you’re logged in to the community just go to the Manage Blogs section and create your new blog. All community blogs comes with standard blog features such as RSS-feeds, comments,

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April 5, 2013

En kort jämförelse av extensiva försörjningssystem: jägare-samlare, trädgårdsbrukare och pastoralister

Nedan följer en kortare jämförelse av extensiva försörjningssystem från 2010. Vill du veta mer om jägare-samlare, trädgårdsbrukare och pastoralister så rekommenderar jag Daniel Bates, "Human Adaptive Strategies – Ecology, Culture and Politics", från 2005. Kultur är ett ganska brett begrepp. Frågar man fem personer lär man få fem olika svar. Daniel Bates definiering är att kultur kan vara allt, i vilken form som helst, som man har lärt sig och som inte sker instinktivt. Det kan exempelvis vara

April 3, 2013

Nödvändigheten av ett ekologiskt och hållbart jordbruk

På sistone har debatten angående det ekologiska lantbruket varit ganska hetlevrat. Skeptikerna till ekologisk mat hävdar exempelvis att man inte kan livnära en växande befolkning med ett ekologiskt jordbruk då man, som de hävdar, bara får hälften så stora skördar som från ett konventionellt jordbruk. Men enligt vetenskapen stämmer inte detta argument fullt ut. Det svenska centrumet för uthålligt lantbruk (CUL) anser att detta argument, som exempelvis Marit Paulsen förespråkar, är ”vilseledande”

April 3, 2013

Varghatet i Sverige

Detta inlägg baseras till stor del på Kerstin Ekmans bok Herrarna i Skogen. Texten skrevs någon gång för två eller tre år sedan. Skräcken för varulvar bytte under 1500-talet skepnad och ersattes av hatet och rädslan för vad man kallade djävulens djur, nämligen vargen. Kerstin Ekman skriver att Kyrkan i Europa spelade en väldigt stor roll i skepnadsbytet. Kyrkosamfundet i Spanska Santiago de Compostela bestämde redan år 1114 att varg skulle jagas och dödas varje påsk och pingst. Man tvingade d

April 3, 2013

Richard Dawkins on the opposition to same-sex marriage

Richard Dawkins sarcastically puts the opposition to same-sex marriage into perspective in this tweet. "Forget global warming, forget war, poverty, disease. What REALLY matters is whether other people, in private, sleep with their own sex." People sure has strange priorities...

April 2, 2013

Hugo Chavez on climate change and capitalism

This is the full text of Hugo Chavez’s speech at the December 2009 Copenhagen climate conference. In the speech Chavez linked climate change and capitalism, saying if the climate were a bank, they [the rich governments] would already have saved it. Translation by Kiraz Janicke. - - - - Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, Excellencies, friends, I promise that I will not talk more than most have spoken this afternoon. Allow me an initial comment which I would have liked to make as part of th

March 10, 2013

EDF suing climate activists for £5 million

The environmental activists who last year protested against government plans to build 20 new climate killing gas-fired power stations in the UK are now being sued for £5 million by the French state-owned energy company EDF. If EDF wins these activists face bankruptcy and the very possibility of losing their homes. Besides this personal tragedy, a win for EDF could also have far-reaching consequences for the whole environmental movement in the UK as it would deter other organizations from tak

February 26, 2013

Photos: Five years after São Paulo's ban on visual pollution

São Paulo, one of the world’s largest metropolis, issued a ban on outdoor advertising in 2007. Despite heavy criticism from corporations and ad-agencies Brazil’s largest city remains ad-free to this day. This is how São Paulo looks like five years after the ban on visual pollution. "The law is a rare victory of the public interest over private, of order over disorder, aesthetics over ugliness, of cleanliness over trash... For once in life, all that is accustomed to coming out on top in Brazil

February 18, 2013

Sweden's recycling system is so effective the country has to import garbage

The effectiveness of the Swedish recycling and garbage system has been making the news recently. Here's one story about it: Sweden imports waste from European neighbors to fuel waste-to-energy program I am not sure what to think of this really, an effective garbage system is good but... The 96% recycle rate that this blog post talks about sounds amazing (the official number is actually 98,6%!). But it's not a completely honest number. All the waste that is sent to one of these incinera

February 16, 2013

Högerextrema våldtäktsmyter faller på eget grepp

Martin Fredriksson spräcker hål på Sverigedemokraternas högerextrema våldtäktsmyter: "Inför valet 2010 tog Sverigedemokraterna fram en rapport om ”våldtäktsvågen” i Sverige, och pekade ut invandrare som skyldiga. Men majoriteten av dem som förekommer i våldtäktsmål har ”svenska” namn som Mikael eller Andreas. Sexuella övergrepp är inte ett integrationsproblem – ändå har de konspiratoriska fördomarna fått fäste hos långt fler än redan frälsta högerextremister," skriver Martin Fredriksson från

February 12, 2013

Uppmana Naturvårdsverkets generaldirektör att stoppa vargjakten

Uppmana Naturvårdsverkets generaldirektör Maria Ågren om att omedelbart stoppa licensjakten på varg! Naturvårdsverket trotsar EU och den svenska folkopinionen genom sitt beslut om en genetisk rensningsjakt på varg. Beslutet om att skjuta 16 vargar innebär en oförsvarlig och oetisk vargjakt i åtta revir i vinter. Jakten är planerad på ett sätt som lär göra många valpar föräldralösa och de riskerar att svälta ihjäl. Ta en sista chans att påverka Naturvårdsverket och protestera mot vargjakten

January 31, 2013

Greenpeace's cookie warning

Since a while back website owners are required by EU law to offer clear information about the use of cookies on the website to its users. It's a stupid and pointless law. But Greenpeace has found a fun way to notify their visitors about all this: "This site uses cookies -- tiny bits of code that help us keep track of your interests and auto-fill petitions. We also use cookies to improve site performance and find better ways to make it easier for you to take action and make change. The Europea

January 17, 2013

Current TV has been sold to Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera acquires Al Gore's Current TV cable network, reports Forbes and the New York Times. Al Jazeera is apparently planning to scrap the programming lineup and replace the Current brand with a new network called Al Jazeera America which will have a focus on international news. Forbes has also published Current CEO Joel Hyatt's memo about the purchase, in which the CEO touts Al Jazeera's journalistic work: "We were impressed with all that we learned about Al Jazeera and its journalist