Category Archives: environment

RSA Animate – The Empathic Civilisation

Posted on June 25, 2010 by nommo

Great video/animation – and very thought provoking stuff.

Are humans really wired for selfishness, capriciousness, greed and narcissism?

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The Story of Stuff

Posted on June 21, 2010 by nommo

Ever got the feeling things are not the way they are by accident?

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Fighting climate change with nuclear power

Posted on November 9, 2009 by nommo

Here’s a satirical look at Britain’s nuclear power plans…

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Home – where we live

Posted on June 7, 2009 by nommo

Just in case you missed it on World Environment Day…

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Plan Bee

Posted on April 22, 2009 by nommo

Bees pollinate a third of the food we eat. They are essential for farming and if we wanted to do the pollinating work ourselves – it would take a workforce of 30 million. And that’s just for food – bees … Continue reading →

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Fossil fools

Posted on February 21, 2009 by nommo

I am sure I am not the only one who found last nights episode of Natural World – A Farm for the Future incredibly important and somewhat frightening.
If you didn’t see it – do have a look – it is … Continue reading →

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The Age of Stupid

Posted on February 2, 2009 by nommo

The Age of Stupid: final trailer Feb 2009 from Age of Stupid on Vimeo.
I often have ideas, that I mull over and never get around to doing anything about (man cannot live on ideas alone!), but in this case I … Continue reading →

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How civilised

Posted on November 17, 2008 by nommo

I just saw this video which was referred to on Keith’s ‘Unsuitablog‘

I love this video – and it pretty much sums up why I feel so uncomfortable with the level of greenwash that we are subjected to on a daily … Continue reading →

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Give me your favourite quotes

Posted on November 16, 2008 by nommo

I have been using a great little WordPress plug-in called ‘Quotes Collection‘ on this blog – it’s great for grabbing those quotes you see popping up over the web and adding them to your blog. It is my favourite aspect … Continue reading →

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Wake Up, Freak Out – then Get a Grip!

Posted on September 23, 2008 by nommo

Let Leo tell you a story…
Wake Up, Freak Out – then Get a Grip from Leo Murray on Vimeo.

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