Respect!

Respect! is about celebrating, enjoying and protecting the living earth. (It's not connected with the political party of the same name.) Most links on this page are to other websites, over which we have no control.

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www.gooshing.co.uk "GOOSHING makes it easy to buy brands from the most responsible companies at the cheapest price… and boycott those corporates that don’t care about animal welfare, human rights or the environment"
www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/earthday
www.bigbarn.co.uk tells you about where to get locally produced food.
www.allotmentforestry.com. www.irene.org.uk/twigs/allot.htm
www.steppingforward.org.uk/calc/ Another place to calculate your ecological footprint. Not a very good one in my opionion! Note that the "number of planets" your lifestyle needs according to the calculator is dependent on how much land you think should be left to the birds and the bees, as well as your lifestyle. - Chris,2005-10-04
An interesting US website with ideas for earth-friendly living eartheasy.com/homepage.htm
Recycling Plastics
www.keirg.freeserve.co.uk/diary/default.html An interesting site about an allotment and allotments in general, including a little on allotment law
www.springfieldsanctuary.co.uk is the website of the herb garden in the cotswolds that the Jungle women's group visited last year. Please note its Preparing for Winter workshop is now on Sept 24th, not the date advertised on the website.
www.recycle-more.co.uk
The Green Pet: Alternatives to Conventional Pesticides How to get rid of fleas without chemicals.
www.selfsufficientish.com - The urban guide to almost self sufficiency.
The Association for Environment Conscious Building might be worth a visit if you'are doing work on your house.
Fiona Ramsell, formerly a teacher at Martineau Environmental Studies Centre in Birmingham, is now offering private consultancy and training on school grounds and gardens.
www.mybitoftheplanet.com This is a diary with photos of a wildlife garden in England.
www.greenchoices.org
Sunpowered is a company which installs solar panels on your roof; it also campaigns for renewable energy. Nice pictures!
Small Changes Big Effects
'Save Cash & Save the Planet'. There are some ideas on the subject on the national Friends of the Earth website.
What's Warm and Green?
Is your lifestyle sustainable? Find out here - www.myfootprint.org
Reducing Our Impact On The Earth
Improving an old house: where to buy stuff which doesn't harm the living earth www.campaignstrategy.org/house_2.html
Donnos is an organic fence paint, which we get from Eco-Merchant

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From ChrisDuggan - 4/14/05 9:52 AM

On 4 April 2005 Birmingham Friends of the Earth hosted a talk by Nicola Baird, co-author of 'Save Cash & Save the Planet'. There are some ideas on the subject on the national Friends of the Earth website.

From ChrisDuggan - 4/4/05 4:52 PM

30 March 2005:- The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) Synthesis Report, conducted by 1,300 experts from 95 countries, has concluded today after 4 years study that the natural world and the human species is in deep trouble (millenniumassessment.org) I read much the same conclusion 30 years ago, and have watched things getting worse. What shall we do? - Chris

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