Showing posts with label Social action. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Social action. Show all posts
Ecocongregation
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Nigel points out ecocongregation - a place that has a whole load of information and resources for churches to become greener.
David Beckham has one of the biggest carbon footprints in the world
Monday, January 07, 2008
David Beckham is likely to be the least green person on the planet. It has been reported that he not only owns a fleet of 15 gas-guzzling supercars [including a Porsche, Hummer and Lincoln Navigator], he has clocked up more than 250,000 miles in the air in the last year – more than the distance to the far side of the Moon. His travel schedule has notched up a staggering 163 tons of CO2, compared with the 9.4 tons of the average British person.
'The amount of flying David does means he holds the dubious crown of having the largest carbon footprint in human history…He has more freedom of choice when it comes to methods of travelling. He could also choose greener cars.'
NY Times Square ball 'goes green'
Monday, December 31, 2007
The New Year's Eve ball in New York's Times Square is celebrating its 100th birthday by going green, after being revamped with energy-efficient lights.
The new 6ft (1.8m) ball, weighing about 1,100lbs (500kg), is covered with 9,576 light-emitting diodes that use the same amount of electricity as 10 toasters.
The LEDs are more than twice as bright as the previous bulbs and are capable of creating a palette of 16m colours.
Read here for more details.
The new 6ft (1.8m) ball, weighing about 1,100lbs (500kg), is covered with 9,576 light-emitting diodes that use the same amount of electricity as 10 toasters.
The LEDs are more than twice as bright as the previous bulbs and are capable of creating a palette of 16m colours.
Read here for more details.
£83,000 paid for Zeppelin tickets!
Monday, November 19, 2007
Children in Need is a great institution in the British calendar and this year was no less so. It is amazing to hear of the generosity of some people:
A Led Zeppelin fan has paid £83,000 for two tickets to the rock band's reunion concert, as part of an auction for the BBC's Children in Need. BBC Radio 2 listener Kenneth Donnell, from Glasgow, paid to see the band rehearse and perform on 10 December. ... Other winners in Radio 2's Auction of Things That Money Can't Buy included Sir Tom Hunter, who paid £100,000 for two VIP passes to the 2008 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Earlier this week Martin Ainscough, from Wigan, bid £250,000 to have Aled Jones and Katie Melua perform at Revolution in Manchester to raise funds for the Prince's Trust.
Organ donation is a "Christian duty"
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
The BBC are reporting how the Church of England has declared organ donation to be a Christian duty, in keeping with giving oneself and one's possessions freely. Body parts should not be mistaken for the person themselves, and the best way to treat them reverently is to use them to heal others, the Church said.
It was taking part in a House of Lords consultation on whether there should be an EU-wide position on organ donation. The Church said it would welcome the creation of a European donor pool.
But its Mission and Public Affairs Division would not be drawn into setting out a position on whether an opt-out system, in which everyone is considered a donor unless they state otherwise, was preferable to an opt-in, when people state their wish to donate.
It was taking part in a House of Lords consultation on whether there should be an EU-wide position on organ donation. The Church said it would welcome the creation of a European donor pool.
But its Mission and Public Affairs Division would not be drawn into setting out a position on whether an opt-out system, in which everyone is considered a donor unless they state otherwise, was preferable to an opt-in, when people state their wish to donate.
This was "not a question on which Christians hold a single set of views", said Reverend Tom Butler. "The opt-in system reflects our concern to celebrate and support gracious gifts, freely given," he said. "The opt-out approach stresses Christian concern for human solidarity and living sacrificially for others."
Only energy-saving light bulbs to be sold by 2011
Thursday, September 27, 2007
On the news today Hilary Benn, the Environment Secretary has announced plans to phase out the traditional light bulb. The idea is that by 2011 all high-energy light bulbs to be taken off the shelves.Mr Benn estimated that the move would save five million tonnes of CO2 a year and take the UK closer to its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2050.
I really like this idea, it is certainly a simple, but effective step to make the world a slightly better place.
The Homeless World Cup
Thursday, July 19, 2007
The build-up to the 2007 Homeless World Cup is in full swing ahead of the tournament getting under way next week. The competition will see homeless people from 48 countries travel to Copenhagen to take part in the annual street football event. The aim is to raise the profile of homelessness and poverty around the world, and help players to turn their lives around.
The competition is being supported by Didier Drogba who said: "The Homeless World Cup is an event that can change the life of anyone, not simply to help them become a professional footballer, but so that they can become a man, in everyday life, developing values, human values, which I think are very important. Become a fan. I am." Click here to find out more about the tournament.
What the world eats
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Time Magazine has an interesting photo essay from the book Hungry Planet by Peter Menzel. It shows what various families around the world eat in an average week.
Taking action
Monday, March 19, 2007
At the moment our church is in coming to the end of a month where we are looking at some issues of justice and taking action in God's world. Sometimes when we talk about these issues we can get daunted at the size of the challenge, e.g. how can we stop modern day slavery, enable all trade to be fairer, share the gospel in a deep level with 20,000 young people in our town. And at the point we often just don't really do anything, so it was with interest I saw the daily quote sent through on email by Heartlight for Saturday was the following:
"If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one." (Mother Theresa)
Slavery in Britain and the BBC
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Check out the BBC In Pictures section which has some pictures and stories relating to human trafficking in the UK. The pictures are by photographer Karen Robinson’s portraits and tales of women trafficked into prostitution explore the devastating impact it has had on their lives. Her pictures are on as Slave Britain: The 21st Century Trade in Human Lives and is exhibited at St Paul's Cathedral, London, 21 February to 29 March 2007.
Very thought provoking but also helpful if you are doing some stuff on Stop the Traffik.
Very thought provoking but also helpful if you are doing some stuff on Stop the Traffik.
Stop the Traffik
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Stop the Traffik is building up to be a really important campaign. There are some fantastic resources here to support ideas for Freedom Day on March 25th. Check it out, and do encourage others to join in the campaign.
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