Earth Hour is upon us again and this year the organisers are asking people to go beyond turning off lights and instead make an Earth Hour resolution to start something bigger. Greg Bourne, WWF-Australia’s CEO said ‘switching off lights is a great first step, but your true environmental impact is much bigger than just your energy bill. Each individual’s environmental impact – or environmental footprint – is made up of things such as the food you eat, the transport and housing you choose, and the goods and services you buy’. We can’t agree more. It’s the selection of green goods and services which have lesser environmental impacts which can make a significant difference, and that is where Green Beings fits in.
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Earth Hour 2010
March 18th, 2010The Noughties Roundup and the Decade Ahead
December 31st, 2009
As we charge into the next decade let’s take some time to reflect on the most significant achievements in the environmental arena from the last ten years. We’ve put our heads together to come up with our top ten – do you agree with them?
So let’s reflect on the ‘noughties’ and build on the foundation that’s been created for the environmental movement in the ‘transition decade’ ahead.
Earth Hour Ideas
March 1st, 2009
It’s a great excuse for a candlelit dinner, a funky soiree or even an early night, you’ve guessed it, Earth Hour has come around again. It’s much easier to think of things you can do when you have electricity, so we have accepted the challenge and flogged our brains to try and bring you some [...]
The Romance of Earth Hour
March 2nd, 2008
Signing up to Earth Hour is a commitment to do something out of the ordinary. Rather than treat it as an inconvenience, the Australian population has focused on the benefits, not just in terms of reducing the energy that they use, but in the wonderfully romantic setting Earth Hour provides.
Last year on 31st March more [...]