Halcyon Impacts

Recent stories:

• Five pieces of art about switching lights on and off

Debunking the top eco myths.

Recent stories:

• Free trade and green trade

One can quickly remove old paint using homestrip eco-friendly paint and varnish remover

In 2006 the Hay Literary Festival started its Greenprint Project to audit, address and change its ecological sustainability and by 2009 there were some 80 Greenprint events at the festival.

Key green trends include:

• Eco-bounty, referring to the numerous opportunities, both short and long term, for brands that participate in the quest for a sustainable society.

Recent stories:

• Charcoal alternative for greener grilling
• It is claimed that the "swine flu crisis lays bare the meat industry's monstrous power"
• There are concerns that the global livestock herd is now causing considerable damage to the environment, as forecast in the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation's "Livestock's Long Shadow"
• Preparing food with a small carbon footprint is good for the climate and the waistline

Ethnomedica lists forgotten herbal traditions.

• Apricot fool
• Pear and blackcurrant fool
• Dandelion risotto
• Onion compote

Key considerations include the following:

• How difficult is it to go green during a recession?

Questions to consider:

• Giving green gifts.

Even some media are going green, e.g.

• Advertising: CURB claims to use natural experts use only sustainable earth elements to create everything from national advertising campaigns to astounding corporate art. "Ultimately we just love to do cool things with nature."

Key considerations:

• Using biofuels as energy.

• Using home wind turbines.

• A critical look at carbon footprint calculators.

Why we should travel green http://tinyurl.com/cje8lj

As the economy turns down further, more and more people are growing their own fruit and veg.

There are many websites showing how to save energy in your home.

In February 2009 India held a 24-hour televised 'Greenathon', broadcast on one its largest networks.  In total, 24m rupees (

"The Department for International Development has an interesting site which gives information about fairtrade producers and how thinking about how you shop can make a difference.  It encourages us to question where our goods come from to ensure a fair wage and price is given to the farmers in developing countries" - Ailsa Kelleher, 2009

A survey of the homes of some well-known and outspoken environmentalists has found that they leak more energy than the average home.

"Great British refurb' to cut household emissions one-third by 2020 with insulation and low-carbon technologies.

In regions where pumping and distributing water requires significant electricity use, policies that lead to reduced water consumption could address climate change more efficiently than requiring businesses and households to use less energy.