Save The Arctic

In the last 30 years, we’ve lost as much as three-quarters of the floating sea ice cover at the top of the world. The volume of that sea ice measured by satellites in the summer, when it reaches its smallest, has shrunk so fast that scientists say it’s now in a ‘death spiral’.

For over 800,000 years, ice has been a permanent feature of the Arctic ocean. It’s melting because of our use of dirty fossil fuel energy, and in the near future it could be ice free for the first time since humans walked the Earth. This would be not only devastating for the people, polar bears, narwhals, walruses and other species that live there - but for the rest of us too.

The ice at the top of the world reflects much of the sun’s heat back into space and keeps our whole planet cool, stabilising the weather systems that we depend on to grow our food. Protecting the ice means protecting us all.

To Save The Arctic, click here and declare a global santuary there. Sign!

Missing space to make a garden?

Here is a creative solution to your problem of space to have a small garden in your apartment. 

Created by the French collective Barreau & Charbonnet the Volet Végétal system is a system that uses a mechanism to hoist a wooden structure with three adjustable columns for vessels that are outside of your window. 

Each column of vessels to rotate when lifted into and out of the window. So you can harvest your plants and water them anytime.

A Fashionable Lie

Today I want to tell you a little story this time about the hazardous chemicals hidden in luxury clothes made by brands like Louis Vuitton, Versace, Dolce&Gabbana and Dior. This is a tale that affects adults and children everywhere but it is one we can all help to give the happy ending it deserves.

Greenpeace International’s latest investigation found that children’s clothing made by a number of luxury brands, including Louis Vuitton, Versace, Dolce&Gabbana and Dior, contains hazardous chemicals.

While these labels may wrap their clothes up in beautiful fairy tales, this is nothing more than a grand illusion. When it comes to toxic chemicals, luxury clothes are no more exclusive than budget fashion.

This isn’t just a shock for luxury consumers, paying a premium for high quality, exclusive products, toxic fashion affects us all.

The substances we found are seeping out of factories in the global south where they impact upon the lives of local communities through toxic water pollution. They are also being released from the clothes themselves. Once in our environment the problems really begin. Some can degrade into toxic substances and accumulate in the ecosystem - impacting upon wildlife and humans. Meanwhile, some can also pose health risks to adults and children, for example, disrupting our hormonal systems.

This is a story no-one would want to tell their children.