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LINKS
a selection of sites that have informed, shocked
or inspired me...
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| the marine conservation society - UK charity dedicated to protecting the marine environment and its wildlife.Produces the annual Good Beach Guide, as well as promoting public participation in volunteer projects and surveys such as Beachwatch, Adopt-a-Beach, Seasearch and Basking Shark Watch |
| greenpeace 'defending our oceans' campaign - find out why our oceans are in crisis and become an ocean defender |
| kimo - coastal communities working to protect, preserve and enhance northern Europe’s marine environment. |
| marLIN - marine life information network - the website of the Marine Biological Association of the UK and Ireland -packed with information and an excellent Learning Zone too |
| the rubbish diet - Can an average person really create Zero Waste? One mother in Bury St Edmunds gave it a go. She only threw out a plaster. Can you do it too? Why not try your own Rubbish Diet and slim your bin. You'll be amazed at how easy it really is. If Almost Mrs Average can do it, you can too... Also Mrs Almost Average talks rubbish with Fran here |
| save the north sea - transnational project aiming to reduce marine litter in the North Sea by changing the attitudes and behaviour of the people using the area. |
| the whale & dolphin conservation society- the global voice for the protection of whales, dolphins and their environment |
| message in the waves - BBC film about plastic pollution in our oceans, focussing on Hawaii, and which inspired Modbury to become plastic bag free! |
| plasticbagfree - all about Devon town Modbury's ban on plastic bags |
| plastic pollution coalition - U.S. ot-for-profit organisation campaigning for their vision of a world free of plastic pollution and of the toxic impacts of plastic on humans, the environment, wildlife and marine life. |
| surfers against sewage - information about and campaigning on sea water quality |
| souvenirs in particular - join Common Ground's campaign for locally distinctive souvenirs |
| the man in seat sixty-one - this really helpful site will tell you how to travel overland by train comfortably and affordably where you thought flying was the only option |
| cheat neutral - offset your cheating here... |
| algalita marine research foundation - California-based non-profit marine research and education organisation |
| trapese - a popular education collective which offers workshops and training aimed at inspiring and promoting action for changing our world |
| buy nothing day |
| new economics foundation - a London-based independent 'think and do' tank who believe in economics as if people and the planet mattered |
| plants for a future - a resource centre for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses. |
| resurgence magazine - publishes articles that are on the cutting edge of current thinking, promoting creativity, ecology, spirituality and frugality. |
| centre for alternative technology - Europe's leading eco-centre, showing practical solutions to environmental problems to carry us into the twenty-first century |
| platform - brings together environmentalists, artists, human rights campaigners, educationalists and community activists to create innovative projects driven by the need for social and environmental justice. |
| irational.org - internet art & projects from Heath Bunting, Minerva Cuevas and fellow irationalists. |
| the yes men - creative anti-corporate activism |
| we are everywhere - contents of the book by Notes from nowhere available on-line |
| empty bowls - inspirational project to help combat hunger |
| adbusters -a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age |
| air quality archive - causes & effects of and forecasts for air pollution |
| garden organic - HDRA, the national charity for organic growing |
| the good gardeners association - promoting no-dig gardening for healthier food |
| richard dedomenici - one-man subversive think-tank primarily dedicated to the development and implementation of innovative strategies designed to undermine accepted belief systems and topple existing power structures |
| a lot of organics - UK organic search engine |
| transition towns - encourages sustainable communities and provides advice on how to create them |
| turtle bags - environmentally friendly cotton & sisal alternatives to the plastic bag through an ethical supply chain |
| idressmyself - eco-friendly screen-printing |
| greenchoices - simple, direct information on green alternatives which make a real, lasting difference |
| rebecca ward - contemporary jeweller aka Rebecca the Wrecker working with glass and other found objects |
| SPURT - 'Sod them. Let's fly.' The campaign for unlimited aviation growth. (Or not). |
| local beach global garbage - Brazilian gateway site with many helpful links to initiatives, projects, facts etc (dual language Portuguese & English) worldwide |
| it's a man made world - designer Barbara de Vries creates beautiful jewellery from plastic that she finds along the beaches of the Bahamas. |
| beachplastic.com - artists Richard Lang and Judith Selby Lang create beautiful and thought-provoking installations with plastic items they collect from Kehoe Beach, California. Visit their blog and San Francisco gallery too.... |
| TRAIL - festival of recycled art in the landscape at Teignmouth, including plastic rubbish monster by Jan O'Highway . Also in Devon: The Art Farm Project |