Scotland the brave, and other stories

What has struck me most about stories in the news in the past few weeks is that green really has gone mainstream.  Being concerned about the environment is leaking into every facet of daily life for more than just a few.  And that brings me to the story last week that all Scottish highschool pupils will have the opportunity to see "An Inconvenient Truth" at their school.  The final decision about whether the film will be shown is down to the decision of each school individually, but ScottishPower will donate two copies of the DVD to each Scottish secondary school, as approved by Scottish environment minister Ross Finnie.  I sincerely hope that England will follow suit and make sure that we give our children the opportunity to have the facts at hand when they make decisions about their lifestyles.  "An Inconvenient Truth" has also been nominated for an Oscar, making it a good week for getting the message across, don't you think?

And on the subject of getting the message across...  Did you see Climate Change - Britain Under Threat on BBC1 this past Monday?  If you missed it, you can find out the results of the BBC's massive climate change experiment at their website.

Other green news worth a mention this week is that Marks & Spencer are to invest £250m in going "carbon neutral" over the next five years, The Women in Ethical Business Awards are calling for nominations, and the Ecobuild conference and exhibition is due to take place in London next month.

And before I sign off for this week, take a look at The Breathing Earth to get a feeling of how fast we are damaging the planet.  It's time for change, but if you're reading this, you probably already know that.

Comments

[Debbie]

Hi there, just reading your blog and was interested to see that you mentioned M & S and their 'Plan A'. It seems to me that they are going from strength to strength in the 'ethical' stakes! I've just read on Naturewatch's website (www.naturewatch.org) that they have adopted a cruelty free policy for their beauty products as well! which is good news as far as the animals are concerned. The other supermarket chains would do well to take a good look at M & S, who appear to be joining the ranks of the Co-op as far as being an ethical place to shop.