one.point.zero - Colin O'Brien's weblog
June 19 2008
How buying things ceased to be a chore and became a fun day out.
November 20 2007
What would Jesus buy?
July 06 2007
green shopping, too easy?“There is a very common mind-set right now which holds that all that we're going to need to do to avert the large-scale planetary catastrophes upon us is make slightly different shopping decisions”
May 01 2007
Small UK town gives up plastic bags“Mankind's appetite for the plastic bag is deeply daunting. It is estimated that one million are used every minute - their average working life just 12 minutes before they are discarded”
April 08 2007
They say we’re shopping too much. Then again, on the other side, some people are making their own. Personally, if I could just buy fairly-made items that don’t disintegrate after a year I’d be happy camper.
March 16 2007
Is downloading music more environmentally-friendly than buying a CD in a shop? Well, it depends...
February 13 2007
It’s not easy being green.
November 09 2006
Fivelimes is a green social network which allows you to search for or review eco-friendly and socially responsible products and services.
May 22 2006
A journey through the UK’s remaining independent bookshops as they survive the onslaught of the big online and offline chains.