Public Transport To A Regular CBD Event – Days 14 & 15 of Low Carbon Living

Approaching bus on suburban street

Source: Gill King, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0

Days 14 & 15 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living, where I catch the bus to a couple of lunchtime events in different parts of my city.

The situation

I often attend events during the middle of the day in our central business district (CBD) or a suburban business district (town centre).

I need to travel a little under 10km to get to either event. How to do it a low carbon and Continue reading

Walking To Achieve 6 Goals At Once – Days 11 & 12 Of Low Carbon Living

Grey sneaker & light jeans stepping on concrete path

Source: Gill King, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0

Days 11 & 12 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.

How are those resolutions to get fit and lose weight going?

As the holidays end and the year gains momentum, we tend to find ourselves with more and more demands on our time. It’s easy to slide back into old habits.

So how can we maintain our resolve to improve our health? Continue reading

Taking A Break From Driving

Rear vision mirror showing part of man's face

Image: Iain Ferrell, Flickr CC BY-ND 2.0

Last night I drove my car for the first time in weeks.

It felt a bit odd.

It wasn’t as if anything was unusual: I loaded my things into the car, hopped into the driver’s seat and drove a very familiar route.

But it still felt a bit different. Continue reading

A Carbon Fast For Lent?

Planet Earth with a fever, held in hands

What do you do in the lead-up to Easter? Anything different to the rest of the year? (With Easter early this year, perhaps you’re still getting into the swing of the working (calendar) year! ;-))

It happens that the lead-up to Easter is a great time for some conscious reassessments with a view to living and working more sustainably.

We could, of course do that any time. Continue reading

6 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Body and Your Planet

New Year resolution book & pen Flickr vanhookc CC BY-SAAnother year over, and a new one just begun. Happy New Year and may it be a wonderful one!

As 2015 begins, but before it starts to speed away, many of us will be taking a moment to look back. A brief chance to take stock of the past and with this in mind, plan changes for the Continue reading