Category Archives: environment

Walk Against Warming

We attended the Walk Against Warming at Cottesloe Beach this morning. It was a lovely morning. We brought the dogs, who like the beach, but there were too many people there for a nice walk. According to the ABC there were more than 1000 people there. At the start of the event we had the [...]

Break the bottled water habit

No Impact Man’s recently posted about a US campaign to raise awareness about bottled water and the problems its manufacture and distribution are causing to our environment. Some of the points he’s made are worth thinking about: Bottled water is up to 1,000 times more expensive than tap water [see also The real cost of [...]

The Walk

I was very glad to have my hat during the walk yesterday – I’d had a few qualms about wearing it, as it is felt (rescued from the op shop for $5), and I thought it would be too hot. It was hot, but with my sunnies, lots of sunscreen, and lots of bottled water, [...]