Anita Roddick, The Body Shop
"Buy this brilliant book! Think you can't make a difference to the environment? Go MAD! Helps you think again."
Charles Secrett, Director, Friends of the Earth
""Solutions start at home, with you and me. Think small drops of water and tidal waves - that's the effect this book will have. Go for it!"
Jonathon Porritt, Programme Director, Forum for the Future
"Whatever you think you may be doing for a fairer, greener world, rest assured it's not enough. So Go MAD! Now!"
Book Description
If you care about the environment and aren't sure how to make a positive difference, look no further. Go MAD! Is full of fascinating facts, thought-provoking statistics and 365 practical tips to help YOU make a difference.
Excerpted from Go M.A.D. (Go Make a Difference) by The Ecologist. Copyright © 2001. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Support restaurants with small menus!
Generally, the larger the menu (unless each item is a variety on an identical theme), the more different types of food the restaurant has to have ready for consumption every day, and the more food will go to waste.
Generally, the larger the menu (unless each item is a variety on an identical theme), the more different types of food the restaurant has to have ready for consumption every day, and the more food will go to waste.
Use your bike for all journeys under two miles
Catalytic converters that cut down on a car's carbon monoxide emissions only start working after you have driven for two miles. Yet 25% of car trips in the UK are less than two miles and 58% are less than five miles.
Entertain by candlelight
Candles add atmosphere as well as saving electricity. Use natural beeswax or vegetable-based candles that biodegrade and are smoke-free. Paraffin candles are made from petroleum residues, so do neither your health nor the environment any good. Beeswax candles also last twice as long and burn brighter! And select locally produced or home-grown flowers
