By Jeremy Williams “Throughout history,” writes John Vidal, “advances in civilisation – agriculture, domestication, urbanisation and globalisation – have all been accompanied by increasing disease risk. But never before has the human population been so large, so hyper-connected and living at such high densities. We are now approaching a storm of spiralling disease risk.” That’s the argument made at the […]
Photo credit: Kidoki by Kikkerland. By Anders Lorenzen When I grew up, spinning tops were a big thing, without mentioning any dates, it is clear a lot has happened since then. However, often those toys were made with what we know now as unsustainable materials. Looking at the toy market in 2023 how many of the products are damaging to […]
Photo credit: Jack Wolfskin. By Anders Lorenzen I was intrigued and perplexed and unsure what to expect when I first put on the very minimalistic, slick and lightweight fleece jacket labelled as a Bike Commute Jacket from the outwear brand Jack Wolfskin. While it through its name is marketed to cyclists, I would argue that it is doing it a […]
By Anders Lorenzen In case you have not yet wrapped up your Christmas shopping, we bring you eight sustainable minimalistic gift ideas. These have all been tried and tested and sustainability vetted by A greener life, a greener world. We have already published reviews of two of the products with the remaining published in the lead-up to the Christmas period. […]
Photo credit: SproutWorld. By Anders Lorenzen A pencil that can become a plant? My first thought, when I was first contacted about the product, seemed like a storyline in a book I would read or a cartoon I would watch with my two-year-old daughter. But I quickly realised this was a real thing and the Danish-based company Sproutworld had developed […]
By Anders Lorenzen Globally all species of bees are in trouble, habitat loss and human intrusion, the rise of pesticides and chemicals and the lack of flowering resources and depletion of nature, as for instance perfectly mown lawns with a diminishing amount of the wildflowers that are critical to establish a healthy bee population are frequently more and more so […]