Comments for may day may day may day http://maydayblog.com brendan may on the choices facing our planet Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:24:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 Comment on Smile, illegal loggers, you’re on Google Earth by Tim http://maydayblog.com/2008/04/14/smile-illegal-loggers-youre-on-google-earth/#comment-151 Tim Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:58:18 +0000 http://maydayblog.com/2008/04/14/smile-illegal-loggers-youre-on-google-earth/#comment-151 Perhaps Google could offset the carbon footprint caused by online shopping (via its search services) by calculating the rainforests that have not been cut down because of the popularity of people using Gmail instead of paper postcards? In fact, wouldn't online shopping be better than people driving to the stores themselves? Perhaps Google could offset the carbon footprint caused by online shopping (via its search services) by calculating the rainforests that have not been cut down because of the popularity of people using Gmail instead of paper postcards? In fact, wouldn’t online shopping be better than people driving to the stores themselves?

]]> Comment on A film premiere with a difference by Jacqueline Church http://maydayblog.com/2008/03/25/a-film-premiere-with-a-difference/#comment-91 Jacqueline Church Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:26:12 +0000 http://maydayblog.com/2008/03/25/a-film-premiere-with-a-difference/#comment-91 Thanks for the "tip" (nyuk, nyuk, nyuk) on this fun little site. So glad to see a big company like PGTips doing their part. I have let my readers know and <a href="http://gourmetfood.suite101.com/blog.cfm/one_cuppa_to_save_the_world/" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://theleatherdistrictgourmet.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/monkey-hero-saving-the-world-one-cuppa-at-a-time/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Cheers! Jacqueline Church The Leather District Gourmet Thanks for the “tip” (nyuk, nyuk, nyuk) on this fun little site. So glad to see a big company like PGTips doing their part. I have let my readers know and here and here.

Cheers!
Jacqueline Church
The Leather District Gourmet

]]> Comment on A film premiere with a difference by Monkey-hero Saving the World One Cuppa at a Time « The Leather District Gourmet http://maydayblog.com/2008/03/25/a-film-premiere-with-a-difference/#comment-90 Monkey-hero Saving the World One Cuppa at a Time « The Leather District Gourmet Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:11:02 +0000 http://maydayblog.com/2008/03/25/a-film-premiere-with-a-difference/#comment-90 [...] Monkey that is changing the world, “one cuppa” at a time. Thanks to Brendan May and his May Day Blog for the heads up on this Rainforest Alliance [...] […] Monkey that is changing the world, “one cuppa” at a time. Thanks to Brendan May and his May Day Blog for the heads up on this Rainforest Alliance […]

]]> Comment on A true citizen of the world by Eamon http://maydayblog.com/2008/01/14/a-true-citizen-of-the-world/#comment-83 Eamon Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:13:27 +0000 http://maydayblog.com/2008/01/14/a-true-citizen-of-the-world/#comment-83 Hi Your blog is both really interesting and useful. Would you be interested in exchanging links? My blog is focused on advertising / PR and media. Eamon www.spotlightideas.co.uk Hi

Your blog is both really interesting and useful. Would you be interested in exchanging links?
My blog is focused on advertising / PR and media.

Eamon
www.spotlightideas.co.uk

]]> Comment on A true citizen of the world by Eamon http://maydayblog.com/2008/01/14/a-true-citizen-of-the-world/#comment-58 Eamon Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:23:09 +0000 http://maydayblog.com/2008/01/14/a-true-citizen-of-the-world/#comment-58 D.B. is a great guy. An intellectual who is warm and unpretentious. Love music for music-sake and loves lots outside music. Has tried hard to add a little bit of peace to the Middle East. D.B. is a great guy. An intellectual who is warm and unpretentious. Love music for music-sake and loves lots outside music. Has tried hard to add a little bit of peace to the Middle East.

]]> Comment on Fancy a cheeky line? by JW http://maydayblog.com/2008/01/31/fancy-a-cheeky-line/#comment-49 JW Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:57:04 +0000 http://maydayblog.com/2008/01/31/fancy-a-cheeky-line/#comment-49 Hi Brenden, Interesting that you've picked up on this - If you fancy a look, I covered some of the issues over on my blog - www.susdev.info. Best, Jonty. Hi Brenden,

Interesting that you’ve picked up on this - If you fancy a look, I covered some of the issues over on my blog - www.susdev.info.

Best,

Jonty.

]]> Comment on Millions of Passages to India? by HenkC http://maydayblog.com/2008/01/11/millions-of-passages-to-india/#comment-31 HenkC Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:58:30 +0000 http://maydayblog.com/2008/01/11/millions-of-passages-to-india/#comment-31 I agree that the large industrialised countries (read the west) should really start looking at leading from the front rather than preaching to emerging markets and developing countries. Furthermore, it is not always in the immediate interest of everyone to look at sustainability. Especially if you are suffering in other ways - HIV/Aids in Southern Africa, hunger, poverty etc. I argue in my blog, http://henkc.livejournal.com/#asset-henkc-615, that the environment is an option - not a given centre of importance. I agree that the large industrialised countries (read the west) should really start looking at leading from the front rather than preaching to emerging markets and developing countries. Furthermore, it is not always in the immediate interest of everyone to look at sustainability. Especially if you are suffering in other ways - HIV/Aids in Southern Africa, hunger, poverty etc. I argue in my blog, http://henkc.livejournal.com/#asset-henkc-615, that the environment is an option - not a given centre of importance.

]]> Comment on We Just Clicked by PR-otagonist http://maydayblog.com/2007/12/19/29/#comment-21 PR-otagonist Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:41:30 +0000 http://maydayblog.com/2007/12/19/29/#comment-21 It's a great idea and one that a couple of people have utilised for the greater good but who's search algorithm do they use and are they given access to it gratis? It’s a great idea and one that a couple of people have utilised for the greater good but who’s search algorithm do they use and are they given access to it gratis?

]]> Comment on TV stardom (sort of) by Anita Neville http://maydayblog.com/2007/12/19/tv-stardom-sort-of/#comment-19 Anita Neville Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:34:50 +0000 http://maydayblog.com/2007/12/19/tv-stardom-sort-of/#comment-19 Typical that those contributing to the problem (ie 4x4 drivers - who by the way are the scourge of anycyclist in this fair city) haven't the guts to stand up and defend their own actions. Leaves me to think that they simply can't defend the indefensible. Knew that Prius would come up trumps in more ways than one! Typical that those contributing to the problem (ie 4×4 drivers - who by the way are the scourge of anycyclist in this fair city) haven’t the guts to stand up and defend their own actions. Leaves me to think that they simply can’t defend the indefensible. Knew that Prius would come up trumps in more ways than one!

]]> Comment on Sanity check on carbon offsetting by Martin Wright http://maydayblog.com/2007/11/27/sanity-check-on-carbon-offsetting/#comment-12 Martin Wright Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:59:28 +0000 http://maydayblog.com/2007/11/27/sanity-check-on-carbon-offsetting/#comment-12 Good to see my enthusiasm for the best kind of offsets rubbed off on Brendan. But just to balance my enthusiasm a bit, I should say that I agree with the 'offset-sceptics' that there is a lot that's wrong with the way many such schemes have been constructed and sold in the past. Many have serious doubts against them in terms of their rigour and their 'additionality' (ie, whether they would have happened anyway, without the offset funding). And I have a lot of sympathy with those who decry offsets as offering a 'get out of jail free' card to the lazy polluter. A responsible approach is first to reduce your energy use as much as possible; then make sure you source as much as possible from renewable sources; and only then to use offsets to address your 'unavoidable' emissions. But unless you're going to travel everywhere by bicycle or electric vehicle, never step on a plane and never sit in the warm glow of gas central heating, then you're always going to be responsible for at least some carbon emissions. Then you have a choice. You can either shrug your shoulders and do nothing - or you can invest in schemes which, like the best run by Climate Care and responsible providers, have been shown both to reduce emissions AND tackle poverty in developing countries. Schemes that do that can be an invaluable source of money for hard-to-fund small-scale projects which make a huge difference to the quality of life of some of the world's poorest, most vulnerable people. And critics who decry all offsets on principle should pause to consider the effect that their opinions may have on those who would otherwise be willing to contribute to those projects. So by all means be sceptical about offsets as some kind of easy, dream solution to climate change (they're not.) But if you want to take some direct personal responsibility for tackling your unavoidable carbon footprint, and you want to do something simple and practical on behalf of poor communities across the world, you could do a lot worse than explore the best which offsets have to offer. Good to see my enthusiasm for the best kind of offsets rubbed off on Brendan. But just to balance my enthusiasm a bit, I should say that I agree with the ‘offset-sceptics’ that there is a lot that’s wrong with the way many such schemes have been constructed and sold in the past. Many have serious doubts against them in terms of their rigour and their ‘additionality’ (ie, whether they would have happened anyway, without the offset funding). And I have a lot of sympathy with those who decry offsets as offering a ‘get out of jail free’ card to the lazy polluter.
A responsible approach is first to reduce your energy use as much as possible; then make sure you source as much as possible from renewable sources; and only then to use offsets to address your ‘unavoidable’ emissions.
But unless you’re going to travel everywhere by bicycle or electric vehicle, never step on a plane and never sit in the warm glow of gas central heating, then you’re always going to be responsible for at least some carbon emissions. Then you have a choice. You can either shrug your shoulders and do nothing - or you can invest in schemes which, like the best run by Climate Care and responsible providers, have been shown both to reduce emissions AND tackle poverty in developing countries. Schemes that do that can be an invaluable source of money for hard-to-fund small-scale projects which make a huge difference to the quality of life of some of the world’s poorest, most vulnerable people. And critics who decry all offsets on principle should pause to consider the effect that their opinions may have on those who would otherwise be willing to contribute to those projects.
So by all means be sceptical about offsets as some kind of easy, dream solution to climate change (they’re not.) But if you want to take some direct personal responsibility for tackling your unavoidable carbon footprint, and you want to do something simple and practical on behalf of poor communities across the world, you could do a lot worse than explore the best which offsets have to offer.

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