News: 2009

Waste under African skies
By Resource |
11 December 2009 |
Earlier this year, a group of UK professionals journeyed to Sierra Leone on a mission to improve waste management practices. Phil Hurst spoke to his Cylch colleague Ruth Llewellyn about the trip
Running on recharge
By Resource |
11 December 2009 |
You might not want to admit it, but the ‘season to be jolly’ is nearly upon us, and if we’ve learnt anything over the years about Christmas, it’s that you need batteries, and lots of them, on the big
Back to school
By Resource |
11 December 2009 |
As another summer holiday draws to a close, thoughts turn to the new term’s school kit. Justin Mulcahy takes a look at what’s on offer to an ecologically-sound kid
Green Jobs: A Guide to Eco-Friendly Employment
By Resource |
11 December 2009 |
The growing consciousness of our planet’s plight has birthed a multiplicity of employment opportunities: the scope for ‘green-collar’ jobs is widening and this book tells you how to find a job with a
Eat Your Heart Out
By Resource |
11 December 2009 |
Author of Not on the Label, investigative journalist Felicity Lawrence is back on the warpath. Determined to show ‘why the food business is bad for the planet and your health’, Lawrence searches out
How to Turn our Parents Green
By Resource |
11 December 2009 |
I would like to turn my parents green: they leave lights on; their refrigerator is three times the size it needs to be; and they drive absolutely everywhere. Unfortunately, I don’t think James Russell
After the gold rush
By Resource |
11 December 2009 |
Though in the Olympics, ‘the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well’, Shaun McCarthy thinks the essential thing for the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 is to conquer
Welcome to the dark side
By Resource |
11 December 2009 |
The community sector is reeling from the news that one of its greatest success stories has ‘sold out’ to the dark side.
Waste pile up
By Resource |
11 December 2009 |
Population growth and a construction boom in Kabul, Afghanistan, have resulted in a daily generation of 3,000 tonnes of solid waste and the municipality cannot keep up with the growth.
Renewable China
By Resource |
11 December 2009 |
China has displaced the UK as one of the top five most attractive countries for renewable energy investment, according to an Ernst & Young report.