Win FA Cup Tickets & Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

November 14, 2007 · Filed Under Campaigns, Websites · Comment 

The FA are the latest big organisation to throw their weight behind climate change issues by encouraging supporters to reduce their Carbon Footy Print. If saving the planet wasn’t enough to encourage supporters from Accrington Stanley to York City to take part, The FA have also added in a competition element where you could win [...]

North Pole Swim Highlights Climate Change

July 16, 2007 · Filed Under Campaigns · 1 Comment 

After movies, concerts and marches, Lewis Gordon Pugh has come up with a slightly colder way to highlight climate change. The city lawyer plunged into the sea at The North Pole to swim 1km to “inspire world leaders to take climate change seriously”. According to The BBC “Lewis Gordon Pugh, 37, swam for 18 minutes [...]

Cut The Carbon March

July 16, 2007 · Filed Under Campaigns · Comment 

The longest ever protest march in the history of the UK is underway! Cut The Carbon March, promoted by Christian Aid, started on July 14th in Northern Ireland - the march will cover 1000 miles and last 80 days before arriving in London in October 2nd. The march’s aim is “to highlight the need for [...]

I Count Target Glastonbury Festival

June 22, 2007 · Filed Under Campaigns · Comment 

With the Glastonbury Festival (or Mudfest as it should be called) about to kick off this weekend, I Count is aiming to sign up 100,000 supporters. Michael Eavis, the festival’s legendary organiser, will be the first to sign up, and I Count coalition members, Greenpeace, Oxfam and WaterAid will be at the festival promoting the [...]

Lights Out London To Promote Climate Change

June 16, 2007 · Filed Under Campaigns · Comment 

On June 21st London takes to the stage to promote Climate Change with the Lights Out London campaign. Londoners, including businesses, are being encouraged to switch their lights off between 9pm and 10pm on the 21st to help promote climate change and send a message out to the world that they care for the wellbeing [...]