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Musings in a climate crisis, wrestling with the big ideas, ups and downs of a newbie activist

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Giving what we can

August 2017 update: I have made some changes to how I donate and increased my giving – you can take a look here: https://www.withmanyroots.com/b

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I want to #breakfree

I’m a fledging activist but I’ve still a way to go, I stumble and falter, succumb to a burger (grass fed) every now and then and eat my hy

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A month without single use plastic

On April Fool’s Day I laid out my intention to try a month without single-use plastic, you can read the “why’s and what for’s&

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Setting my intentions for April: No disposable plastic

See Daily Updates Why? I’ve made some conscious attempts to avoid single-use plastic for the last while – using tote bags, my glass coffee

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New York to LA by train

Ever since I travelled from Denver to New York by train and Greyhound back in 2009 I knew I wanted to come back and complete the journey fully: no che

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Digital Nomad in Madrid

In a concerted effort to learn Spanish the third destination on the digital nomad journey was to be Madrid. An easy distance from home and where I had

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What is effective altruism?

Curiosity led me to Giant Peach’s event in London Bridge this evening. The audience listened to 3 case studies of companies establishing thems

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Good things come to those who wait

I’m a fan of a (cold) Guinness and it’s true, you do have to exercise patience and wait for your perfect pint to settle. The problem is, p

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