one.point.zero - Colin O'Brien's weblog

How buying things ceased to be a chore and became a fun day out.

What would Jesus buy?

There is a very common mind-set right now which holds that all that we're going to need to do to avert the large-scale planetary catastrophes upon us is make slightly different shopping decisions

green shopping, too easy?

Mankind's appetite for the plastic bag is deeply daunting. It is estimated that one million are used every minute - their average working life just 12 minutes before they are discarded

Small UK town gives up plastic bags

They say we’re shopping too much. Then again, on the other side, some people are making their own. Personally, if I could just buy fairly-made items that don’t disintegrate after a year I’d be happy camper.

Is downloading music more environmentally-friendly than buying a CD in a shop? Well, it depends...

Fivelimes is a green social network which allows you to search for or review eco-friendly and socially responsible products and services.

A journey through the UK’s remaining independent bookshops as they survive the onslaught of the big online and offline chains.