Carbon offsetting… a solution or passing the buck?

We are constantly facing calls to reduce our “carbon footprint”. This is the net quantity of carbon dioxide (or its equivalent greenhouse gasses) which are being released into the Earth’s atmosphere due to our lifestyles. We can do this as individuals through steps like reducing fossil fuel based transport, eating less meat, buying fewer clothes […]

Does the world really need another environmental blog?

Welcome to the first entry in the Bloody Environmentalist blog. Thanks for joining me. I’m going to set out some of my own reasoning behind creating this blog and answer why I am adding yet another voice to those talking about the environment and climate change. First, some assumptions. I’m going to take it as […]