Here in the UK the BBC recently ran a series called It’s Not Easy Being Green that followed a family who were trying to live a sustainable lifestyle. Since the show finished the family has been inundated with people asking for tips on how to live more sustainably, ethically and generally more green.
The result of this was The Big Green Idea. If you are a UK resident or happen to be visiting the country this summer you may well see the big green bus.
Let’s face it-you’re not going to miss this if it’s in your town and basically that’s the point.
Fear not those of you thinking about the bus pumping fumes into our atmosphere and making the project have a huge carbon footprint. The bus is powered by bio-diesel.
The downstairs is going to be packed with ethical and green products that people can try out. Examples include eco-friendly skincare products and energy saving devices. Upstairs there will be workshops and a solar powered cinema showing demonstrations and convincing people that it’s not hard to go green! Films to be shown are ‘An Inconvenient Truth” and ‘The Power of Community.”
All in all this is a great idea so pop along if you see the bus. The Big Green Idea are also trying to get local councils on board and do follow up visits with a green man in a van if people want a consultant to come into their home with green ideas that also save money.
We are all really looking forward to this event. An update will be posted when the bus has visited this neck of the woods.
The website is www.thebiggreenidea.org
