Cereal That Changes The Milk Colour
The Daily Mail is good for your health. Today anyway, by publishing a rather fine list of FOOD RULES – from the bread we should avoid to the size of our plates and the effect certain cereal has on the milk we mix it with.
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Turn Your Cards Back Into Trees
Back of envelope this, but … two and a half thousand Generous members times, say, 30 Christmas cards each, makes … 75,000 Christmas cards. All ready to recycle. Here’s how.
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Act for Copenhagen
With a surprising amount of political momentum generated at the Commonwealth Conference in Trinidad, hopes are picking up again for an agreement that might mean lasting change being made in Copenhagen in just a few days time.
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"Generous is a great way of involving us all in reducing the footprint of Portsmouth Diocese. I urge you to join."
—Rt Revd Dr Kenneth Stevenson, Bishop of Portsmouth
Live Generously, the book.
Make your actions count JOIN today. Together our
Diocese can make a
difference.
- Generous Portsmouth
- 63
- Generous Worldwide
- 2,511
- Portsmouth actions
- 205
- Worldwide actions
- 10,891
We've made it easy for you to go Generous by picking one key action for our Diocese to focus on each month. Count yourself in here, as you...
Use your car less in 2009 (walk, cycle or share lifts instead – even just to church!)
- Generous Portsmouth committed:
- 16
- Slow down, calm down – stick to the speed limit
16 committed - Switch off and unplug appliances and chargers
16 committed - Use your car less in 2009 (walk, cycle or share lifts instead – even just to church!)
16 committed - Stop taking carrier plastic carrier bags from shops
14 committed - Recycle Your Greetings Cards
13 committed - Give something (or many things!) away – and de-clutter your life
12 committed - Choose to have one meat-free day a week in your home
11 committed - Compost your leftovers
11 committed - Recycle your stuff
10 committed - Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth
10 committed
- Recycle your old bras
1 committed - Holiday generously
1 committed - Make your own bread
3 committed - Have a power-cut party
0 committed - Give a gift that keeps on giving – choose from Christian Aid’s Present Aid
2 committed
It started in one of those ‘what if…’ conversations between friends. What if the world wasn’t loaded in favour of a small minority of its people? What if we could look after the planet as well as looking after ourselves? What if a bunch of people tried to exploit the power of new technology to live a little more generously? Read more...
