Join us in a tea-infused conversation about the latest sustainability news and we discuss Stoicism

Think. Educate. Act.

Stoicism Links:

https://www.njlifehacks.com/what-is-stoicism-overview-definition-10-stoic-principles/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism

Recommended Reading:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meditations-Marcus-Aurelius/dp/B08F7YXPYB/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daily-Stoic-Meditations-Perseverance-translations/dp/1781257655/

Discussion points include:

Generating clean energy from the coal mines

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/generating-clean-energy-from-the-coal-mines/

Superdrug launches new sanitary pads for 'people who menstruate'

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/superdrug-new-sanitary-pads-people-menstruate-a4540671.html

Zap-Map’s EV charging point locator app now lets you pay for power too

https://thenextweb.com/shift/2020/09/07/uk-ev-charging-mappers-zap-map-make-charger-payments-easier-zap-pay/

Windows become transparent solar panels with added nanoparticles

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2253816-windows-become-transparent-solar-panels-with-added-nanoparticles/

‘Cold Tube’ Invented to Beat the Summer Heat More Efficiently Than Air Conditioning

https://scitechdaily.com/cold-tube-invented-to-beat-the-summer-heat-more-efficiently-than-air-conditioning/

Shorter lifespan of faster-growing trees will add to climate crisis, study finds

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/08/shorter-lifespan-of-faster-growing-trees-will-add-to-climate-crisis-study-finds

Changing what we eat could offset years of climate-warming emissions, new analysis finds

https://phys.org/news/2020-09-offset-years-climate-warming-emissions-analysis.html

More questions raised over what actually happens to our recycled plastic

https://www.ecowatch.com/plastic-recycling-uk-2647461489.html

Hull fires up low carbon district heating vision (Bloody Hull, it's warm)

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4019889/hull-fires-low-carbon-district-heating-vision

World EV Day and the UK Government plans

https://www.worldevday.org/

https://www.verdict.co.uk/world-ev-day/

Another Loop Member - McDonalds

https://www.edie.net/news/5/McDonald-s-joins-TerraCycle-s-Loop-programme-to-trial-reusable-cups/

Uber is the latest to join the pledges of becoming zero emissions

https://www.edie.net/news/6/Uber-commits-to-becoming-zero-emissions-mobility-platform-by-2040/

Co-op have announced they will be collecting "scrunchable plastic"

https://www.edie.net/news/5/Co-op-launches-in-store-collection-scheme-for-single-use-plastics/

Mining returns to Cornwall

https://www.ft.com/content/80cbf087-0f3c-432f-9576-122b52bda051

EV Only Drive-In cinema launched by Fully Charged

https://fullycharged.show/episodes/electric-drive-in-cinema-in-association-with-polestar/