Category Archives: sustainability / eco

M is for Mustang, B is for Boombox

By Ben Cooper | Published: March 3, 2009
My lovely friend Claudia Pearson, who lives in Brooklyn NYC, is an artist and illustrator. We were chatting during that cross over time, when one country awakes and the other is preparing for sleep, and got to talk about her new work. Pictured above are some of my favourite ‘alphabet’ illustrations. We also got to [...]
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20,000+ Walk Against Warming, Sydney

By Ben Cooper | Published: November 5, 2006
Originally uploaded by benhamin. It was raining, but it didn’t deter 20,000+ Sydneysiders from making a united stand on Global Warming. The national peaceful protest was organised by Climate Movement and through the Walk Against Warming website to get involved, visit these sites and sign the petition. Its never to late, and lets face it [...]
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They Rule + Greenpeace = Exposed ExxonMobil Secrets

By Ben Cooper | Published: April 18, 2006
The secret’s out. Climate sceptics being funded by ExxonMobil can no longer hide behind the name of a front group. A new website – www.exxonsecrets.org – exposes the links between ExxonMobil money and the think tanks, associations and individuals denying global warming. Don’t buy Mobil. Don’t buy Esso. Via Greenpeace.org, attention drawn by information aesthetics, [...]
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The Meatrix 2: Revolting

By Ben Cooper | Published: April 9, 2006
Leo and Moophias are back. Brilliant parody on the Matrix, that drills home the need for consumers to buy sustainably and not support factory farming through purchase. We all need to wake up to where our food comes from. Check out The Meatrix 2 from Free Range Graphics and Sustainable Table. If for some strange [...]
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Ask your MP about Climate Change

By Ben Cooper | Published: February 24, 2006
Sticky Question is the latest video promoting The Big Ask. It has one simple aim – getting people to ask difficult questions about climate change so the Government is persuaded to take action. Many thanks to my friend Bruce in London, for the link.
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Hot Products :: Future Currents

By Ben Cooper | Published: December 8, 2005
What if energy saving products looked so good that people, well, just wanted them. RED invited five design teams to create products they think would make energy saving desirable. The responses included new products, for the home, and improvements to existing ones, plus some intriguing thoughts… View all the responses at the Design Councils RED [...]
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