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Andrea

London

mum of 2 sets of twins trying to leave a positive footprint

Interests: Ethical dilemma's, coffee, studying, twins, friends, collecting interesting newspapers articles, economics, family, observing (and discussing) social behaviours, lunch, photography, travel, shopping, Facebook, chocolate, (writing about) living expat life, observing the life around me. I confirm the subscription of this blog to the Paperblog service under the username TheWrtieFuture If you are the artist who made the beautiful picture I have used on my Blog, please get in touch! [email protected] « I confirm the subscription of this blog to the Paperblog service under the username thewritefuture »

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Interesting Litter

I just saw this campaign on Facebook to make people throw their cigarette butts in the bin instead of in the ground and absolutely love it! What great and simple ideas to make people aware of their (polluting) habits and to make the world slightly neater! Watch this video, they... Continue reading

Posted Sep 4, 2015 at The Write Future

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‘I don’t understand why when we destroy something created by man we call it vandalism, but when we destroy something created by nature we call it progress.’ Ed Begley, Jr. The Kern River Oil Field in California Photograph: Mark Gamba/Corbis Continue reading

Posted Jun 9, 2015 at The Write Future

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Symbolic photo showing that we are almost there.... Photograph: Garth Lentz Continue reading

Posted Jun 7, 2015 at The Write Future

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The garbage surf dude

There are many ways we could stop the global environmental disaster from developing further and -with that- ruining our future. We could all drive a "green" car (I like the Tesla), recycle goods, clothes, bottles, paper etc. But in the end we may just need to accept we should use,... Continue reading

Posted Jun 5, 2015 at The Write Future

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The Human Polar Bear

Some people do an extra mile to help save the environment, Lewis Pugh "only" did 330 meters. To raise awareness of global warming Lewis decided to swim the stretch of sea closest to the South Pole, in icy water with a temperature of -1°C and a freezing air temperature of... Continue reading

Posted Apr 26, 2015 at The Write Future

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There's something growing in my shoe...

The Dutch are doing well with inventing new sustainable products! After the Bamboo Boxer shorts I posted a while ago, they have now come up with a new brilliant sustainable item: the Oat Shoes. After you have worn the shoes, you bury them in the garden (which would be an... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2015 at The Write Future

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Sustainable Christmas!

Courtesy of we-impact I wish you and your loved ones a very happy and sustainable Christmas! For more good ideas (new years resolutions, anyone?) please check this article on we-impact! Continue reading

Posted Dec 25, 2014 at The Write Future

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Have a Woolly Day!

It's been ages since I last published something on my blog. But not to worry, I'm back online now I have finished knitting my girls Christmas jumpers! This Friday is Christmas Jumper Day to collect money for one of the most important charities in the world: Save The Children. I... Continue reading

Posted Dec 10, 2014 at The Write Future

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All by ourselves!

I think we can agree that all is said and shown regarding climate change and about the urgent measures that need to be taken but are not. At this moment the UN Summit on Climate Change in New York is in full swing. Every country pledges (again) to reduce their... Continue reading

Posted Sep 25, 2014 at The Write Future

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Let's go for the hideous one!

What a great initiative of this French retailer to add inglorious fruits and vegetables to their assortment. It is such an obvious thing to do to cut on food waste that it is (slightly?!) embarrassing that it is not general practice yet! I would love to start each day with... Continue reading

Posted Aug 22, 2014 at The Write Future

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Some ads open my eyes, make me think and even make me change my behaviour. Look at the ones below and let me know if they have the same effect on you! "Liking isn't helping" "Plastic bags kills" "Save paper, save the planet" See for more powerful adds: Amazngfacts Continue reading

Posted Aug 13, 2014 at The Write Future

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Disarm: the only right way of using weapons

Pedro Reyes must have found the best way to use weapons! When he visited recycling plants where government officials turn seized weapons into raw materials Pedro came up with the idea to transform these weapons into musical instruments. Now they could not longer be used to cause destruction and misery... Continue reading

Posted Jul 11, 2014 at The Write Future

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Ocean Spring Cleaning!

Seeing more plastic bags than fish was the key driver for the 19-year old Dutch lad Boyan Slat to come up with a solution for the plastic islands (or plastic soup) that floats around in our oceans. For years institutes and environmental professionals have tried to come up with ways... Continue reading

Posted Jun 5, 2014 at The Write Future

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Intolerable Beauty

There is probably only one good point about producing lots of waste: you can make a lot of art of it to inspire us to consume less and to reduce waste! In his collection Intolerable Beauty the photographer Chris Jordan has made some amazing photos using our daily waste. These... Continue reading

Posted Jun 2, 2014 at The Write Future

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Swimming Lessons

I have lived in a number of cities and countries; The Netherlands, Montpellier (France), Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur and London. All these places will be flooded if all the ice in the world would melt. The only place that would stay dry, is the little village in the centre of Nigeria... Continue reading

Posted May 15, 2014 at The Write Future

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Mother's Day Part 2

One of the best things of living in the UK is that they celebrate Mother's day in March while the rest of the world does it in May. After just a little bit of bribing and asking if they rather walk to school in the rain, my children completely agreed... Continue reading

Posted May 9, 2014 at The Write Future

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Inside out, right side left

At my cousin's wedding one of my favorite aunts proudly showed me her new boots. They were indeed cool but unfortunately, according to my aunt, uncomfortable to wear. After a closer look we discovered they would probably be more convenient when she would wear the right shoe on her right... Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2014 at The Write Future

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Life on the Ocean Floor

I studied law so when we prepared for our first overseas move, I read the 50+ pages terms of agreement of the shipping company. One of the clauses was: "In case of emergency the captain has your permission to tip your container overboard if that will save the vessel from... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2014 at The Write Future

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Earth Hour 2014

Courtesy Mirror Coming Saturday at 8.30pm we will be celebrating Earth Hour again. Many initiatives have already started, like the "Walk to Mali" initiative run by Earth Hour Nigeria. A trip of 3,404km from Nigeria to Mali will lead 12 earth Hour champions through Nigeria, Mail, Niger, Cot d'Ivoire, Ghana,... Continue reading

Posted Mar 25, 2014 at The Write Future

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A long long time ago, I was a keen and talented football player. On the day I joined my club I was asked to play in their First Team. I felt honored even when I found out it was the clubs only (girls) team. I loved it and played as... Continue reading

Posted Mar 17, 2014 at The Write Future

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Create water with your phone!

The biggest problem of our (and previous) generations is probably that we use too much of everything. We use too much natural resources, too much electricity, too much salt in our food, too much clean water, and we definitely spend too much time on our smartphones. You hardly see a... Continue reading

Posted Mar 2, 2014 at The Write Future

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Courtesy Getty Images, Huffington Post The weather forecast for tomorrow? As much rain as usually falls in the whole month of February, in one day. The UK is known for its rain but this time it's even out of all records for them: 3 months -so far- of almost non-stop... Continue reading

Posted Feb 14, 2014 at The Write Future

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Who made your shirt?

Have you ever wondered who made your jeans? Whether a child has been involved in assembling your t-shirt? If the wages in the factory where your coat was made, are fair? Would you find it important to have access to this type of information? And if you had access to... Continue reading

Posted Feb 9, 2014 at The Write Future

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What a shame if -due to Climate Change- stunning photos like the one below would be all that is left for next generations. An iceberg photographed on the Antarctic Peninsula. Note the “castle tower,” at top right, apparently carved in the ice by wind erosion. (2005.). Courtesy of TED and... Continue reading

Posted Feb 3, 2014 at The Write Future

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Table of Digital Disasters

I have managed to do strange things to my computers. I have crashed motherboards, had a desktop "roasted" by lightning, have had more digital viruses than physical ones, and my laptop and mouse randomly (but automatically and without warning!) change their own setting to leave the left button to do... Continue reading

Posted Jan 26, 2014 at The Write Future

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