- Triodos launched its long awaited current accounts this week. They are probably the most ethical banking option in Britain, if you’ve been losing patience with the Co-operative.
. - Twitter shareholders will vote next week over whether or not the company should consider selling itself to its users, turning it into a user-owned cooperative. I expect a resounding no, but the idea has been generating some useful debate.
. - Building on Thursday’s post on the language of Conservatism, Tegan at The Climate Lemon offers five possible avenues to explore in talking about climate change.
. - An update on self-charging solar cars. The German company Sono is building one, and crowdfunding its development. If you’re brave enough to buy a concept car in advance from a startup company, you can even pre-order one today.
When trying to engage with Conservatives on the environment it is wise to work on what they actually believe rather than from a left wing perspective looking in.
Dan Hannan’s recent project http://www.theconservative.online is a good place to start as it has many articles by Conservative thinkers on environmental matters.
Here are a few for starters:
http://theconservative.online/article/environmentalism_starts_with_loving_our_own
http://theconservative.online/article/we_blues_are_the_real_greens
http://theconservative.online/article/market_institutions_never_evolved_for_the_environment_and_thats_why_it_cant
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