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The Soil Association UK's annual lecture was given by author Richard Heinberg at Central Hall, Westminster, London last month. Entitled "What will we eat when the oil runs out?" highlighted the changes we need to make soon if we are to avoid the 4 imminent crises in food, fuel, climate change and depletion of natural resources that await us if we do nothing!

Further to my post about Helen Clark's speech and our PM's challenge to her citizens to make New Zealand the World's first truly sustainable nation, the government have launched Sustainable a well designed and useful website with tips and advice on reducing our carbon footprints and living more sustainably.

Have you ever thought about what the world may be like 100 years from now? Ever wondered if there's any point in making those sacrifices to our personal consumption just to 'save the planet'? Ever taken a moment to think about what your children's children's children or other future relatives will have to say about the things we did or didn't do to support each other and help keep our planet healthy? Will the future provide a safe inspiring environment? We all hope for the best but what is best?

For several weeks we have been saving all the Christmas promotional sales and gift emails that rolled in from ethical and sustainable companies to post here in order to help you, dear reader, with your Christmas shopping.

I laughed so hard I almost fell off my chair when I read what our dear deluded Prime Minister said in her address to the German Council for Sustainable Development last week!

"…New Zealand enjoys a priceless reputation as a nation with a pristine environment, which is clean and green, nuclear free, and, as our tourism promotions proclaim, one hundred per cent pure."