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The blog might have gone quiet but the office hasn't.

We're flat out putting issue two together. To keep you entertained in the meantime, here's some great stuff we've read lately:

 WWF's Weathercocks and Signposts [PDF, exec summary]: a discussion about what motivates change in consumer behaviour, and the role of environmental NGOs now that mainstream media is picking up green marketing messages. Is going green a moral issue?

 Climate more urgent than economy, say (UK) voters.

When asked whether tackling the environment or the economy—given global economic problems—should be the government's priority, 52% said the environment and 44% said the economy. That contradicts the widespread assumption that environmental issues are seen by voters as a luxury to be put aside in tough economic times.

The new, improved Celsias.com. Cleaner, a little bit greener, and projects, actions and discussions now much easier to navigate.

Regular programming in this neck of the wwwoods will resume shortly.

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