Green Monday: The Green Bus
I have to thank volunteerheart over at green_future for the head up on this one. This is a show headed up by Brigit Strawbridge, of the BBC TV series 'It's Not Easy Being Green. The whole point of this is she wants to show folks how easy and inexpensive sustainable living can be. She buys a double-decker bus, and uses it to display sustainable living in an environmentally friendly manner. The first two episodes I’ve found is about them setting up the bus and the details that went into this project. I get the feeling there are more episodes, I just didn’t find them on Youtube.
You can check out more information on The Big Green Idea at their website. Warning, it’s extensive, so you can get easy distracted for hours longer than you’d intended. I know I did. The Idea Sheets alone sucked me in for half that time.
The Big Green Bus - Webisode 1
The Big Green Bus - Webisode 2
According to the site (since I can never remember how to do block quotes (sigh):
“The entire bus is a showcase for sustainable living. We have carefully chosen the flooring, paints, textiles and lighting, all from recycled or sustainable sources, to demonstrate the choices you can make in your own home. The bus is packed with energy-saving devices, water-saving gadgets, natural products for skincare and cleaning, examples of eco-friendly insulation, eco-paints and clothing made from sustainable crops, wormeries, composting systems and recycled garden containers, and much more besides. Outside, we have more interactive displays and a 'pedal powered smoothie maker'! “
“Our first Big Green Bus, which will run on biodiesel or waste vegetable oil, is available to hire now. As we are based near the Malvern Hills, in Worcestershire, we will focus our 2009 tour on the West Midlands and on the counties adjoining Worcestershire. We hope to receive bookings from towns and cities across the region so that as many people as possible will have a chance to visit the bus and benefit from the comprehensive array of information and resources we offer. We will also consider block bookings, or high profile events, from other areas across the UK.”
I think this is an exciting project and one I can’t wait to learn more about. It’s given me load of practical idea as far as my writing and uses in our own home. I’ll be talking more about The BBC TV series 'It's Not Easy Being Green, and hopefully I can find some vids to share with you all. I haven’t found anything more than tiny clips on youtube, so we’ll see.
You can check out more information on The Big Green Idea at their website. Warning, it’s extensive, so you can get easy distracted for hours longer than you’d intended. I know I did. The Idea Sheets alone sucked me in for half that time.
The Big Green Bus - Webisode 1
Click to viewThe Big Green Bus - Webisode 2
According to the site (since I can never remember how to do block quotes (sigh):
“The entire bus is a showcase for sustainable living. We have carefully chosen the flooring, paints, textiles and lighting, all from recycled or sustainable sources, to demonstrate the choices you can make in your own home. The bus is packed with energy-saving devices, water-saving gadgets, natural products for skincare and cleaning, examples of eco-friendly insulation, eco-paints and clothing made from sustainable crops, wormeries, composting systems and recycled garden containers, and much more besides. Outside, we have more interactive displays and a 'pedal powered smoothie maker'! “
“Our first Big Green Bus, which will run on biodiesel or waste vegetable oil, is available to hire now. As we are based near the Malvern Hills, in Worcestershire, we will focus our 2009 tour on the West Midlands and on the counties adjoining Worcestershire. We hope to receive bookings from towns and cities across the region so that as many people as possible will have a chance to visit the bus and benefit from the comprehensive array of information and resources we offer. We will also consider block bookings, or high profile events, from other areas across the UK.”
I think this is an exciting project and one I can’t wait to learn more about. It’s given me load of practical idea as far as my writing and uses in our own home. I’ll be talking more about The BBC TV series 'It's Not Easy Being Green, and hopefully I can find some vids to share with you all. I haven’t found anything more than tiny clips on youtube, so we’ll see.