Guth Gafa - Films on the Edge

Guth Gafa - Films on the Edge
15-18 May 2008

The 3rd Guth Gafa Documentary Film Festival will run from Thursday 15th to Sunday 18th of May in Gortahork in the Donegal Gaeltacht.
The programme (attached as PDF) of 25+ quality international and Irish documentary premieres, has an emphasis on human rights, an Irish language strand, and aPolish season. All films will have a Q & A with the director.
Our motto of ‘see all the films, meet all the directors’ is the very essence of Guth Gafa.
Tickets will be available from our box office in Main St. GortahorkFestival Pass (3 days, all films) - €40 (concessions €30)Single Screenings - €6(concessions €4)
Please ask for "Greenbox Special" to receive €20 Festival Pass at Box Office
For more information please go to:www.guthgafa.com

Greenwashing

Hi Everyone

I thought that this was a good explanation of the term "greenwashing".

"To whitewash over something is to cover the cracks so when people talk about whitewashing over the issues they mean that the real issues aren’t being dealt with. Therefore, when people refer to things as being greenwashed or mention greenwashing it means that consumers are being misled by false advertising while the real environmental and ecological aspects are ignored."

If you want to read more from the article that this came from click on the link: http://www.ecotourismlogue.com/about-eco-travel/what-is-greenwashing.html

Do you know the six sins of greenwashing:

Sin of the hidden trade off
Sin of No Proof
Sin of Vagueness
Sin of Irrelevance
Sin of Lesser of Two Evils
Sin of Fibbing

There is a full article detailing each one of these and it makes interesting reading. If you'd like to read them, click on the link http://www.terrachoice.com/Home/Six%20Sins%20of%20Greenwashing/The%20Six%20Sins

Thanks Everyone, Karen.

The Energy Show 2008

The Energy Show 2008

*********** FINAL REMINDER ************
Wed. 16th April (8.30am - 6pm)Thurs. 17th April (9am - 5pm)
Main Hall, RDS, Dublin
Presented by Sustainable Energy Ireland, the Energy Show 2008, is a must for suppliers and customers of sustainable energy technologies and those with responsibility for energy use in business.
Pre-Registration for the Show is now closed but you can register at the event itself.
For a full list of Exhibitors and details on Seminars visit www.sei.ie/energyshow

Greenbox profile

Greenbox Profile news

Network members have been popping up in key places:

Here are some in the Guardian; This month’s Food and Wine Magazine features Ard na Breatha and Lissadell gardens as regional hot spots for food; the Irish Tatlier featured the Organic Centre

So have we:

At home: have a look here: why not leave a comment on the Co2.ie blog? The Irish Times have featured us in their new ethical traveller column - no weblink I'm afraid!

Further afield:

National Geographic’s adventure magazine and website features us this month (mag’s circulation is over ½ million);

The region's EU flowers have this great document to promote themselves

Greener Ireland National Advertising Opportunities

With just two weeks to go to the NGI the National Advertising Campaign really starts to kick-in! The Marketing and PR teams are working extremely hard to ensure maximum exposure for Irelands only public green & sustainable national showcase. As part of the media campaign the NGI has commissioned a green supplement in both the Irish Times (32pg mag) and The Independent (8pg broadsheet).
There are a number of advertising opportunities in both supplements with extremely competitive advertising rates. This is a rare & unique opportunity to advertise your business in a supplement that is dedicated to “Green Business”, and at rates that are very heavily discounted, so please contact us today for these low rates before they go to print.

EU flower

Hi guys

Here is the link for the EU flower tourism document for Ireland: click!

This is a great document to promote the EU flower with! Really, we couldn't have asked for a better document to promote the EU flower accomodation in the region with. If you are an EU flowered accomodation, I'd recommend putting a link to it onto your sites.

Ollie

The Energy Show 2208

The Energy Show 2008

16th – 17th April 2008, RDS Dublin

As you are already aware, Ireland’s national business showcase for energy - the Energy Show 2008 - presented by Sustainable Energy Ireland, is fast approaching.
Spaces on the seminar programme - covering the topics below - are now booking up.
Renewable Energy Solutions for Large Buildings
How to Design Energy Efficient Commercial and Public Buildings
Best Practice in Design and Optimisation of Industrial Equipment
Energy Management for Medium Sized Organisations.
To avoid disappointment on the days of the show you can pre-book your seminar place.
To register and book a seminar, simply log onto www.sei.ie/energyshow