“Custom without truth is error grown old” – Tertullian

Brilliant, just brilliant…

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“Plastiki,” a 60-foot catamaran made from recycled plastic (except for the masts), will be used by British environmentalist David de Rothschild, author of Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook to sail from San Francisco to Australia: an 18,000km voyage!

The boat is made up of about 16,000 plastic bottles and is an “effort to raise awareness of the recycling of plastic bottles, which are a symbol of global waste,” says Rothschild. The boat has skin-like panels made from recycled PET, a woven plastic fabric that will cover the hulls, and a watertight cabin which sleeps four. Only about 10 percent of the Plastiki will be made from new materials.

To find out more about this fascinating boat and its incredible journey, click here: http://ngadventure.typepad.com/blog/plastiki/

Earth Hour is fast approaching! 2,398 cities, towns and municipalities in 83 countries have already committed to Earth Hour. Created to take a stand against one of the greatest threats our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.

Earth Hour takes place on Saturday 28 March 2009 @ 8:30pm local time, wherever you live on planet earth. So get your workplace, church, community group and family involved in this global movement and become part of the solution to climate change. For more info visit: http://www.earthhour.org/

Friends,

It’s been a long time coming, but ‘The Project’ is finally here.

Over the last couple of years, what started out as a conversation between my pastor and I about environmental stewardship, has evolved into what is now ‘The Project.’

‘The Project’ is a lot of things. I attempt to explain it here

Part of what defines ‘The Project’ is that it is an experiment. This means that it is constantly changing, evolving and being moulded by lessons learned, conversations had, and input offered. This is where you come in. I’d love to hear what you think, if you agree or disagree with anything, or if you want to contribute, or add anything. If nothing else, my hope is that ‘The Project’ will begin a dialogue, and I invite you to be a part of that conversation.

What you are reading is ‘The Project’ blog. If you’d like to stay updated on everything related to ‘The Project’, or if you’d like to hear reviews, some commentary on faith, culture, and all the topics explored on the website, then please subscribe to this blog by clicking here, or just come and visit every so often. Also, I’m keen to receive blog submissions by anyone who finds anything interesting that is related to ‘The Project’, or anyone who might want to write an article and have it put on the blog.

It’s been an interesting journey wading through the complicated world of web design, but I hope you like the final product. Thanks to those of you who helped make this happen (Josh, Pat, Kent, Bec, Kym & others).

Enjoy!