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Totally Locally Leek Your Independent High Street Online

Totally Locally Online

We hardly need to remind our members of the value of local shopping when it comes to sustainable consumerism, especially since so many of our shops in Leek are doing their best to source sustainable and fair trade goods.  The good news is that you can now shop on-line at many of them.  For more details go to:

https://leek.totallylocally.shop/

The Carbon Footprint of Everything...

When How bad are bananasMCA was launched we took the opportunity to promote Mike Berners-Lee's treasure trove of a book How Bad are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything. Times have moved on and all figures in the new edition have been updated (from data centres to hosting a World Cup), and many new areas that have become a regular part of modern life – Twitter, the Cloud, Bitcoin, electric bikes and cars, even space tourism – are introduced. Berners-Lee runs a considered eye over each area and gives us the figures to manage and reduce our own carbon footprint, as well as to lobby our companies, businesses and government. His findings, presented in clear and even entertaining prose, are often surprising. And they are essential if we are to address the climate crisis.  Available in all good bookshops and we know a local one that provides an excellent ordering service. We still have a few copies of the first edition left, lurking in an MCA cupboard.  These are free to anyone who's happy with the older edition.  Just send an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and it will be first come first served.

Ethical Consumer Subscription

Ethical Consumer GuideThis is just to remind you that MCA has a group subscription for the Ethical Consumer Guide - 'Your personal ethical consumer guide. Independent product guides, research, information and analysis since 1989'.  If you are an MCA member and would like access to the guide, contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  As outlined on their website "the way we spend our money can help to change the world. Every time we shop we're voting with our wallet. When we buy from brands that have a positive impact it’s like voting for a better world. By carefully choosing what we buy, and looking behind the brands, we can choose products that have a positive impact on people, the planet and animals. When you are part of a movement of people making similar positive choices we can start to have a big impact on the world around us."