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Introduction
Welcome to Klockworks, a collection of my writings as a journalist and author. Confessions of an Eco-Shopper is a companion blog to my book, Confessions of an Eco-Shopper: the true story of one woman's mission to go green, published by Hodder. The purpose of the blog is to keep you abreast of any updates to the content of the book, as well as allowing me to comment on current environmental stories. If you'd like to get in touch with me about the book or the blog, email me at kate@ecosmartshopper.co.uk The Press Column contains my weekly columns for The Press newspaper in York from 2006-2007. Dangerous Love contains interviews about my true-life/crime memoir published by Ebury in 2005. Reviews is a collection of various theatre and music reviews that I've done for The Press and BBC North Yorkshire More information about Dangerous Love and my other published works can be found on the Klockworks Website. Thanks for visiting. Enjoy! |
Monday, September 14
'Your book and its sense of fun re-enthused me'
by
Kate Lock
on Mon 14 Sep 2009 17:09 BST
Thank you to all the readers that have contacted me to say how much they've enjoyed Confessions of an Eco-Shopper. I've had some lovely emails and I'd like to share them here. They all make interesting points and I would like this blog to provide a forum for readers to discuss their own experiences of green living. So here are three (and my correspondence with them) to give you a taster. Keep them coming! more »
Wednesday, September 9
Mooning about in the park
by
Kate Lock
on Wed 09 Sep 2009 01:02 BST
‘You’re brave’.
It’s been said before – notably when I published my memoir, Dangerous Love, describing a relationship I had with a psychopathic murderer 25 years ago when I was a naïve undergraduate.
And yes, that was quite ‘brave’, in the sense that writing it involved some heavy-duty soul-searching and forced me to be pretty revealing about myself.
So I don’t view talking about sanitary protection as quite so daring . . . more »
Monday, August 31
Staying lovely without chemicals: an ethical guide to beauty and personal care
by
Kate Lock
on Mon 31 Aug 2009 00:10 BST
This is the title of the workshop I'm running at the York Green Festival in Rowntree Park on Sunday 6 September. I've chosen the subject because those chapters of my book (Confessions of an Eco-Shopper: the true story of one woman's mission to go green) are the ones that seem to have struck the deepest chord with readers, many of whom have emailed me on the subject. more »
Friday, August 21
Say 'No' to Teflon trousers!
by
Kate Lock
on Fri 21 Aug 2009 22:56 BST
It's New School Uniform time again and I'm clearly freakish in trying to find school trousers for my rapidly growing 12-year-old daughter that aren't coated in stain-repellents, waterproofing and fabric protectors, i.e., Dupont's Teflon or some other trade-marked form of fluropolymers. more »
Friday, June 26
Great response to Confessions of an Eco-Shopper!
by
Kate Lock
on Fri 26 Jun 2009 13:27 BST
The new updated and revised paperback edition of Confessions of an Eco-Shopper is now out in shops so this is a good point to relay some of the lovely comments I’ve received from readers that have taken the time and trouble to email me. Thanks to all to them – and please do keep sending me your comments on the book. I endeavour to reply personally and help with any queries if I can. (Kate@klockworks.co.uk) more »
Sunday, January 25
Winds of (climate) change?
by
Kate Lock
on Sun 25 Jan 2009 01:18 GMT
Even the climate-change deniers may have to stop and think twice now. The British tabloid The Sun threw its hat into the ring this week (20.01.09) with a special ‘SOS Planet Earth’ supplement (‘The Earth – We Love It’). And, as politicians and pop stars alike know, when The Sun takes things seriously (or as seriously as its sub-editors’ puns permit) then its three million or so readers do, too. more »
Wednesday, January 7
A Beginner's Guide to Climate Change
by
Kate Lock
on Wed 07 Jan 2009 23:52 GMT
Do people ‘get’ climate change? Regular people, I mean, not pundits and politicos: the folks next door, the family opposite, supermarket shoppers, the old boys down the working men’s club?
What about the pensioners in the Post Office, delivery drivers, the chavs by the bus stop? Do they care? The postman, the park-keeper, hospital patients and hairdressers, what do they make of it? As for the butcher, the baker and the (now robustly hippy) candlestick-maker, do they give it a moment’s thought in their daily lives?
Do any of us, really? more »
Friday, December 26
I'm dreaming of a Green Christmas . . .
by
Kate Lock
on Fri 26 Dec 2008 00:04 GMT
My mission to go green has given my husband a few headaches over the past few years. We have moved on from arguments about whose turn it is to empty the kitchen caddy into the compost bin (mine, permanently) but he now has a new gripe. Since my green 'conversion' I am impossible to buy presents for. more »
Thursday, September 18
What do supermarkets' price cuts really amount to?
by
Kate Lock
on Thu 18 Sep 2008 15:06 BST
My eco-challenge comparing the value of my Goosemoor vegebox with the same items bought from two major supermarkets, a local greengrocer and a city-centre market (see blog entry below) has made The Independent today, thanks to Martin Hickman, the Indie's Consumer Affairs correspondent. more »
Homemade beauty products: a sustainable - and cheap solution
by
Kate Lock
on Thu 18 Sep 2008 14:53 BST
Is the credit crunch forcing you to think twice about buying expensive moisturisers? Have concerns about toxins in beauty products prompted you to consider more natural alternatives? Do you want to source toiletries that are not only effective but also sustainably produced? Well - I had those concerns too. But now I've found the solution. Make them yourself. more »
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