If my family can do their bit

IS IT just me or does anyone else wonder why they're busting their balls to make a piss-weak contribution to saving the environment when most of the world, the Government and a fair whack of our neighbours continue to turn environmental vandalism into an extreme sport?

Don't worry, I'm going to keep doing it, and so should you, but it does shit me at times because it seems so futile. Me and my little green bags and bucket-back, while Hazelwood is churning out emissions 24/7 fagging our way to global lung cancer, and China's flat out taking 10 years off the human habitableness of the planet every day with their chain-smoking emissions.

The Body Shop has new summer home fragrances that have just arrived in its shops. They include the self-explanatory Daisy Garland and Summer Fruit, as well as Sailboat, a crisp, oceanic scent and the floral Country Walk. These come in 10 millilitre vials of oil ($7.50), to be teamed with one of the Body Shop's Home Fragrance Burners and Aroma Jars. The burners start at about $20, and are available in a variety of styles to suit room decor. New this season are the Sliding Screen Aroma Jar, with a copper-coloured front with a floral motif and the sleek and contemporary Frosted Glass Aroma Jar. For the full line, visit thebodyshop.ca.