Green Cocktails So the holidays are almost within reach, time to stop thinking about targets and deadlines and time to start thinking about Santa and sundowners! So, in order to help out in the entertaining department, the liveeco team has put together some ´green cocktail´ tips to make sure that
Toyota’s eco-friendly hybrid has ranked number one as Japan’s best-selling car for the four consecutive month in a row. The Prius has topped the list, this is due to the assistance of tax breaks that have been issued by the government this past year.According to The Japan Automobile Dealers Associat
While eating sushi the other night at one of my favourite seafood restaurants in Cape Town, watching plate after plate of sushi combinations coming out the kitchen, I got to thinking if this is just one restaurant in one town in one country what really is the state of our oceans…? Then by chance I
Kumi Naidoo was appointed executive director of the environmental campaign group Greenpeace International this month after two decades leading civil society groups in Africa and internationally. Mr. Naidoo, 44, who is from South Africa, takes over the role at a time when environmentalism increasingl
Al Gore made a recent appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman on which he punted his new book Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis. Gore stressed the fact that humans cannot adapt to the unrestrained effects of global warming as already we are seeing those that are forced to adapt
HONG KONG – Buyers from some of the world’s leading apparel brands such as Adidas, Burberry, Christian Dior, Columbia, Diesel, Esprit, Gap, H&M and Levi Strauss were among those discovering the latest eco-fashion and functional fabrics at last week’s Interstoff Asia Essential exhibition.In total
How would you feel about someone trying to sell you a car that runs on fresh air…? A bit skeptical maybe? Well let me introduce you to the Airpod, manufactured by MDI, the Airpod is powered by MDI´s compressed air system, which uses electricity to compress huge amounts of air in small tanks. The a
Cameron Diaz – who grew up asthmatic in Long Beach, California, where her dad worked on pipelines for Unocal and trucks dumped waste from the town´s refinery at the end of her block – has made a 5 minute YouTube – friendly film in which Cameron asks questions about the environment. The film was dire
The 070 in New Balance´s first ´green´ shoe and we´re not just talking about the colour! This trail shoe is made with a reduced waste design and recycled materials and is an elegant blend of eco shoe construction and NB´s famous fit and comfort. The rubber is made from rice husk and the rest of the
The all-electric Zero DS motorcycle runs on a pack of lithium-ion batteries and is manufactured from 100% recyclable materials.The California-based company also claims that the bike’s materials are non-toxic and the batteries are “landfill-approved”, with an aircraft grade aluminum skeleton.Our fast