2010

Swap your usual stuff for Fairtrade stuff

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For this year´s Fairtrade Fortnight , The Fairtrade Foundation is asking nations across the world to join them in The Big Swap. “For two whole weeks we´ll be asking you to swap your usual stuff for Fairtrade stuff. Your usual bananas for Fairtrade bananas, your usual cotton socks for Fairtrade cotto

ASCENSION launches limited edition designer T-shirt’s

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Eco fashion brand, Ascension is collaborating with high profile names from the world of fashion, art and celebrity for a limited edition T-shirt range to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight 2010 from 22 February – 7 March.”Trading fairly is one of our key philosophies here at ASCENSION. These exclusive T-

Jason Mraz scores a Grammy in green style

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Jason Mraz – who scored at the 2010 awards show for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for his songs “Make It Mine” and “Lucky” – recently blogged about the sustainable look that he rocked on the red carpet via Freshness Factor Five Thousand.Unlike past outings wh

Carbon Fast in Lent 2010

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What to give up for lent that will help the environment Senior bishops are calling for a cut in personal carbon use for each of the 40 days of Lent. Their list of ways to achieve this includes eating less meat, flushing the toilet less often and cutting vegetables thinner so they cook faster.But o

SA gets new coastal conservancy

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Article by: Janine ErasmusThe popular and environmentally important Soetwater resort on the Cape peninsula has become the Western Cape province’s newest coastal conservancy. Situated about halfway between Kommetjie and Scarborough on the western side of the peninsula, the area is part of the vast Ta

Sustainable does not spell Granola

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The materialistic world of high fashion may seem inherently at odds with the altruistic fight to save the planet.Opulence, exclusivity and conspicuous consumption are not exactly the hallmarks of an environmental movement. But for designers like Peter Ingwersen from Denmark, a new trend has been dev

Design + Sustainability = W+W

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Delicate forms and innovative technology combine at last in the interests of sustainable progress. The new W+W (washbasin + watercloset) is the sum of indispensable elements for saving both water and space, because its renovation system filters the waste water from the basin and reuses it in the dis

My Big Fat Green Wedding

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Article by: Nicole Canning With Valentine´s Day behind us, but with love still in the air, February is a perfectly suitable month for popping the question. So, if you´ve just “said yes” – congratulations! Here´s to planning a wedding day that´s fabulous in every way, and eco-friendly too…An “eco”