2010

The Real Dirt on Farmer John

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If you´re in the Cape Town area and looking for something green to watch this weekend, we´d like to recommend that you watch The Real Dirt on Farmer John, one of our all-time favourite documentaries which will be screened at the Labia on Sunday 24 January at 4:30pm as part of the Sunday Bloody Slamd

Designers show one-offs at eco fashion show in Geneva

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Fashion designers including Thakoon, Bora Aksu, and Manish Arora have unveiled their unique creations that will be shown exclusively at EcoChic Geneva on January 21 The designs will be part of an unparalleled display of around 50 looks that have been donated by fashion figures such as Diane von F

The Paint-Free Coke Can of the Future

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Coca-Cola’s famous red and white can is getting a green makeover! Almost everyone in the world can recognize the iconic red and white Coca-Cola can, and almost no one can resist the delicious soda that’s inside of it. There is, however, one designer who wants to defy the Coke can’s tradition

SA marks Year of Biodiversity

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Article by: Janine ErasmusThe UN has declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB), and South Africa, with its wealth of natural treasures, is set to mark the event along with the rest of the world.The year-long celebration of the variety of life on earth is driven by the Secretariat of

Recycle Glass with Miss Earth SA

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The Miss Earth South Africa is a programme that aims to empower young South African women with the knowledge and platform to create a sustainable difference in our plight to combat the destruction of our natural heritage.The event helps create awareness of our environment, wildlife and the conservat

Affordable, eco-luxe beauty tips

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Has the Festive Season left you and your bank balance slightly drained..? Fear not, we´ve got 10 budget friendly eco beauty tips to get you feeling fresh and pampered in no time…! So we are at the beginning of a new year, a fresh start… Yet economic times are still tough, but that doesn’t mea

Green Boarding

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Green on white: Arbor launches new sustainable snow boards Our neighbours up north are entering the heart of the snow season — which, surprisingly, makes it an apt time to go green. Meet The Arbor Collective, a company with a mission this winter to make the most eco-friendly snowboard company aro

Recycled Art Created from Junk Mail Makes Fine Art Pop

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Artist Sandhi Schimmel Gold rescues paper waste: advertising ephemera, menus, greeting cards and more to create eco-friendly fine art celebrities can’t get enough of Every American receives close to 560 pieces of junk mail each year. Those billions of pieces of junk mail—if laid end to end—would

Wind Farm Proposed for Caledon

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There are proposals to build a 150-turbine wind farm in the mountains near Caledon that would generate 300MW of electricity. The Caledon Wind Farm would be on 15 farms and cover about 3700ha between Bot River and Caledon. Episan (Pty) Ltd, trading as Caledon Wind, plans to establish the wind farm on