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Mind the Gap

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Check your home or office and seal all the gaps (apply weather-stripping and caulk cracks and holes), especially around windows and doors. There´s no point in heating a room when heat is lost to draughts. 

Hot Toddy!

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Use a hot water bottle or happy hugger (microwavable bean bag) to warm you up at night instead of an electric blanket which inevitably gets left on all night! 

Dress Warmly

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Dress appropriately for the cold indoors as well. Wear thick jerseys or scarves when indoors to reduce the use of heating agents. If heaters must be used then keep in mind that thermostatically controlled space heaters are more economical than heaters which only have on/off switches.

Winter Energy Saving Tips

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Beat The Draft Amid severe doom and gloom in world economies, there is at least some light at the end of the tunnel! People are now more interested in energy conservation than ever! Since winter has now arrived, now is the time to make sure you´ll save all you can.Drafts can waste 5 to 30% of your

Office eco tips

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Set your printers so that they print in draft mode (this uses significantly less ink/toner which means you waste less ink/toner, save money and don´t get fumigated by the ink emissions to the same extent). It´s been found that fumes from printing can be particularly bad for your health and you could

Earth Hour 2010: Record 121 countries go dark

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Thousands of cities in a record 121 countries – 34 more than in 2009 – are said to have officially participated in Earth Hour 2010. Check out the image gallery below from monsterandcritics.com of Earth Hour 2010 across the world. For more imagery of Earth Hour 2010 go to myearthour.org.Click here fo

Making Africa Green Again

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How one man´s vision of planting 1 million trees became a reality Gashaw Abdela Tahir lead and they followed. He provided education and employment to the people of Ethiopia. The below video highlights the devastating effects of deforestation in Ethiopia as well as the difference that just one man

Refresh & Revitalise with Africology´s Neroli Body Tonic

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One of the most precious and expensive essential oils, Neroli has a relaxing and uplifting effect on the nervous system. A daily body spray can help you benefit from essential oils therapeutic effect to uplift your mood. Simply spray it all over your body and face (except for eyes) after a bath or s

Bringing the ´lesso´ to life

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Ethical fashion at its best Lalesso was launched in Cape Town in 2005 by Olivia Kennaway and Alice Heusser. The inspiration behind the brand came from a holiday to Olivia´s home country Kenya where the pair travelled to the remote island of Lamu off the coast of Kenya. The traditional attire of t

10 Great places to eat Green in Cape Town

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Article by: Nicole Canning Of the top restaurant trends for 2010 in the US, more than half focused on being “more sustainable, eco-friendly and organic”. This means that we can expect to see traditional eateries moving more towards carbon-footprint dining, tending their own vegetable gardens and pro