South African power utility Eskom on Tuesday reported that South Africans contributed 420MW electricity savings to the Earth Hour initiative.Earth Hour took place on Saturday, where consumers globally switched off their lights and appliances on a voluntary basis.Steve Lennon, MD Corporate Services a
South African power utility Eskom on Tuesday reported that South Africans contributed 420MW electricity savings to the Earth Hour initiative.Earth Hour took place on Saturday, where consumers globally switched off their lights and appliances on a voluntary basis.Steve Lennon, MD Corporate Services a
I went to watch the Oscar winning documentary, The Cove, last night at the Labia in Cape Town. Wow… what an intense movie. It´s dubbed as an eco-thriller and it lives up the name!The film exposes the slaughter of more than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises off the coast of Japan every year, and how th
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
