When it comes to light bulbs, choosing compact fluorescent lamps (or CFLs) is a great energy-saving option as they are four times more efficient than the incandescent kind. But did you know that CFLs contain mercury? What are the potential risks for you and your family? Find out here.
Our city is going to become more cyclist friendly, thanks to local campaign Bicycle Cape Town. The efforts of a handful of activists has translated into a commitment by The City of Cape Town to construct proper cycling facilities along the full length of Albert Road in Woodstock.
Can Do! Trekking for Trash’s Camilla Howard recounts the next leg of their journey, McDougalls Bay to Kleinsee.
As we told you a couple of weeks ago, Live Eco is Can Do! Trekking For Trash’s official online media sponsor and we’ll be updating you with weekly blog posts from Michael and Camilla. Here is their story so far.
So our friends over at Trekking for Trash began their 3000km trek from Alexander Bay to Kosi Bay in support of litter awareness amongst the various coastal communities, on Tuesday.
In the arena of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices our favorite search engine Google is making history. Google has released a detailed report informing the public about clean energy innovation.
Over a million litres of vegetable cooking oil used by the Spur Corporation across three of its restaurant operations in the Western Cape, have been converted to biodiesel to power a range of fishing vessels, trucks and mining equipment.
CAN DO! Trekking for Trash is a courageous 3000km trek on foot by social change adventurers Michael Baretta and Camilla Howard along the South African coast line from Alexander Bay on the Namibian border, to Kosi Bay on the Mozambican border.
Following an investigation into the seafood sold at Fruit and Veg City two months ago, a number of Sapa journalists were apparently detained in a cold storage room in a Sandton franchise and ordered to delete all photographic evidence.
Are women really more eco-friendly than men? Many studies have shown that women are more eco-conscious than men. But what makes this so and why are we greener?