While the current recession is not a good thing for the economies of the world, there is a silver lining here! The dreaded recession has actually been kind to the environment as it has forced people and families to rethink their consumption choices and many households are going green as a result.Tak
Green Goals Cape Town has ´green goals´ for 2010 to make sure the environment is protected and to promote sustainable lifestyles and habits. The city participated in a review of five of South Africa´s 2010 FIFA World Cup stadia and training venues to see how ´green´ they were. The results of the
Cosmetic Ethics We want to introduce you to Care, by Stella McCartney, if you hadn´t already met! Care encompasses what we at liveeco are all about – adapting to a more natural, organic lifestyle without foregoing luxury.Care products contain only pure extracts that contain exceptional levels of
The GreenPan Up until now, most non-stick coatings on pots and pans contained something called PTFE (perfluorooctanoic acid) which when heated to 260C, can release toxic chemicals. Added to which, to manufacture PTFE, a synthetic chemcial called PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) is used, which is kn
Sexy Summer Scents Looking for a new natural scent for summer…? Well we have just the product for you… Pacifica Perfumes. In 1996, a creative, young couple – Pacifica Founders, Brook Harvey-Taylor and Billy Taylor – unknowingly charted a new frontier in fragrance. What started with seven home
One Sandal, Many Sandals Just one sandal base gives endless opportunities when it comes to summer footwear fashions! Tia´s Freestyle Sandals let you swap out the sandal tops and tie them up in different ways to create your own personal style. The tops of the sandals are made from colourful recycl
Bob Burnquist Signature Series Recycled GASCAN Sunglasses Oakley´s are now protecting your eyes as well as the environment with their new range of sunglasses made from recycled materials. Oakley skateboarder Bob Burnquist has long championed Green initiatives in environmental protection. To show
With summer right around the corner we thought we´d share with you our Top 10 natural and organic markets in and around South Africa. So get your friends and family together and go and enjoy a morning soaking up some rays outdoors while buying your fruit and veg instead of fighting with the crowds a
Luxury Organic Skincare With a mix of natural genius and simple human common sense, John Masters started making organic products 20 years ago, seeing the need for products that can deliver unsurpassed results using only natural ingredients.Part basement alchemist, part organic innovator, John be
BMW has taken its hybrid technology a giant step further with this stunning concept, the Vision EfficientDynamics due to be launched at the Frankfurt auto show.The brief was to combine the performance of an M-car and dramatic 2+2 sports-car design with the fuel consumption – and emissions – of a sma