South Africa Protects Its Oceans Article by: Janine ErasmusSouth Africa has proclaimed a vast new marine protected area, spanning 180 000 square kilometres, around the Prince Edward Islands in the Southern Ocean. This has paved the way for increased conservation and protection of vulnerable speci
Fair Trade Fashion and Footwear Autonomie Project is a new Fair Trade fashion company offering stylish sweatshop-free & eco-friendly footwear, clothing and accessories. Born out of the frustration that most sweatshop-free clothing was unfashionable and most eco-friendly clothing was likely ma
MOTO W233 Renew: Environmentally Responsible Design with Uncompromised Quality MOTO W233 Renew delivers the quality you expect from a Motorola device while empowering you to reduce your carbon footprint. Not only is the plastic housing of Renew made from plastics comprised of recycled water
Justin Timberlake is gaining some serious eco-cred with his new golf course in Memphis, Tennessee. The course opened on 25th July, the singer has invested $16 million into making it the “greenest” golfing destination in the U.S.“Originally it was called Woodstock Hills, and it was the first place my
Gucci´s New 100% Organic Cotton T-shirt In support of the new environmental film, HOME, directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and produced by Luc Besson, which we told you about here, Gucci´s Frida Giannini has designed a limited-edition T-shirt, made with 100% organic cotton, natural dyes and recycla
Winter is notoriously harsh on your skin and now that we are in the heart of the year´s coldest season, I´m sure many of you are wondering ´when is it ever going to end?´ Well fear not, the liveeco team has been scouting around and are happy to bring you our favorite finds of locally produced natura
Wine aficionados cash in on 2010 Article by: Khanyi MagubaneWine connoisseurs from across South Africa will gather in Cape Town in July 2009 to discuss opportunities for wine tourism in the run up to the 2010 Fifa World Cup.The Wine Tourism Conference, taking place on 21-22 July, will explo
Cosmetics Good Enough To Eat 60% of topical skin care products are absorbed through the skin into our bodies. Therefore its important to choose with care, which products we use just as we do when we decided what to eat for breakfast! There are many toxic chemicals in cosmetic products that have b
Passchal bags are luxury bags made from recycled tractor tire inner tubes. Passchal incorporates leather trim and sides to their rubber bags, keeping them lightweight and enabling the introduction of new colors and textures. In keeping with their eco-friendly beliefs, all leathers used are by-produc
L´Aquila: The Way Forward According to President Obama We told you here that climate change was on the agenda for the G8 Summit in L´Aquila last week. Leaders of both industrialized powers and emerging economies have agreed to work together on setting a goal to limit global warming to levels reco