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Wishing you a Happy Easter

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The liveeco team would like to wish you all a festive and safe Easter Weekend! Remember there are loads of organic and fairtrade chocolate easter egg options. Green & Blacks organic chocolate has been available in SA for a while now and is absolutely delicious, you can get it from Pick n Pay. We

South Africa saves 420MW during Earth Hour

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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

The Cove: The Secret is Out. Spread the Word.

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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

South Africa saves 420MW during Earth Hour

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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

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

Insulation

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Installing ceilings where there aren´t any, or insulation in existing ceilings, can increase comfort levels while additionally creating great cost savings (reputedly up to 50% of the heat generally lost in a building can be retained this way).

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. 

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