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Hot Toddy!

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Use a hot water bottle or happy hugger (microwavable bean bag) to warm you up at night instead of an electric blanket which inevitably gets left on all night! 

Bringing the ´lesso´ to life

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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

Dress Warmly

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Dress appropriately for the cold indoors as well. Wear thick jerseys or scarves when indoors to reduce the use of heating agents. If heaters must be used then keep in mind that thermostatically controlled space heaters are more economical than heaters which only have on/off switches.

10 Great places to eat Green in Cape Town

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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

Winter Energy Saving Tips

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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

Office eco tips

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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

No Water Sucks

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This month Quiksilver and Roxy are joining forces to promote the message No Water Sucks, a Europe-wide campaign aimed at protecting our water resources. On both the Quicksilver and Roxy website internet-users are invited to post their pictures illustrating ‘a lack of water.’ The winning picture will

Buzz Off Malaria…

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Kate Moss Dons Recycled Mosquito Net Dress For Malaria Awareness Supermodel Kate Moss is swatting for the other team, and she’s doing in with her own inimitable brand of glam: by donning a body-cleaving strapless dress partly woven from recycled mosquito nets. Commissioned by Sport Relief, the co

Van Schalkwyk for top UN job?

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Article by: Janine ErasmusSouth Africa’s Presidency has put forward the country’s minister of tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, as a candidate to head the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Presidency announced in March that after consideration, it had nominated Van Schalkwyk to