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Recycled Art Created from Junk Mail Makes Fine Art Pop

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Artist Sandhi Schimmel Gold rescues paper waste: advertising ephemera, menus, greeting cards and more to create eco-friendly fine art celebrities can’t get enough of Every American receives close to 560 pieces of junk mail each year. Those billions of pieces of junk mail—if laid end to end—would

Wind Farm Proposed for Caledon

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There are proposals to build a 150-turbine wind farm in the mountains near Caledon that would generate 300MW of electricity. The Caledon Wind Farm would be on 15 farms and cover about 3700ha between Bot River and Caledon. Episan (Pty) Ltd, trading as Caledon Wind, plans to establish the wind farm on

Eco Hotel opening in Woodstock, CT

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With the ´green´ property movement gaining traction locally and globally, a Cape Town hotel is incorporating all kinds of interesting environmentally friendly practices into its design.All masonry used in Upper East Side Hotel in Woodstock has been sourced from a local supplier who uses recycled agg

How to make your own compost heap

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Approximately half of your household waste is organic and can be turned into compost Why make compost? Using compost in your garden will bind the soil and help it to hold water and air. As a result, your plants will grow better. Turning your organic waste into compost also takes some of th

Ascension launches bamboo yoga range

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Just in time for the New Year, post over-indulging during the festive season losing the additional pounds is on the forefront of our minds. Perfect timing then as Ascension are launching their first own-label yoga range in super soft bamboo jersey. Having been advised by avid yoga fans we know

Cows to Kilowatts

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Nigerian project wins top award Article by: Janine ErasmusAn innovative Nigerian project that processes abattoir water and converts the collected organic waste into fertiliser and methane, has won the 2009 Intel Environment prize at the annual Tech Awards in the US.The Tech Awards, held this year

CLEARLY SOUTH AFRICANS ARE RECYCLING GLASS – ARE YOU?

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New Improved Glass Recycling Rates Released  Although South Africans have been slow out of the starting blocks in the race to reuse and recycle glass, it’s safe to say there is a growing impetus that is elevating the importance of “green” consciousness backed by serious action.  The pro

16 Eco Fashion Predictions for 2010

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Ecouterre recently asked 16 U.S. eco-fashion movers and shakers, including a vegan shoe designer, amodel/entrepreneur, a book author, an eco-boutique owner and a textileartist, what their predictions for eco fashion in 2010 were and here is what was revealed…LESLIE HOFFMAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EAR

Organic Yogis

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“Necessity is the mother of invention” According to founder, Anne-Kerr Kennedy, Hyde was born out of the need for natural, comfortable, yoga clothes that were stylish, fit well but still affordable. “Like many of my yogi friends, I wanted clothes that were as considered and