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COP15 – Day 7 Roundup

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Danish police stopped an unauthorized demonstration on a second day of street protests over climate change, as environment ministers met for informal talks to advance negotiations on a new pact More than 200 activists detained Sunday Hundreds of demonstrators were outnumbered by polic

AND THE LUCKY WINNER OF THE ECO HAMPER IS…

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The lucky winner of the liveeco eco Chritmas hamper is DEZ MYNHARDT!Dez has won herself the following:Hamper includes the following items:From earthnlove:200ml Contouring Creme200ml Cape Chamomile Room and BodyMist250ml Citrus Body Wash250ml Cape Chamomile Body Lotion.From Soylites:1 x Harmony Moist

COP15 – Day 6 Roundup

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Environmentalists and activists rallied worldwide Saturday in favor of a global climate agreement. In Copenhagen, host city of the ongoing UN negotiations, a six-kilometer march from the parliament building to the conference venue gathered an estimated 50,000 people Global activists: Seal the

EU nations to commit 3 billion US dollars to climate fund

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The leaders of Britain and France say EU leaders will commit more than 2 billion euro (3 billion US dollars) a year to help poorer parts of the world combat global warming The leaders of Britain and France say EU leaders will commit more than 2 billion euro (3 billion US dollars) a year to he

The Bottlestop

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Using recycled glass bottles, UK College of Design student Aaron Scales has built a bus shelter with a non-profit volunteer organization in Lexington, Kentucky. Project Bottlestop is beautiful. The shelter uses recycled glass Ale-8-One soft drink bottles illuminated by LED lights to create a

U.S. fires back at China

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Just landed in Copenhagen, American climate change envoy Todd Stern responds to statements by Chinese top negotiator Statements by Su Wei, Deputy Head of the Chinese COP15 delegation, on lack of ambitions from the US were opposed by Todd Stern, President Barack Obama’s climate change envoy, as he

Recycle old clothes into new fashion

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In need of a ´new´ party outfit this Festive Season…? Why not recycle your wardrobe by deconstructing what you already own into something unique and beautiful! Watch the video below to find out how. Not only is this good for the planet but it´s a great recession busting fashionista tip too! Invite

Finance gap could ´wreck´ climate talks

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American billionaire George Soros says wide disagreements over climate-change financing for poor countries “could actually wreck” the Copenhagen climate conference. The investor-philanthropist says the 10-billion-a-year-US dollars, three-year proposal being put forward by richer nations is “not m

COP15 – Day 4 roundup

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A war on drafts has broken out at the Copenhagen climate conference. In response to an alleged Danish draft that was leaked (click here to read more about that), China, India, South Africa and Brazil on Thursday published a draft for a climate deal calling for a “binding” amendment to the Kyoto Prot

Sweden puts their money where their mouth is

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Sweden pledges 800 million euro for climate change fund Sweden says it will give 800 million euro (1.2 billion US dollars) to help developing nations fight climate change Government spokeswoman Roberta Alenius says Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt will announce Sweden´s donation to a European