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
Set your computer up so that it adopts an energy-minimisation strategy i.e. if someone is no longer working at their station, then the computer could potentially go into a lower energy state (standby, sleep or hibernation). The further down this list the setting, the more energy you conserve, but th
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
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Alternative Fuel Sources Article by: Nicky RehbockPrivate investors have injected R1.8-billion (US$200 000) into building a new sugar-processing facility in the rural area of Makhathini, in the far north of KwaZulu-Natal province, Engineering News reports. The project, which is a joint initiative
Making The Ship Recycling Industry Clean Up Its Act HONG KONG, China (CNN) — The United Nation´s International Maritime Organization (IMO) has gathered recently in the shipping hub of Hong Kong to draw up new rules on ship recycling.As the delegates meet in the city´s Convention and Exhibition c
Urban eco Fashion FERAL CHILDE is the bi-coastal collaboration of artists Alice Wu & Moriah Carlson. FERAL CHILDE cobbles together fanciful clothing and accessories, adapting art-making processes for renegade sewing techniques. The resulting garments flaunt playful silhouettes and curiously
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