Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
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Category Archives: South Africa
Protea Debuts a Fetching New Wine Bottle that’s Designed to Be Upcycled
It’s Friday, which means many of us are just counting the minutes until happy hour. After enjoying a bottle of wine, it’s always a bit sad to dump the bottle in the recycling bin. Although there are plenty of upcycling … Continue reading
Protea Debuts a Fetching New Wine Bottle that’s Designed to Be Upcycled
It’s Friday, which means many of us are just counting the minutes until happy hour. After enjoying a bottle of wine, it’s always a bit sad to dump the bottle in the recycling bin. Although there are plenty of upcycling … Continue reading
Brown University Joins Growing Movement to Divest from Fossil Fuels
As a college student, you would hope to attend an institution that values enlightened ideals and sound investments. However, at many universities across the country, portions of large endowments have long been used to support the fossil fuel industry. Joining … Continue reading
Posted in coal, global warming, Policy, South Africa
Tagged 350.org, Arch Coal, As You Sow, big tobacco, brown divest coal campaign, brown university, chris bull, coal, college, duke energy, emily kirkland, environmental destruction, hei hotels, midamerican, Mining, NPR, Sierra Club, social responsibility, South Africa, sudan, the advisory committee on corporate responsibility on investment politics, the responsible endowments coalition, university
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Poachers Completely Wipe Out African Rhinos in Mozambique
The African Rhinoceros evolved over millions of years, and despite living on earth for eons, it has not been able to survive the greed of human beings. Conservationists have announced that the last 15 of the animals were killed by … Continue reading
Posted in africa, animals, South Africa
Tagged africa, african rhinoceros, black market, conservationist, environmental destruction, game ranger, great limpopo transfrontier park, horn, International Fund for Animal Welfare, kelvin alie, kruger, Mozambique, poacher, Politics, South Africa, Telegraph, wildlife trade, Zimbabwe
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Solar-Powered Green Revolution Pavilion Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles Unveiled in the Philippines
Read the rest of Solar-Powered Green Revolution Pavilion Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles Unveiled in the Philippines Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “A liter of Light”, “clean energy”, david de rothschild, Eco Architecture, Green Building, green … Continue reading
Posted in clean energy, renewable energy, solar power, South Africa
Tagged "clean energy", "A liter of Light", Architecture, carousel showcase, david de rothschild, Eco Architecture, gallery, Green Building, Green Energy, green events, Hydroponics, Ilac Diaz, low tech, manilla, Philippines, Plastiki, Recycled Materials, recycled plastic bottle pavilion, renewable energy, South Africa, Stephen Lamb, Sustainable Building, Touching the Earth Lightly
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South Africa sets the bar high with new offshore Marine Protected Area – An inspiration for Canada
Two days ago, the South African government announced its first offshore marine protected area after years of work by the government and our friends at WWF- South Africa, who are ‘elated’ by the news. The Prince Edward and Marion Islands, located almost 2,000 … Continue reading
Posted in canada, conservation, fish, fishing, ocean, oceans, South Africa, water, WWF
Tagged endangered, Featured - Category, Featured - Homepage, Homepage, marine protected area
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South African Game Reserve Poisoned 100 Rhino Horns to Curtail Poaching
Photo via Shutterstock Until now, nothing has worked to curtail rhino poaching, and 200 of the endangered animals have already been killed in South Africa this year. Tired of watching an entire species vanish before their eyes, a private game … Continue reading
Posted in animals, endangered species, news, South Africa
Tagged carousel showcase, endangered species, game park, illegal wildlife trade, IUCN, poaching, poisoned rhino horn, rhino, rhino horn, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa, South Africa National Parks, TRAFFIC, wildlife trade
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Tiny Abod Shelters Provide Humane Housing for Slum Dwellers in Just One Day
Read the rest of Tiny Abod Shelters Provide Humane Housing for Slum Dwellers in Just One Day Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Adob Shelters, BSB Design, cheap housing, Doug Sharp, eco design, green design, humanitarian design, … Continue reading
Posted in poverty, South Africa
Tagged Adob Shelters, Architecture, BSB Design, carousel showcase, cheap housing, Doug Sharp, eco design, gallery, green design, humanitarian design, informal housing, Johannesburg, natural light, poverty, prefab design, Prefab Housing, slum dwellers, social design, South Africa, sustainable design, tiny homes, Tiny Houses
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IBM Mobile App to Help Solve Water Challenges
IBM has launched a crowdsourcing project to help capture, share and analyze information about the water distribution system in South Africa. The project, called WaterWatchers, is driven by a free mobile phone application and SMS capability that will enable South … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Management, Green Research & Technology, Large, South Africa, water
Tagged Android, app, Business-to-Consumer, Environmental Data, Facebook, Feature, ford, Hi-Tech, IBM, mobile phone app, social networks, twitter, water infrastructure, Water Management, WaterWatchers
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