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Win a floating edible island and fight the drought

October 26, 2016 31 Comments

Water shortage? How to use what you have and thrive. List as many benefits as possible to this home-made system and stand a chance to win one floating island, worth R1200. PS the floating islands are vegetated with edible plants. Food. Make your list in the comment space below this story. Entries close 31 October. … [Read more...]

Ecopreneurs for the climate gather for Green Business Week

October 25, 2016 Leave a Comment

Cape Town green business speak up on Friday at the Ecopreneurs for the Climate 2016(ECO4CLIM16) event at the Artscape. This week green business climate movements are happening in cities, towns and communities around the world. This in the lead-up to the Climate Change Summit in Marrakech ala COP22. ECO4CLIM16 contributes by empowering ecopreneurs to provide communities … [Read more...]

How to care for breasts naturally this Pink October

October 6, 2016 Leave a Comment

Most women have no idea that simply not wearing a bra can have a major impact on the likelihood of developing breast cancer - one of the major killers of women in the western world. It is also one of the most over-diagnosed and over-treated conditions. A new study from Brazil, published in May 2016 in the journal Advances in Oncology Research and Treatments, explains that … [Read more...]

76 Samsung workers dead after chemical exposure

August 31, 2016 Leave a Comment

Samsung deliberately kept secret the harmful chemicals its South Korean workers were exposed to, fearing its competitors would learn trade secrets. 76 workers are now dead. Most of the dead were in their 20s or 30s. One former worker—a breast cancer survivor—reported that Samsung brought in “uninformed kids” and treated them like they were “disposable cups.” Samsung … [Read more...]

The time has come to un-muzzle the SABC

July 4, 2016 Leave a Comment

The SABC is under attack - corrupted into a pro-government megaphone that deafens democracy and drowns out dissent. Six journalists have now been suspended for criticising the propaganda policies of SABC chief, Hlaudi Motsoeneng. Policies that silence reports on public protests and require 80% of SABC news to be good news - news the government likes. As elections … [Read more...]

Ordinary people mobilising to disrupt the fossil fuel industry

November 25, 2015 Leave a Comment

The business of unearthing coal, oil, and gas reserves to power the world is a multi trillion-dollar industry. But scientists say that in order to avoid catastrophic consequences, at least two-thirds of these reserves need to remain underground to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius. Ordinary people are joining forces to create a global grass-roots movement, geared … [Read more...]

Hurricane Patricia a sign of things to come

October 27, 2015 Leave a Comment

Last week, Hurricane Patricia made landfall here in Mexico. It was the strongest hurricane ever recorded. At one point, Patricia would have been a “Category 7” hurricane, except that the measurement scale only goes up to Category 5. By the time you read this, the worst part of the storm will have passed us. Thankfully, early reports indicate that the damage has been … [Read more...]

Community collaboration and con-TREE-bution for the next River Rehab

October 26, 2015 Leave a Comment

The next Green Beings River Rehab action day will take place at the Klein Jukskei Spruit on 24 October and volunteers are being called to come and help. Green Beings’ on-going River Rehab project positively transforms our waterways. Through collaboration with community and local businesses, our river is cleaned and biodiversity is increased. The event will focus on planting … [Read more...]

Constitutional right to natural health products under jeopardy

October 18, 2015 2 Comments

Does your health depend on natural supplements, remedies or traditional products? Do you know that a proposed new bill is threatening the availability of the products you rely on? Some are already impossible to get hold of. Then sign a petition by the Traditional and Natural Health Alliance to the National Council of Provinces to stop Bill 6, which may destoy your choice to … [Read more...]

Join the Global Climate March chorus

October 15, 2015 Leave a Comment

The weekend before the biggest UN climate conference of the decade in Paris, the world will stand together in a weekend of global action at the People's Climate March. This is to send a powerful message to governments meeting in Paris: keep fossil fuels in the ground and finance a just transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050. Last year, the People's Climate March saw … [Read more...]

Let’s clean up and recycle!

August 16, 2015 2 Comments

September is Clean-Up SA month. Everyone should recycle where they work, live or play, said Douw Steyn, Director: Sustainability at Plastics|SA and Chairman of the National Recycling Forum (NRF). Al packaging streams, as well as oil and e-waste recyclers, will use the week of 14 to 19 September to spread the message about the importance of looking after the environment and … [Read more...]

Join People’s Climate March: end fossil fuels for good!

July 30, 2015 Leave a Comment

A leading scientist broke down in tears during an interview on carbon pollution, describing a dark future where the oceans are ruined. Whether her nightmare comes true depends on us. The biggest climate summit of the decade is just four months away, and our leaders could agree to a revolutionary target to get the world off fossil fuels. It would be a guiding star to navigate … [Read more...]

US companies pledge $140 billion to slash carbon emissions

July 30, 2015 Leave a Comment

The Obama Administration has rallied some of the largest companies in the nation to commit billions of dollars to slash their environmental footprints to help combat climate change, in an effort to gain momentum before the Paris climate talks in December. Today, the White House launched the “American Business Act on Climate Pledge,” with 13 U.S. businesses—Alcoa, Apple, Bank … [Read more...]

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