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New world news writers unite here

February 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

Now you can become a news creator. One of the great tricks included in our brand new platform is that we can now move towards our target of unifying all good green workers on one page. Inclusivity and collaboration are Green Times founding principles. The idea was never for us to alone source important green news of inspiring initiatives unfolding in our country. Neither are … [Read more...]

Respond to the call: Earth needs your leadership

March 5, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Everyone is a sower of seeds. Every thought you think and word you say sows seeds which ultimately lead to actions. Which future are you selecting – which seeds do you want to sow? We are all aware that the future of humanity is threatened on Earth, just like the millions of species who die out each year due to mankind’s bad rule on this planet. With our focus on material … [Read more...]

Stories help us craft a new reality

October 25, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Two weeks ago, Pam and I got back from a woodland vacation in Ontario, Canada. While we were there, we learned the story of the privately owned forest we were staying in, the Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve. Starting in the 1870s, lumber companies clear-cut the easily accessible white pine stands in the area. Destructive tree harvesting continued until the 1960s, when … [Read more...]

Towards an organic life

October 13, 2011 Leave a Comment

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It's preposterous to presume that anybody can talk with any professional credibility about how to lead an organic life. But right now we certainly have to try! I have chosen to expose myself, in the run of a normal working week, to facts and figures that move me deeply. Can anyone listen to our desperate biodiversity loss over the past 30 years and not go into mourning for … [Read more...]

Enslaved to my PC

October 13, 2011 Leave a Comment

This poem titled 'Enslaved to my PC' by W Miles won the South African Writers Circle's (SAWC's) Save the Planet poetry competition. mouse, blogs, Twitter and iPods nature thrives outside my pane Then robbers came and ruined it all I was left to emerald kikuyu tingling underfoot, beetles, bird call and butterfly wild Jasmine blooms scent thrills through my … [Read more...]

Write for earth one-day course

October 13, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Biodiversity Expo, Kirstenbosch 5 May 2011 from 9:00 to 16:00 How do we communicate science with the general public in such a way that our readers are engaged, energized and hooked for more? We will explore bridging the gap between science and society by: Writing with power and passion Cutting the grey noise which puts the non-scientist to sleep Combining … [Read more...]

Planet poetry course

October 13, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Do you care about the earth's story? Do you love reading and writing poetry? Would you like to combine these passions and write poetry that speaks through creativity and imagination to the heart, mind and soul? The Green Times is starting a poetry corner and you could see your poem published there. Poet and story-teller Dorian Haarhoff can show you how to write with energy and … [Read more...]

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