Fact 1: South Africa is the only country in the world which has allowed the main staple of its diet, maize, to be genetically modified (GM). Fact 2: Around 77% of maize production in South Africa is GM. Fact 3: Elsewhere in the world GM maize is grown primarily to feed livestock globally. Fact 4:…
Graduates from Princeton University and Northwestern University in the US have developed a process for converting greenhouse gasses (C02 and methane) from sewage treatment plants, landfills, and power plants into a biodegradable plastic. Get the full story from Clean Technica.
This brilliant spoof campaign was created by Dutch Friends of the Earth in an attempt to hold Royal Dutch Shell accountable for their continued reckless pollutionof the Niger Delta. The Live with it! iPhone app allows users to find alternative water sources if their own water supply is contaminated as well as to earn points…
“Love your products! They make my food look real pretty! ” – Sybil Doms Sybil Doms used our bamboo cocktail accessories at the Amorim Canape and Bubbly Experience Cape Wine week. Thanks Danie Nel for taking such gorgeous photos, and thank YOU Sybil Doms for making our bamboo products look so fantastic. View our range of…
After a year of preparations such as dealing with knee injuries, planting 2000 trees, being nominated as a finalist in both the Eco-Logic Awards and Mail & Guardians Top 200 Young South Africans; promoting bicycle culture in South Africa; and of course riding his bicycle, Kayden Kleinhans is back on the road for phase two…
Our beautiful GreenHome bicycle and trailer are finally ready and the new GreenHome bicycle delivery service is officially up and running. Order GreenHome’s 100% biodegradable food packaging in and around the Mother City and feel secure that no carbon was released into the atmosphere to get it to you. Now that’s commitment to sustainability (well…
Some good reasons to get cycling So hop on that bike and take full advantage of all the benefits of pedal power. Also visit this incredible initiative to get the latest urban bicycle culture news and how bicycles can transform lives and uplift communities. The first ever Open Streets Cape Town event is happening…
The South African government rather disingenuously lifted it’s moratorium on fracking while at the same time a European Commission Report found fracking to be a “high risk to human health and the environment because of its potential to contaminate and deplete water resources, cause a loss of biodiversity, degrade air and land quality and trigger…
Durban’s waste to energy project which produces electricity from methane has been identified as one of the world’s most exciting infrastructure projects by KPMG. The waste project run by Ethekwini Municipality and SLR consulting turns the methane gas produced by two landfill sites in Bisasar Road and Mariannhill into enough energy to power 46 000…
