It’s that time of year again when bloggers get together in force to spread the word about Blog Action Day and the topic of the moment. This year’s focus is on Water, such an essential element of survival that many of us take completely for granted. In less developed parts of the world, and, in [...]
My environmental action plan is simple, keep what I do simple, don’t use more than I need and work from home embracing digital technology. What’s your approach?
April the 22 is not only election day in South Africa but also one of the days set aside to celebrate the Planet, Earth Day. An inspiring project called Earth Mosaic aims to celebrate a day in the life of Planet Earth with an International Earth photography project. Calling all photographers and Earth-lovers … Help [...]
The fact that we are in the middle of a climate crisis might have slipped the mind of a few of us due to the economic crisis currently hitting us, so Earth Hour comes along as a nice little reminder while we’re all distracted by all the other challenges we’re grappling with. 2,848 cities, towns [...]
Human powered energy generators are on the rise and many different designs have been surfacing in the last year or so. This one uses an existing fun activity to produce some much needed energy. Daniel Sheridan, a student in consumer product design, won three separate awards amounting to GBP 5,500 earlier this year for his [...]
The one is a slick, high tech hydrogen cell powered beauty which I would love to get my hands on and the other, a humble, down-to-earth bamboo construction which I wouldn’t mind trying out either. Both aim to approach 21st Century transportation in an innovative yet clean way, but don’t expect these to meet each [...]
Dr. Ngalande’s Sugar and Yeast Power Generator Just off chatting with White Africa, A.K.A. Hash, blog master of AfriGadget.com who lives in the US. I thought I’d take another look at AfriGadget and see if I can find anything which sparks my interest. Step onto the scene a Sugar & Yeast Powered Generator This invention(by [...]
found on http://www.theethicalagency.co.uk No this is not my business, of course not, not yet that is. I’ve come across quite a few UK based agencies of this nature in the last few years and it’s been my mission for a while to start one here in South Africa. TEA – The Ethical Agency, is a [...]
I found this interesting story on biz-community.com Ogilvy Cape Town’s art director Jennifer Macfarlane and copy writer Cuan Cronwright are the winners of The Times Young Creatives Competition, held 23 – 26 February 2008 at this year’s Design Indaba Expo. A PR stunt no doubt saw creatives pitting their skills against each other in a [...]
Working on the SA Climate Crisis logo design for Andre Bothma, lead me to finding some interesting resources online. There’s a ton of stuff out there to help us focus on cutting down our carbon footprints and live a life which is less taxing on the environment. One site in particular, live-the-solution.com, has a collection [...]
I’m always excited when I see new products attempting to make life easier, simpler and more eco-friendly. The more beneficial a product is to the user and to the environment the higher it ranks in my book. Having hunted around for quite a while for the perfect organisational tools, this latest find seems really promising [...]
When we talk about carbon footprints we think about those forms we fill in online which ask us all kinds of probing questions about our homes, our cars and our activities which impact the planet. William McDonough’s book cradle to cradle discusses the concept of re-thinking how we design things extensively and gives us a [...]
The anti-SOPA movement is in full effect with SOPA Blackout Day
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