An Evolution in Consciousness
From the category archives:
pic: mhnunsaThis was the slogan I spotted on a placard this morning while driving past Cavendish (of all places). The placard was held by a senior primary school girl, probably aged 11 or 12. And she was not alone – there must have been around seventy kids (perhaps more) and their teachers on an outing [...]
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Training courses on sustainability – for you ‘jo public’ (Jhb and CT) The team at icologie (Grace, Andy and Andrew) now offer Smart Living (remember the handbook?) to South Africans at large. The courses give practical advice on how to preserve resources and often save money in the areas of energy, water, waste and biodiversity. [...]
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pic:: greenpopWell today is more of a spring day than yesterday was. I was not feeling a spring vibe at all yesterday. More like the middle of winter, today however is a totally different story. It’s feeling fresh out there, but not icy. It’s sunshine rather than a blanket of black cloud. So now that [...]
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I’m a fan of theatre in any form. I particularly admire those who do theatre with a message (alright, I know all theatre has a message, but, you know), especially one with climate change for school kids. And this one is aimed at grades 5 to 9. What’s more, the team of actors, are prepared [...]
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I can’t remember exactly when I became aware of the problem of bottled water. I do have a post on Relax with Dax (The Scourge of Bottled Water) which was written in April 2006, so probably sometime before then. I personally try not to drink bottled water unless there is no alternative, but many people [...]
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treevolution a la greenpop.orgThe revolution has a name and it is Greenpop! Greenpop is a volunteer-powered tree planting project – a “creative greening campaign with a treemendous amount going on”. Their first aim is to plant 1000 trees at various under-greened areas across Cape Town during spring 2010. They seem to be up to really [...]
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Grow to Live: By Pat FeatherstoneGrow to Live: A simple guide to growing your own good, clean food is a book that every South African food gardener, whether novice or not, needs to have on their bookshelf. I’ve become quite a collector of gardening books and there are some really informative books out there. Some [...]
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a greener athloneWe’ve seen some unexpected media releases in our time, but this one takes the cake. So here it is verbatim: ATHLONE POWER STATION LOCATION TO BE CONVERTED TO WIND FARM South Africa’s leading energy supplier has announced that, in conjunction with the City of Cape Town, it will be converting the old Athlone [...]
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Many people know that honey is good for us and many more know how great it tastes, but not everyone knows just how many different aspects there are to honey. Anthropologists and archaeologists believe that man has been hunting for honey for over 10 000 years. We have been keeping bees for millennia and they [...]
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Encounters documentary festival is NOW ON in Cape Town and in Jo’burg. And there are a lot of ‘green’ angle films, some of them like local film maker and journalist Helena Kingswell’s vital “Buried in Earthskin” really worth catching. The section for the movies with a green bent is called ‘Green Movies: rewind, review, remake’ [...]
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I loved this documentary. I had heard about the Yes Men, but it was great to actually see them in action and learn about the various stunts they pulled. Imagine this, the Yes Men pose as a Dow Chemical spokesperson and inform 300m people on BBC news that Dow has decided to clean up the [...]
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