You’re older than 15, but younger than 35? You expect at least another 50 years of the good life on planet earth? But you have heard that there are some problems? Sorry to disappoint you, but there are some seriously big ones. One of them is climate change, and it will hugely impact upon [...]
Abalimi Bezekhaya: growing sustainable urban neighbourhoods Dear friends, Rob Small is like a force of nature and spending time with him will invigorate you or exhaust you or both, but you will not regret any of it. I first heard about Abalimi Bezekhaya back in 2000 as an organisation doing amazing work in townships. Abalimi [...]
"Reaching a 15% renewable target by 2020 will not cost the earth..." This is one of the key findings in a recent study by Dr Andrew Marquard, Bruno Merven and Emily Tyler from the Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town. Commissioned by the Climate Change Programme of WWF South Africa, the study explores the [...]
In her latest article, Sue Bellinger explores the energy wasted whilst preparing our food... read on for an alternative to modern day cooking technology. All that energy going to waste! All that heat and hard work – could we swap it for relaxation and quality time? Recently collecting some more Sunstoves for delivery to increasing [...]
Abengoa Solar of Spain on Monday reported successful tests of its second solar tower in operation, in which the sun's heat is used to make electricity. The 531-foot solar tower, located near Seville, Spain, features a number of improvements on the first design and has exceeded the anticipated output. Called PS20, the installation is the [...]
The humble earthworm gives Sue Bellinger food for thought.
Dear friends, Elections 2009 is upon us! So is Earth Day - 22nd April! One of our regular contributors, David Le Page, explores which South African political party is the greenest of them all. So if you want to identify the greenest party to vote for on Wednesday 22, how do you choose? It’s [...]
Dear friends, We received our latest copy of Shared Earth Magazine yesterday, and what an inspiring and utterly practical second edition it is! The magazine embodies its vision of Practical ideas for self-sufficiency and sustainable living through its many no-fuss do-it-yourself features. Of course we are also very proud of Project 90 by 2030's inside [...]
Dear Friends, We recently stumbled upon this very inspiring news from the Maldives Islands, or rather the Republic of Maldives, also referred to as The Maldives. The Maldives, southwest of India, is made up of a chain of 1192 small coral islands that are grouped into clusters of atolls. It has a total area of [...]
Dear friends, I spent the past weekend with some fantastic people participating in a "Grow to live" gardening course with Soil for Life, a non profit organisation based in Constantia, Cape Town. Soil for Life teaches people to grow their own food and it works with the premise – healthy soil, healthy plants, and healthy [...]