South Africa & Climate Change

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Free Fax2Email: Stop wasting paper – get it today Print E-mail
Friday, 03 September 2010 02:00
This service is awesome, and it’s free – I personally got my free Fax2Email number about a month ago. How it works: You sign up in under a minute for a FREE Fax2Email Number – and  when anyone faxes something to it, you get it in your email inbox. You don’t pay for this; the [...]
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Green weddings in Cape Town? You got it Print E-mail
Wednesday, 04 August 2010 01:00
A little surprised it took so long, but green consciousness is trickling into the realm of the personal. Outfits such as these are offering lovebirds an eco friendly alternative approach – green weddings. Adhering to an ethical business model, Green Weddings sources food locally, provides sustainable wedding transport and focuses on waste reduction to create [...]
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2010 Carbon Footprint Print E-mail
Friday, 11 June 2010 14:03
How big an ecological and carbon impact does a world cup sized event have on a country? A recent article published in the Guardian suggests that the South African 2010 World Cup event will have an impact 8 times bigger than that of the one hosted by Germany in 2006. A feasibility study conducted by [...]
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Documentary about climate change and the world’s oceans to be shown in Cape Town Print E-mail
Friday, 11 June 2010 14:03
Imagine a world without fish. It’s a frightening premise and it’s happening right now. The threats of climate change are on everyone’s lips, but have you heard about the other shocking effects of steadily rising carbon dioxide levels? Ocean acidification is something that is threatening the oceans and life as we know it, yet alarmingly, [...]
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Blog Action Day – join the movement to make a difference Print E-mail
Friday, 11 June 2010 14:03
Blog Action Day has partnered with Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection and will this year be lobbying US President and controversial Nobel Peace Prize recipient Barak Obama to show vital leadership by introducing and fast-tracking the implementation of clean energy policies in the States. As one of the primary global carbon culprits, a deal [...]
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Denial: It’s becoming a warm place Print E-mail
Friday, 11 June 2010 14:03
We’re entering an era of consequences; opportunities to forge a global commitment to fight climate change must be seized. In December 2009 world leaders will meet in Copenhagen with a view to come up with a solution to climate change. Its success will be measured by whether China and the USA come to the table [...]
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Earth Hour – do your bit; switch off on Saturday Print E-mail
Friday, 11 June 2010 14:03
Sign up and join Earth Hour for the global switch-off this Saturday night! Visit www.earthhour.org to joint the movement and switch off all your domestic appliances for one hour of darkness – also be sure make sure the light are off at work before you leave on Friday! The V&A’s also hosting an Earth Hour [...]
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Changing weather patterns in SA Print E-mail
Friday, 11 June 2010 14:03
If you live in Cape Town, you’ve noticed it: Summer came late, and it came hot as hell. I’ve noticed a trend regarding global warming and environmental sustainability, (and if you were to check when last this blog was updated, you’ll notice it as well). Global warming and reducing carbon emissions are hot topics when [...]
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Organic vegetables: Why LOCAL is lekker Print E-mail
Friday, 11 June 2010 14:03
The only rip-off that is bigger than “Our favourite Top-end Retailer’s” fresh produce is their pre-made sandwiches. Yet despite this, it’s the quality and convenient packaging that keeps you going back for more. (Or is it the laziness when it comes to packing your own lunch?) Guilty as charged. Yet consider this: Woolworths proudly tells you where many of [...]
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Carbon Accountable vs. Carbon SMART Print E-mail
Friday, 11 June 2010 14:03
Herewith your daily opportunity to learn from the stupidity of others, rather than have to pay the school fees yourself: In keeping with my resolution to switch my geyser off when I go on holiday, I flip the switch on the mains and kick it to the Transkei on 20 January, 2008, for seven full [...]
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SA Climate Crisis wins with Nomad-One Print E-mail
Friday, 11 June 2010 14:03
We are very pleased to announce that SA Climate Crisis has won a professional logo design in the recently concluded www.nomad-one.com competition. The competition was intended to dispel some logo design myths, and to shed some light on the broader subject of logo design. It took a Q&A format,  with contestants being given the opportunity to submit a [...]
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