Archive for March, 2007

Earth hour

At 7:30 on 31 March 2007, Sydney Australia are going to turn off its lights for just one hour - Earth Hour - to show that it’s possible to take action on global warming.
What a great idea, South Africa…July 31st?
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Make trade fair

Trade is one of the most powerful forces linking our lives, and a source of unprecedented wealth. Yet the benefits are not being shared by all: millions of the world’s people are being left behind.
Join a global movement calling for an end to unfair trade rules – more than 20 million people have signed the […]

Seaweed = fuel?

Seaweed is being cultivated to produce fuel. According to the scientists who developed this technology, it is possible to produce a liter of fuel for every five kilograms of seaweed.
Thanks Dovi.
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An idea, unpacked

Unpackaged - the new way for you to shop safe in the knowledge that you’ve not created any waste that’s going to end up in a landfill.
www.beunpackaged.com

Spread the love…

Tree-Nation is an ecological project with a focused objective: To plant 8 million trees in the Sahara to fight desertification! Large-scale plantation of trees will increase the land’s productivity and re-generate the soil.
www.tree-nation.com

South Africa, time zoned

Creating two separate time zones in the country could lead to a massive annual saving of about 500MW of electricity generation, says an internal Eskom study.
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Hybrids, fuel-savers focus at 77th Geneva show

Geneva, Switzerland - Fuel efficiency through new technology and hybrid vehicles will be a top theme at the Geneva auto show with Daimler Chrysler displaying a cleaner-emissions diesel engine and Toyota unveiling its Hybrid X concept.
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