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Build Your Own Eco House Cheap: 10 DIY Inspirations

Free yourself from the binds of an expensive mortgage by building your very own low-cost, eco-friendly home. Whether you’d like a small, simple earthen house, an off-grid cabin, a renovated Airstream or a house made of reclaimed shipping containers, you can come up with a plan that fits your lifestyle. Here are 10 inspiring examples, ranging in cost from an astounding $300 up to $40,000.

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Manufacturers welcome electric vehicle road map

Johannesburg - Vehicle manufacturers in South Africa have welcomed the launch of the Electronic Vehicle Industry Road Map, which aims to introduce electric vehicles into the South African market.

No load shedding plans, but SA urged to save electricity

Pretoria – Government says there are no plans for load-shedding this winter, but officials have urged South Africans to save as much electricity as possible. “Cabinet reiterates that the precarious energy situation is due both to essential maintenance as well as unintended technical issues including cable theft...............

Rhino poaching on the increase: Environmental Affairs

Pretoria- The number of rhinos poached in South Africa since the start of the year has increased to 273 with the Kruger National Park bearing the brunt, says the Department of Environmental Affairs.

Food, Health and Lifestyle

Avocado Quesadillas

A twist of Mexican for a good lunch. Avocado Quesadillas. Calories per serving: about 500

Vegan Creamer: Try coconut oil!

If you’re looking for an unprocessed alternative to vegan creamer, look no further than coconut oil! For a coffee drinker, one of the hardest parts about going vegan can be figuring out how to lighten that cup.

Would You Exercise 50 Minutes For That Loaded Hot Dog?

Does knowing a hot dog with the works has 404 calories deter you from wolfing it down? How about knowing you’d have to play 50 minutes of tennis to burn those calories?

Features

Greenpeace Ranks Cisco, Google In First (Tie) In Latest IT Sector Climate Leadership Ranking

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Asia’s soaring consumption of raw materials is unsustainable

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“Saran Wrap” Thermoelectric Breakthrough Converts Leftovers To Electricityg World

Researchers at the University of Michigan have just announced a new breakthrough for making a class of relatively cheap thermoelectric materials that are as lightweight and tough as your favorite kitchen wrap.

Researchers Construct Atom-Thin Solar Photovoltaic Device

An atom-thin photovoltaic device with high quantum efficiency has been developed by an international team of researchers, researchers from the University of Boston, University of Oxford, and the National University of Singapore.

Graphene/TMDC Combination For Next-Gen Solar Cells

By combining the wonder material graphene with other one-atom-thick materials, such as TMDC, to make stacks/2D-crystals, it becomes possible to produce an enormous range of superlative properties...............

Books

Building upon the stress-reducing, health-boosting nutritional philosophy introduced in his acclaimed vegan nutrition guide Thrive, professional Ironman triathlete Brendan Brazier now turns his attention to your dinner plate.....

With her acclaimed cookbooks and loyal following, Cybele Pascal has been pioneering allergy-friendly cooking for more than a decade.

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Steps to an Urban Homestead, BP to invest R5 billion in SA, Real Vegan Real Quick

The Simple Life: 14 Steps to an Urban Homestead

Steps to an Urban Homestead, BP to invest R5 billion in SA, Real Vegan Real Quick

Want to live a simpler, more self-reliant lifestyle while remaining in the city or suburbs? You don’t have to move to a farm to grow some of your own food, cut your reliance on the grid, reduce your waste output dramatically and save a whole lot of money. Urban (or suburban) homesteading is all about re-learning basic skills that most of us have exchanged for ‘convenience,’ and feeling more connected to the items and processes that sustain us, bringing those things from faraway factories back into our own hands. Here are 14 ways to get started.

BP to invest R5 billion in SA

BP announced plans to invest in excess of R5 billion in South Africa and Mozambique over the next five years in new and on-going infrastructure upgrade projects to improve business efficiency and assist Government’s objectives to enhance energy security and enable the transition to cleaner fuels.

IBM launches data aggregation project to analyse SA’s water distribution system

Technology and consulting group IBM South Africa recently launched a crowd-sourcing project to capture, share and analyse information on the water distribution system in the country.

Vodacom unveils R4.2m rainwater harvesting project

Telecommunications group Vodacom on Thursday unveiled its latest initiative to minimise the environmental impact of its head office, in Midrand.

Food, Health and Lifestyle

Real Vegan Real Quick: 10 Fast Foods for Harried Herbivores

Gearing up for a cross-country move, I’ve got my meal prep dials set to the ’fast food’ position — but to me that doesn’t mean McDonald’s or Burger King.

FDA Wants Comments on Artificial Sweeteners in Milk

A few weeks ago I posted on how the dairy industry wants to be able to put aspartame in milk without labeling it. Now is your chance to let the FDA know how you feel about it.

Super Veggies: Broccoli and Cabbage and Kale — Oh My!

Until recently, I had heard the term but couldn’t have told you much about them. And while we’ve written about their powerful health benefits in the past, it bears repeating: Cruciferous vegetables are astoundingly good for you.

Features

How trees play role in smog production

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EU to ban bee killer poison

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International News and Articles

SWITCH Unveils 3 New LED Products That Could Shake Up The Lighting World

An illuminating press release from SWITCH® Lighting has announced that its first-of-a-kind SWITCH3-Way and SWITCH100 are ready to ship. Shipping is available starting next week, the beginning of May.

High-Concentration Photovoltaic Thermal System From IBM Promises 80% Efficiency, Potable Water, And Air Conditioning

How does a cost-competitive photovoltaic system that is able to concentrate sunlight 2000 times and then capture 80% of the concentrated energy sound?

Can Fossil Fuel Divestment Prevent The Carbon Bubble From Bursting?

Could the same movement that brought down Apartheid be the key tactic in convincing America to go fossil fuel free and preventing a new financial crisis?

Books

For anyone new to a vegetarian diet--flexitarians who adopt plans like Meatless Mondays--as well as committed vegetarians and fans of Power Foods, here is a comprehensive collection of easy, meat-free mains for everyday.

In THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION, Dr. Mark Hyman reveals that the secret solution to losing weight and preventing not just diabetes but also heart disease, stroke, dementia, and cancer is balanced insulin levels.

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