Tracy Stokes is a mixed media artist living & working on the slopes of Devil's Peak in Cape Town. She likes to paint on re-purposed surfaces and recycle creatively in all aspects of her life.
We have 5 bamboo USB drives on key chains to give away, courtesty of Farfromboring.com eco-friendly promotional products. More eco-friendly than plastic, bamboo is proving a popular alternative in the making of PCs and their accessories. These drives are sold… Read More »Win one of 5 cool bamboo USB drives
Don’t miss out on these great blog posts. Three letters we can write to help save the planet at Lighter Footstep. Green Options asks whether global warming inaction is more costly than action? Lifehack explains how to avoid being enslaved… Read More »EcoLinking – 26 September 2007
When Jeremy Walters’ interview with leading weather scientist Sir John Houghton created some interest at Digg.com, I was surprised to read the comments left by, and the sheer quantity of, Diggers who are convinced that as far as global warming… Read More »Diggers think global warming is nothing to worry about
Liz Wicksteed wrote to us about her problem of trying to reduce her carbon footprint while she is legally prevented from hanging her washing outside. Because it is an issue that faces thousands of people living in the UK, she… Read More »Hang your knickers (and your towels) on the line
Boxhouse won Rob Pyatt the YAAG 2006 Special Recoqnition Award for Architecture in association with the University of Colorado Boulder. It is a renovation and addition project of an existing 900sf 1940’s property. The existing home was recycled and combined with prefabricated compressed straw wall panels with low cost, locally available materials.
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Today is Peace One Day. While I leave my laptop today to get busy cooking lots of peaceful eco-friendly local vegan food for our “Celebration of Peace” Party that we are having tonight, I leave you with this video to… Read More »Peace One Day, today!
As promised, here is another finalist from the One-Minute with Meaning short film competition. Vote for the film that you want to see win the “People’s Choice Award”.
I asked the members of our forum how they went green, and what they would recommend to those who were thinking of taking the first steps to a more sustainable lifestyle. Here’s what they said: I always like to take… Read More »EcoStreet forum members tell us how they’ve gone green
Have your say about the books in Friends of the Earth’s Shop by writing your own review. It doesn’t have to be an essay, just a few words will do and you’ll be put into a draw to win £150… Read More »Write a book review and win £150’s worth of green books