Some folk are just too 'comfortable€ to appreciate a good thing, or do they just not care?

The recycling of PET (clear) beverage bottles is a success story in our country, as yearly more impressive targets are met.

In previous years, the Diocese of Vasteras, the Lutheran Swedish Church and the Norwegian Lutheran Church Endowment, have been investing heavily in the expansion of pine and eucalyptus tree monocultures in central and northern Mozambique through the companies Chikweti Forests de Niassa, TectonaForests of Zambezia, Ntacua Florestas de Zambezia and Florestas de Messangulo.

Understanding solar geysers is one of the new life skills we all need to acquire in our society's leap from fossil to solar energy. As a next installment in our series on solar geyser systems, here is what Tasol Solar has on offer.

What if you as a consumer could gain greater insight into how and when you use electricity?

The green movement in the built environment is spreading like wildfire and in the month of September alone the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) certified three new green buildings in SA under the Green Star SA rating system.

Have you ever wondered how factories would operate if they had environmental responsibility fully integrated into their functioning?

It seems an impossible dream for a car rental company to even consider becoming carbon neutral, when one thinks of the emissions for which its products are responsible on a daily basis.

Imagine an office space that uses the latest eco-friendly materials and technologies to create a completely sustainable environment; a tranquil, airy workspace filled with natural sunlight and surrounded by natural foliage. My team and I are lucky enough to occupy just such a workspace - a sustainable building in Westlake Business Park, Cape Town.

What climate changes have happened so far in SA? Where is all this heading? This is beautifully illustrated in a coffee table type landmark publication recently launched in Stellenbosch: 'Observations on Environmental Change in South Africa,€ was published by Sun Media for the South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) with funding from the Department of Science and Technology and edited by Larry Zietsman.

The trees were planted through the Wildlands Conservation Trust. The project aims to teach children and adults how to grow trees. The children and adults, referred to as "tree-preneurs" can then trade the growing trees for food, clothing, agricultural goods and tools or school and tertiary fees. These trees are then planted back into communities or in the Wildlands forest restoration projects.

What you can't measure, you can't save. That's why we're happy to bring you today two nifty measuring devices which could take your awareness and therefore lifestyle to another level of green.

The Conference of Energy Ministers in Africa €“ a two-year old institution recognized by the African Union and donors as the official voice of Africa's energy future €“ recently met for the second time and released a new declaration that can fairly be called double-speak. The first half of the declaration is so great, it could have been written by a Nelson Mandela of energy. It outlines the brutal reality of Africa's energy poverty and the goals for universal access to sustainable energy across Africa by 2030.

Since 2004, the Responsible Soy project has successfully promoted responsible soy production in the Santarem area in the Brazilian state of Pará, where Cargill has a soy terminal, by helping soy farmers comply with the Brazilian Forest Code.  The success of the collaboration between TNC and Cargill is evident from the reduction in illegal deforestation in the farms participating in the project since 2006, reaching near zero deforestation in most farms.

The best tribute we can pay to this great woman of Africa is to continue to organise so that we can gain higher levels of spiritual awareness and build the shared values for peace and social justice across the planet,' writes Horace Campbell.

The owner of the farm, where two white rhinos were poached yesterday in Brits in the North West, says he has lost eight rhino this year alone. Neels van Rensburg who had 45 rhinos says he has now decided to quit the rhino farming business and plans to auction what's left of the animals on Saturday.