8.30pm on Saturday 31st March 2012 is Earth Hour. Hundreds of millions of people across the globe will turn off their lights for 60 minutes as a gesture of solidarity in caring for and protecting the planet. This symbolic act has the added benefit of saving everyone a little bit of money. Soaring electricity prices [...]
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Highlights from TEDx SeaPoint 2012
Humanity is facing a resource crisis on a monumental scale, so it was a small miracle that the speakers at this weekend’s TEDx remained upbeat. Despite a smorgasboard of talented creators, thinkers and change-makers who presented their twenty minute talks to a packed audience, two clear directives emerged from the talks: - Connect. Engage. Interact. [...]
22nd March is World Water Day
World Water Day has been celebrated on 22 March every year since 1993. It is an opportunity to learn more about water and its centrality in our lives and for the environment, and promote sustainable behaviours and actions towards this precious resource. Each year focuses on a different theme. In 2012, it addresses “Water and [...]
Master Storyteller Ashley Ramsden Shares His Love of Water
Ashley Ramsden, founding director of the School of Storytelling in the UK, was in South Africa for a month sharing the wonders of stories. He shares his story of water with us. International School of storytelling (schoolofstorytelling.com) Share your story – click here
Woolworths’ Story For Love of Water
Story: Because most of South Africa’s water is used in farming irrigation, Woolworths introduced their Farming for the Future programme and are working with fresh produce farmers to implement new methods of farming – which include irrigating only if and when crops need more water, rather than irrigating as a matter of course. Impact: Fifteen [...]
Hanli Prinsloo’s Story For Love of Water
Hanli Prinsloo – SA Freediving champion and I AM WATER Trust shares her Passion for the Ocean and Nature and how she has committed her life to protecting what she loves. www.iamwater.co.za Join Hanli and share your story – click here
Zolani is for Love of Water
Zolani Mahola from Freshlyground shares her story. She clearly shows how she has been inspired by water since an early age and how as a singer she is using her talent to inspire change. Freshlyground (www.freshlyground.com) also do their bit with a recent creation on gift of the remake of Doo Be Doo – take [...]
South Africa greening the 2010 World Cup
The world’s eyes will be on South Africa in 1 week! You can feel the excitement building! The 2010 FIFA World Cup™ presents a wonderful opportunity for South Africa to showcase our vuvuzelas and national pride, but more than this, it is an opportunity to showcase the natural beauty of our country. Like any major [...]
FREE National Geographic Special Water Issue
To celebrate World Water Day (22 March 2010), National Geographic is offering a free download of its extraordinary water issue! This single-topic issue of National Geographic magazine highlights the challenges facing our most essential natural resource and the photography is, as always, breathtaking. The online magazine presents complete content from the print edition, plus extra [...]
Water Rhapsody
Water Rhapsody www.waterrhapsody.co.za info@waterRhapsody.co.za Water Rhapsody is a conservation company that manufactures, supplies and installs the following systems to conserve water, reduce sewerage and save money: 1. Garden Rhapsody Water Re-using System for re-using ‘grey water’ for irrigation. 2. Water Rhapsody Multi-Flush for reducing the water used for toilet flushing. 3. Water Rhapsody Rain Runner [...]
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