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The awesome power of essential oils

Organic therapeutic grade essential oils can assist us to heal our bodies physically and emotionally. Essential oils have been used…

Sounding the alarm

A month before World War II ended, a relatively unknown writer named Rachel Carson proposed an article for Reader’s Digest…

Biophile: Iceland the first country to try abandoning gasoline

Iceland has energy to spare, and the small country has found a cutting-edge way to reduce its oil dependency. Volcanoes…

Running low on H2O

Of all the water on this planet, 97.5% is in the oceans, two percent is frozen, three quarters of a…

Chevron — not the best neighbour

US oil giant Chevron now fully owns the Caltex refinery in Milnerton, having recently bought out Texaco. But like marooned…

Energetic eating

Energy. We use this term in 101 different contexts: potential energy, kinetic energy, energy healing, free energy, new energy, ‘I…

Raw Food Life: stop makingexcuses and start living!

The excuses… It’s too boring. It’s too difficult. It’s too cold. It takes too long. It’s antisocial. It’s fanatical It…

What’s Your Headache?

There are headaches and then there are headaches. Some are mild and disappear after a while; others only subside after…

Printer cartidges and the environment

Now I must be honest with you from the get go. I have never been too concerned with how my…

Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter

George Bush surprised world leaders with a joke about his poor record on the environment as he left the G8…