Our Bond With Other Species
The term “biophilia” was popularised by the Harvard biologist Edward O. Wilson in 1984 as the title of a book,…
Big Tobacco and Big Pharma
Have you ever thought about the similarities between pharmaceutical and tobacco companies? They’re striking. Both sell products that kill people…
Cloth Nappies
For the past 20 years, most mothers have unfortunately considered disposable nappies as essential. For the past 20 years, 95%…
Issue 13 Editorial
A little boy came home from school and complained to his mother, ‘I’m not going back tomorrow. I can’t read…
Banning ‘bad’ biofuels and becoming ‘better’ consumers
Casual observers might consider it a setback for proponents of ethanol and biodiesel now that Europe is planning to ban…
The Right to Food
It is unlikely that you will know personally any of the ten children under five years old who die every…
Cob in the City
Muizenberg’s first cob house has almost been completed. Cob is one of the natural building techniques — like adobe bricks,…
Animal Sacrifice
My father was the Chief Justice in Botswana in the late sixties and early seventies and I remember walking into…
James Lovelock urges ocean climate quick fix
Two of Britain’s leading environmental thinkers say it is time to develop a quick technical fix for climate change. Writing…
A Sound Education: the Value of Music in Schools
At the end of a recent music session with 6-7 year olds, I took out my flute and played some…