Tumelo Ramolefi is an inner-city hawker in Johannesburg, but what makes him different is that he isn’t selling “smileys” and “runaways” (boiled sheep heads and pigs trotters), t-shirts and socks, or even black bags and coathangers. Tumelo’s stall , on a pavement in Joubert Park, is selling innovative renewable-energy gadgets and his gadgets are proving …
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It’s been said that John Romano’s singing voice evokes Lou Reed, and that his new song “Green Girl”, that is doing well in the mainstream radio charts in the US, is reminiscent of some of Reed’s lighter work. Laura Glendinning, VP of Avant Garde A Clue, Inc., the itunes label who have released Romano’s song …
Penney Poyzer, of No Waste Like Home fame, gave birth to a daughter last week and took her placenta home to compost it. The placenta would only have been incinerated and what a waste of goodness that would have been! said Penney. In an interview with grownupgreen, Penney talks about her natural birth, and …
It’s been an exceptionally busy week at Eco Street, with lots of new green listings. Having originally been a UK only directory when we started in 2002, we now have well over a 1000 listings internationally. If you have a website, blog or online business that encompasses our sustainable or eco-friendly living philosophy, we’d love …
Celebrate World Fair Trade Day on Saturday the 13th of May by: visiting one of the events listed at the World Fair Trade Day website finding out more about Fair Trade from the Fair Trade Foundation locating your nearest Fair Trade shop in the UK at BAFTS browsing the Eco Street directory for Fair Trade …
Mackie’s of Scotland make ice cream with fresh milk, cream and renewable energy. They have installed a single Vestas V52 wind turbine and aim to become Britain’s greenest company by making more energy than they consume. In the past year, the wind turbine has provided 65% of the electricity requirements for Mackie’s, and they have …
BigBarn helps you find local food, just enter your postcode, and it will tell you your nearest farmers’ market, farm shop and about local producers in your vicinity. And they have just teamed up with the Telegraph to offer us Produce for Less. Popularity of local food has risen over the past few years with …
If you would like to be listed in the EcoStreet directory, submit your link here. It’s FREE. — Our latest listing is Naturebotts, selling eco-friendly mother and baby products. They are stockists of Moltex Oko eco-disposable nappies, biodegradable wipes and nappy sacks, organic baby toiletries and sun protection, and Natracare feminine hygiene products. All Foods …
From 2008 in the UK an new eco-driving test to improve fuel efficiency will be included when you take your driving test. The Dutch already have this test in place with their “New Driving” programme, and estimate that fuel usage can be cut by a third if drivers drive more efficiently. Find out whether you …