Green Thing
The best thing to do with that memo from your boss
……is to wipe your ass with it. “Japanese scientists have come up with an ingenious method of recycling the mountains of office paper waste – by turning it into toilet paper. The oddly named ‘White Goat’ machine is 6ft-tall and weighs a hefty 94st. It works using an automatic system that creates one new roll from... »
World Egg Day
via Activist.co.za and UrbanSprout.co.za: Battery eggs are produced by hens who live in cramped, caged conditions with a space allowance each of 75% of an A4 sheet of paper. Their beaks are always seared off and they do not have access to sunlight or the ability to exercise any of their basic behavioural needs such... »
Five fragments for a Friday
Malema mobilising: Old Julia is at it again. On IOL this morning: “Why should athletics in South Africa suffer because they (Nedbank) hate an individual? They mustn’t use Chuene as an excuse.We must expose their real agenda: and that is that Nedbank is disappointed because medals were won by three Africans.” Who’d have thought he has... »
Eat organic & loose weight
From the OCA article “Chemicals in Our Diets Lead to Obesity” “Most people don`t think about how chemicals in their diets affect their weight or weight loss efforts. But the man-made chemicals you consume on a regular basis can play a big role in whether you`re fat or not – even if those chemicals don`t... »
The Eishkom effect
While all this is hot in the news, let me add this letter I got from a friend. For the record: I think the single biggest change we need is the right to sell electricity generated by the public back to the grid. (via email from Pottie) “Eskom is able to raise our electricity AGAIN Some... »
GM Foods – SSDD
From the DailyMail: “The big supermarkets have held secret talks to pave the way for the introduction of controversial GM crops on to their shelves, industry sources said last night. The stores banned GM ingredients more than ten years ago in response to public anxiety about their impact on human health and the environment. But a source... »
Pet food and animal testing
Following a lot of interest in my article "Be your own test subject and while your at it, wear your own fur" I did that google thing and found some interesting stuff about pet foods. In an article on Animal Rights Africa they claim that some of our best known brands in SA are... »
Save our wine
From IOL: “The government has given researchers the nod to grow genetically modified (GM) grapevines in field trials at Stellenbosch University. The researchers are developing a grapevine that will be genetically modified to resist fungal disease. If successful, the vine will mean less use of pesticides on vineyards. Three environmental lobby groups, SafeAge, Earthlife Africa and... »
Be your own test subject and while you’re at it, wear your own fur
The number of 'procedures' on laboratory animals rose by 14 per cent in 2008. It is the seventh year in a row that the figure has gone up and follows pledges from scientists and the Government that they want to reduce animal suffering. "'It has repeatedly been shown how irrelevant to human patients animal... »
Classic Gullwing Mercedes To Be Revived As All Electric Supercar
Mercedes has confirmed the rumors that have been flying about - they will revive the classic Gullwing Mercedes as an all electric dynamo car. Not only is it a beautiful update to the classic model, but it’s got the horsepower to back it up - 526 horsepower to be exact. »
