Category: Saving the world

Consumers have to take on some responsibility. We can’t just wander around buying what’s there and moaning about things that we’re not happy with. We need to take the time and make the effort to change things. We do have the power, because it’s our money they want. Here is a chance for you to…

I posted this article a while ago about a court case in which Biowatch SA was ordered to pay the legal costs of a big corporation when Biowatch had actually won the case. We have been waiting to hear the outcome of Biowatch’s appeal against this ABSOLUTELY LUDICROUS judgement. The judgement was passed yesterday and Biowatch’s…

It’s great to see that people are starting to be more aware of the environmental crisis we are in. Some are even starting to make changes in their lives and this in turn has prompted companies to give themselves a ‘greener’ image. You see, we as consumers have the power, if companies think we want…

In the May 2007 issue of Men’s Health, there is an article entitled “Guess who’s coming to dinner – should you give frankenfoods a chance?”. This article spends 6 pages basically extolling the virtues of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), without mentioning many negatives. The negatives that are mentioned, are done so with an explanation of…

There is a documentary showing at the Labia on the 3rd, 4th & 5th of June (2007), which looks very interesting. It’s called The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil and basically it’s about how Cuba survived the Soviet collapse in 1990. It shows how a society can change from an industrialised, global…

Many of the plots of James Bond movies, revolve around some individual or company that is trying to enrich themselves by monopolising world resources. For instance, in The Man with the Golden Gun, James Bond uncovers a plot to corner the world’s energy supplies. In Goldfinger, the main villain attempts to increase the value of…

In the February newsletter I mentioned that in order to address the environmental crisis, we need the government to play an active role. I mentioned that the the plastic bag levy has not led to the creation of recycling operations as it was supposed to. Seeing as I don’t like to put forward only one…

I found out recently that all Pick ‘n Pay dairy prodcuts (No Name & Choice) are rBST free. They are busy phasing in the new packaging which has a label stating this fact. So adding this to the existing rBST free dairy products (Clover & Woolworths), means it’s easy to only use dairy products which…

Can you believe this? In 1997, the first genetically modified crops are released in SA. In 1999, the GMO Act comes into effect. In 2000, Biowatch SA, in an effort to ensure us consumers are not being endangered in any way, request information from the relevant organisations regarding the GM crops in SA. Under the…