http://www.ecosouth.co.za EcoSouth Travel designs and manages tour packages on behalf of tour operators, agents and individuals visiting Southern Africa, acting as a full service ground handler in Southern Africa. en-us 2010 Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:01:00 +0200 10 noreply@ecosouth.co.za (EcoSouth Travel | Accommodation | Tours | Tailor made Safari Packages) Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:01:00 +0200 The New Blog Of EcoSouth Travel The day to day happenings on the travel news front will now be appearing over at Fusion Travel Guide. This is the official blog of the Defusion Media Travel Portfolio. owners of EcoSouth. It makes sense consolidating noreply@ecosouth.co.za (EcoSouth Travel | Accommodation | Tours | Tailor made Safari Packages) Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:01:00 +0200 SA firms applying for Green Star building rating Johannesburg - Five SA companies have applied for Green Star ratings for their office buildings currently under construction. the Green Building Council of SA (GBCSA) said on Tuesday."While a number noreply@ecosouth.co.za (EcoSouth Travel | Accommodation | Tours | Tailor made Safari Packages) Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:01:00 +0200 World has less than 10 years to halt greenhouse gas emissions Seoul -- The Secretary-General of the UN. Ban Ki-moon has said that climate change is the greatest challenge facing the world. which is already being faced by a number of problems. Ban h noreply@ecosouth.co.za (EcoSouth Travel | Accommodation | Tours | Tailor made Safari Packages) Thu, 6 Aug 2009 09:01:00 +0200 World oil supplies running out faster than expected If we look at the world we have built up. we have built it entirely on an oil economy. Everything we do requires oil. even our more environmentally friendly pursuits. Environmentally friendly prod noreply@ecosouth.co.za (EcoSouth Travel | Accommodation | Tours | Tailor made Safari Packages) Tue, 4 Aug 2009 09:01:00 +0200 Levi Strauss and Gap in pollution scandal in Lesotho Clothing giants Gap (Previously linked with using child labour) and Levi Strauss have been linked to a factory in Lesotho that has been polluting the environment with chemicals.A probe by the Sund noreply@ecosouth.co.za (EcoSouth Travel | Accommodation | Tours | Tailor made Safari Packages) Tue, 4 Aug 2009 09:01:00 +0200 Cape Town pushes for legislation on toxic mercury containing bulbs The City of Cape Town is taking a much needed positive step forward in the fight for the environment by pushing for legislation that would make retailers responsible for the safe di noreply@ecosouth.co.za (EcoSouth Travel | Accommodation | Tours | Tailor made Safari Packages) Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:01:00 +0200 93% of South Africas electricity produced from coal In a recent article on the popular Treehugger. it listed 5 countries using lots of renewable energy. and 5 countries using none. Unfortunately for South Africa. we are located on the bad list with noreply@ecosouth.co.za (EcoSouth Travel | Accommodation | Tours | Tailor made Safari Packages) Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:01:00 +0200 Return for deposit supplement containers Once again speaking of supplements. we look to the containers that they come in. The protein supplement industry is a huge industry the world over as everyone strives to look like the cover models on mens mag noreply@ecosouth.co.za (EcoSouth Travel | Accommodation | Tours | Tailor made Safari Packages) Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:01:00 +0200 Greening your conference or villa stay EcoSouth are now able to offer green electricity to supply all of your electricity needs for your villa. apartment or conference in Southern Africa.Green energy is produced by using renewable sources and by usi noreply@ecosouth.co.za (EcoSouth Travel | Accommodation | Tours | Tailor made Safari Packages) Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:01:00 +0200 The slow food movement The slow food movement is essentially a movement to combat fast food. Fast food such as McDonalds is essentially food so devoid of life that it is no longer food. Our taste buds have lost their ability to taste the intricacies