"Peace, nature, freedom of expression, compassion and celebration of personal choice" ... from: 

http://www.liveeco.co.za/2013/03/04/the-modern-hippy/

... critical ingredients for Sustainability!
 
 
http://www.simplygreen.co.za/articles/articles/experts-reconstruct-history-of-earth-temperature.html

... a mere one thousandth slice of time hotter than 80% of the time period being evaluated!
 
 
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-damian-kulash-singer-ok-go/9629?tag=nl.e660&s_cid=e660&ttag=e660

... the Sustainability writing is on the wall for everything and everywhere ... we are witnessing the largest revolution in HumanKind ever.
 
 
http://www.thegreentimes.co.za/stories/energy/item/1913-chinas-coal-consumption-rivals-that-of-the-world?utm_source=Green+Times+Subscribers&utm_campaign=a3b20a2940-Issue+89&utm_medium=email


... extraordinary ... everything China is now doing is on a scale that is overwhelming ... but fortunately it is also the largest wind energy producer in the world and is chasing most renewable energy technologies as fiercely as it burns coal.

 
 
 
 
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-02-25/why-wont-yahoo-let-employees-work-from-home#r=read

Back into the traffic, wasting time and energy commuting, adding to the CO2 ... surely not!?


A technology company going backwards?

The article suggests that Yahoo is going against the grain ... with all the telecommuting capacity of today!

 
 
So says the South African Minister for Water and Environmental Affairs ... !

http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/2013/02/26/time-to-talk-green-has-passed-we-need-action-molewa
 
 
http://www.cgma.org/Magazine/News/Pages/20137353.aspx

... if for no other reason than greater efficiency and lower costs ...
 
 
There are more and more opportunities for being off the grid with today's technology.

This leads to enhanced household sustainability ... a going forward whilst in a sense going backwards.

But forwards it is ... with one's own energy, and one's digital connectivity secured:

http://www.simplygreen.co.za/articles/picture-special/14-off-grid-projects-to-cut-your-energy-and-water-usage.html