This looks like a really interesting development from South Africa. It’s a water filter that consists of a re-usable bottle and a replaceable, tea bag-like filter containing carbon and antimacrobial fibers that costs around half a US cent. If it gains the necessary approvals this product is expected to make it onto the market by the [...]
Have we got our priorities right?
15 July 2010 by 4 Comments
This Coca-Cola was some of the last to be produced and sold in glass bottles in Malta. These are 300ml bottles. African bottles typically hold 350ml. One morning in 1988 I arrived early for a meeting in Chinsali, a small town in NE Zambia. I went into the dilapidated council chamber. There was no one [...]
ColaLife University and School Clubs get underway on three continents
15 May 2010 by 1 Comment
Image credits: David Wilcox | Alex Spina and Chris Rhodes It is very encouraging to see ColaLife Chapters/Clubs starting to form in Universities and Schools around the World. So far we have: Wellesley College, US La Martiniere School, Calcutta >>Facebook group Warwick University, UK >>Facebook group I also know that there are discussions going on at [...]
Adrian reports from the UN
30 September 2008 by Leave a Comment
Adrian Ristow writes: My first time at UN week (22-26 September, 2008) in New York. Wow, what an experience! I knew that there was something special on the go when I couldn’t get near the entrance to my hotel because the secret service had blocked off a number of roads in Manhattan. In between the [...]
Belching Out the Devil: Global Adventures with Coca-Cola by Mark Thomas
27 September 2008 by Leave a Comment
Mark Thomas and his publishers have done a brilliant job promoting his new book. A feature article in the Guardian (who are also selling his book) and a long interview on Radio 4′s You & Yours on 26/9/08. This will result on lots of people searching for the book and hopefully this post will pop up in [...]
