Exploring Alternatives to a Coal Powered Electricity Supply by Barry Marcus The ever increasing cost of energy is placing ever greater strains on household budgets around the world. The South African national electricity supplier (Eskom) has proposed tariff increases of 45% for each of the...

Are there really benefits from organic foods? by Barry Marcus The roots of the organic food industry were sown in the late 1960’s with the dawn of a new wave of environmental awareness. The industry has since shown astonishing growth that has surprised its critics. According to the Organic...

“Closet Hippies?” by Barry Marcus Johan talked nostalgically about the music he loved: Joan Armatrading, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin. He was telling a young female colleague of the magic of those days. As he talked I located the songs that he mentioned on my laptop. I had...

Rekindling the Hippie Spirit? by Barry Marcus The hippy spirit of the late sixties and early seventies had many positive features. It was concerned with the pursuit of meaning, of love and peace, and caring for each other. The Woodstock festival of 1969 embodied that spirit in three days of...