June 19, 2011
Banking giant Nedbank’s insurance division, Nedgroup Insurance, has launched a pilot project allowing its home-owner clients to install solar geysers as replacements when existing geysers burst […]
April 26, 2011
For many of us, solar power is most commonly associated with the installation of large solar panels on your roof or in your garden. But solar […]
March 11, 2011
Climate change is probably the world’s biggest distraction and not its biggest and most immediate challenge, which belongs to clean water, says Professor Grant Cawthorn. Cawthorn, […]
March 10, 2011
So you want a green career? Well, you’re not alone. While the economy has been cooling down, the interest in green jobs has been heating up. […]
March 8, 2011
Global consultancy Frost & Sullivan (F&S) said that the solar water heater (SWH) market in South Africa grew significantly in the past four years, and suggested […]
January 6, 2011
With our planet in desperate need of new eco-friendly energy generating systems, researchers over the globe have been working hard to develop systems that can power […]
November 24, 2010
The basic message of environmentalists when it comes to global warming goes something like this: Global warming, if left unchecked, will wreck havoc on the planet. […]
November 22, 2010
In a bid to solve Earth’s energy woes, scientists are contemplating building the world’s first “sustainable fusion” reactor by creating what they claim is a miniature […]
November 20, 2010
If carbon capture and storage (CCS) fails as a method of providing clean coal, it will probably mean the end of coal-fired electricity generation in Western […]
November 19, 2010
Friday 19 November is World Toilet Day and although the first flush toilet was invented over 400 years ago in 1596, almost 2,5 billion people – […]
November 18, 2010
It’s mid-November and the thought of guests descending on your home for the holidays may have you in an all out redecorating rush. Do Your Part this […]
November 16, 2010
The international scientific community has identified five Grand Challenges that, if addressed in the next decade, will deliver knowledge to enable sustainable development, poverty eradication, and […]
November 10, 2010
We all know that energy conservation is good. And it is clear that solar can be a life saver in developing countries, as well as a […]
November 8, 2010
A new report coming from the Arab Forum for Environment and Development fills in some details on how water availability is going to decline in the […]
November 7, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC — Cool roofs, solar water heating and advanced metering are among the energy efficiency elements that are to be incorporated into new permanent Army […]
October 31, 2010
Scientists are failing Africa in its attempts to adapt to climate change, a conference was told this week. They spend too much time collecting data and […]
October 28, 2010
PHILADELPHIA — For years, subway cars have been able to recycle some of the energy created when they brake, turning it into electricity to help power […]
October 27, 2010
Monsanto has been making headlines again. It seems Monsanto, the agri-biotech mega-corp, is a bad seed indeed. Where to start? First off, sugar beets. This super […]