June 6, 2011
For better or worse, scientists have found that minute concentrations of fluoxetine, the active ingredient in Prozac, are killing off microbial populations in lake water. When […]
June 5, 2011
More than half of China’s cities are affected by acid rain and one-sixth of major rivers are so polluted the water is unfit even for farmland, […]
May 29, 2011
After reading Water Filtration: What You Should Know and with your water quality test results in hand, you are in a position to choose what type […]
May 27, 2011
I always thought the ‘it makes them grow faster’ reasoning for why they put antibiotics in animal feed was a myth and that the truth was […]
May 24, 2011
Authorities from the Northern Cape have expressed their concern about the environmental impacts of often illicit alluvial diamond mining along the Lower Vaal River. Due to […]
May 21, 2011
******************** A survey of 200 sites in 20 countries around the world has found that bisphenol A, a synthetic compound that mimics estrogen and is linked […]
May 16, 2011
With South Africa’s 2011 Municipal elections on 18 May, this is the time to vote for the part/candidates in your area who will protect our precious […]
May 15, 2011
Fresh water is important to everyone. But sometimes, our water is polluted through excess nutrients — nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizers running off farm fields and […]
May 7, 2011
Green cleaning is all about not damaging eco-systems or other life on this fragile blue planet of ours. When it comes to conventional disinfectants, these are […]
May 5, 2011
The World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF South Africa), together with numerous South African non-governmental organisations and the Centre for Environmental Rights, has handed over a […]
May 4, 2011
Is it better to wash your car at home or at the car wash? Few people realize that washing our car in our driveways is one […]
May 3, 2011
Contrary to popular belief, birth control pills have been found to account for less than 1% of the oestrogens found in the USA’s drinking water supplies. […]
May 2, 2011
It is simply wrong to blow up the Earth destroying scarce water for limited energy with no climate benefits as purported. New science shows shale gas […]
April 28, 2011
Blue-green algae bloom in China In South Africa, we are highly dependent on surface water (rivers and dams) for our daily water supply. Pollution of these […]
April 24, 2011
Significance of Water in Judaism, Shinto & Zoroastrianism Judaism In Judaism ritual washing is intended to restore or maintain a state of ritual purity and its […]
April 22, 2011
South Africa’s Cabinet endorsed the Department of Mineral Resources’ (DMR’s) decision to declare a moratorium on natural-gas drilling in the Karoo region, government spokesperson Jimmy Manyi […]