Tag Archives | ecological

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) calls for protection of ‘no-go’ mining areas

By on May 5, 2011 in environmental issues, environmental problems, fracking, GRAY WATER, green insurance, GREY WATER, grey water recycling, GREYWATER, JOJO, JOJO TENKE, JOJO WATER TANKS, LOCAL TANK DEALERS, mining, Pollution, RAINHARVEST, RAINWATER, RAINWATER COLLECTION, RAINWATER HARVESTING, RAINWATER SYSTEMS, RAINWATER TANKS, RECYCLING, shale gas, SOLAR ENERGY, SOLAR GEYSERS, SUSTAINABLE, TANK STANDS, TENK, toilets, WATER, WATER CONSERVATION, water pollution, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER TANK, WATER TANK PRICES, YES SOLAR

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 list of areas to the Minister of Mineral Resources, Susan Shabangu, to be declared ‘no-go mining zones’. The list is aimed at assisting the minister in exercising her discretion […]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }

What is Biomimicry?

By on February 8, 2011 in biomimicry, green design, sustainability

Biomimicry (from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate) is a new discipline that studies nature’s best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems. Studying a leaf to invent a better solar cell is an example. I think of it as “innovation inspired by nature.” The core idea is […]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }