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Getting Fracked

By on May 15, 2011 in fracking, GRAY WATER, green insurance, GREY WATER, GREYWATER, JOJO, JOJO TENKE, JOJO WATER TANKS, natural gas, Pollution, RAINWATER, RAINWATER HARVESTING, RAINWATER SYSTEMS, RECYCLING, shale gas, SOLAR ENERGY, SOLAR GEYSERS, TANK STANDS, WATER, WATER CONSERVATION, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER TANK, WATER TANK PRICES, YES SOLAR

Despite Shell’s assurances, fracking does pollute water, and the fact that it has been stopped in several countries because of pollution concerns should be enough reason not to try it here in South Africa. What’s more, Shell doesn’t exactly have an ecological record in Africa as pure as diven snow.  Nine million barrels of spilt […]

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South Africa: Cabinet backs Karoo fracking moratorium

By on April 22, 2011 in fracking, GREY WATER, GREYWATER, ground water, insurance, JOJO, JOJO WATER TANKS, natural gas, Pollution, RAINWATER, RAINWATER COLLECTION, RAINWATER HARVESTING, RAINWATER SYSTEMS, RAINWATER TANKS, shale gas, SOLAR ENERGY, SOLAR GEYSERS, SUSTAINABLE, TANK STANDS, toilets, WATER, water and energy, water pollution, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER TANK, WATER TANK PRICES, water tanks, YES SOLAR

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 said on Thursday. The Cabinet also appointed a task team to investigate the implications of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The team would be led by the DMR and also […]

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