rainwater systems
November 25, 2010
Dear EarthTalk: I recently heard the term “living building.” Can you explain? Over the past couple of decades, architects and builders looking to green their projects […]
November 25, 2010
NELSPRUIT – It is not safe to drink water from any river in Mpumalanga. This alarming fact is just one of the concerns mentioned in the […]
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 23, 2010
Solaris Energy has won an award for an idea that could help generate renewable energy without compromising on land resources. The company, which is at the […]
November 22, 2010
The Green Scorpions would begin a week-long ‘environmental enforcement’ campaign, says the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. “The intensive programme will start with MEC […]
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 19, 2010
A Uasa economic impact study on the impact of South Africa’s water crisis predicts a possible decrease in disposable income, a hike in government spending, and […]
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 18, 2010
Humanity’s demands on natural resources are sky-rocketing to 50 per cent more than the earth can sustain, reveals the 2010 edition of WWF’s Living Planet Report […]
November 18, 2010
Africa is set to become the world’s largest market for solar portable lights (SPLs) by 2015, a report compiled by the International Finance Corporation and World […]
November 17, 2010
Understanding how processes and systems act on one another is key to sustainable living. Sustainability means living without externalities – because everything we do, as individuals, […]
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 16, 2010
Peak oil is not just here — it’s behind us already. That’s the conclusion of the International Energy Agency, the Paris-based organization that provides energy analysis […]
November 15, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Current water constraints and looming threats of shortage and decaying infrastructure are basic facts of business life that few companies have fully […]
November 14, 2010
Green living is easier, and more rewarding, than you may have thought. Green living must be incorporated into all areas of our lives on a daily […]
November 14, 2010
Lisa Hymas writes: In 1969, graduating college senior Stephanie Mills made national headlines with a commencement address exclaiming that, in the face of impending ecological devastation, […]