A water crisis is looming in South Africa, communities are at risk of losing access to water, and coal is right in the middle of it, according to a report released by Greenpeace. This latest briefing is a stark reminder to the SA government to start pushing Eskom to substantially invest in renewable energy.
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South Africa: Eskom and SA Government responsible for looming water crisis
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Five breakthroughs that will make solar power cheaper than coal
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World Fuelled by Clean Economical Energy by 2050
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Freecycling: giving away, not throwing away
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Saudi Arabia’s Oil Overestimated by 40%, Wikileaks Reveals
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