June 19, 2011
Banking giant Nedbank’s insurance division, Nedgroup Insurance, has launched a pilot project allowing its home-owner clients to install solar geysers as replacements when existing geysers burst […]
March 8, 2011
Being ‘green’ doesn’t carry that much weight when it’s just a ‘label’ and you are being ‘forced’ to change. It’s like being ‘on’ a diet. We […]
November 8, 2010
A new report coming from the Arab Forum for Environment and Development fills in some details on how water availability is going to decline in the […]
October 31, 2010
Scientists are failing Africa in its attempts to adapt to climate change, a conference was told this week. They spend too much time collecting data and […]
October 21, 2010
1. How do I make a rainwater harvesting system pay for itself (amortize its cost) and why should I not just harvest rainwater for irrigation. Simply […]
October 16, 2010
Solar power is arguably the cleanest energy source there is. But it’s also relatively inefficient—arguable from a technical standpoint, perhaps, but certainly not from a practical […]
October 6, 2010
If you’re looking for more eco-friendly clothing, should you choose bamboo? Bamboo has been touted for the last several years as being one of the most […]
September 28, 2010
You don’t have to build your own home or spend a fortune to live a little more sustainably. Even if you’re renting there are a number […]
September 18, 2010
Whoever said that change is the only constant knew what they were talking about. On the one hand I realise that this is a time of […]
September 11, 2010
One-hundred schools across South Africa will gain access to water, sanitation and hygiene education (Wash) as a result of the R30-million partnership that was announced on […]
March 21, 2010
World expert warns of heavy metals & industrial chemicals in discharge The common misconception that the brine stream byproduct of desalination is ‘just salt’ has been […]