Bringing green acts into the workplace
Office workers are encouraged to lead by example when it comes to sustainability
South Africa’s businesses urged to manage water usage
The increasing scarcity of water as a resource coupled with escalating costs means that businesses need to become more mindful of water consumption
Printed matter not so bad for environment after all, says review
Reading a document on screen produces more carbon dioxide than printing out the same document
SA is a ‘world leader’ in green energy
Country lauded in new study as ‘cornerstone of clean energy development for the entire African continent’
SA declares first offshore marine protected area
Area of 80,000km² around Southern Ocean’s Prince Edward and Marion islands is important breeding ground for fish and birds, but has not been patrolled by SA
Opinion
Here’s an electric car that sparks
David Gleason
Electric car maker Optimal Energy, in which the Technology Innovation Agency invested R100m, can take a leaf out of Metair’s book
A turbulent future awaits the traveller
New research shows climate change will not only produce more air turbulence, it will also be more violent
Opinion
LETTER FROM CHINA: Green revolution has to be carefully managed to preserve growth
Kobus van der Wath
Measuring the costs associated with pollution will always be tricky and sometimes quite subjective
SA aquaculture industry gets a boost with launch of development programme
Development and enhancement programme to assist growth of aquaculture industry in South Africa, says trade minister
Waste from Two Oceans Marathon to be recycled
Waste from this weekend’s Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon will be sorted for recycling, says Nampak and Plastics SA
Suntech default likely to affect solar sector
Suntech Power Holdings’ default notice brings China a step closer to consolidating its solar industry
Nearly 40% of municipal water lost en route to customers
Water Research Commission’s finding means government loses R7bn revenue and water-scarce SA forfeits 1,580-million cubic metres of water each year
Greenpeace wants more independent power producers
Greenpeace says the Eskom has too much freedom and not enough accountability and transparencyPower-hungry SKA dishes may be a grid too far
Host countries unable to afford energy needed for processing huge volumes of data, writes Sarah Wild
Aquaculture farms can help protect endangered abalone
In bid to shield species from overfishing, government is encouraging investment in sustainable abalone projects
Leaky taps do not bode well for the economy
Billions of rand are needed to maintain SA’s ageing water infrastructure, writes Sue Blaine
SA moves to nurture aquaculture sector
Vital to save endangered species, ease pressure on fish stocks, writes Hopewell Radebe
UN body backs i-Marine app for endangered fish
With AppliFish, consumers can choose fish that are not endangered, helping to ensure there will be enough for future generations
Eskom solar geyser drive ‘misses target’
Energy Regulator of SA says relative to other energy efficiency programmes, solar water heating is achieving little demand savings at evening peak hours, at a high cost
Sandton buildings are going green
Move to return to the feeling of the leafy suburb of yesteryear by using modern, user-friendly methods, writes Penny Haw
Developed countries’ subsidies for high-seas fishing ‘make no sense’
Subsidies not justified by food produced, deplete stocks in breeding waters, to detriment of developing countries, says oceans commission chairman
State ‘to clear the air’ on emission limits
Department of Environmental Affairs to address MPs on newly published list of mandatory emissions limits for industrial processes
Motlanthe backs nuclear power plants as expert wavers
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says South Africa needs more nuclear power plants to meet rising electricity demand
Vodacom unveils solar array of panels in Cape Town
Installation is part of a drive to reduce the amount of energy the company consumes, which will help it save on utility bills and reduce carbon emissions
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- Standard Bank employees to move into new ‘green building’ in May
- Wind, solar power plants being built ‘thanks to policy certainty’
- ‘Relaxed’ emissions limits list angers environmentalists
- Renewable energy projects picking up steam
- Energy policies can make or break SA
- EDITORIAL: Poorly disguised stealth tax
- SA’s businesses to turn to new emissions markets
- The minister of denuded fisheries
- Prophets of doom stand in the way of commodity wealth
- New solar power plant being built in Limpopo
- Wind turbine industry in doldrums
- Environment judgment may head to Constitutional Court
- Carbon tax to be introduced from 2015
- South Africa ‘needs coherent energy policy’
- Zuma ‘skirted key environmental issues’
- Africa at a farming crossroads, but can it meet the challenge?
- New biogas association upbeat on growth potential
- Green activists demand apology from Eskom over ‘espionage’
- Solar energy soon ‘competitive without subsidies’
- V&A; Waterfront’s green building wins six-star rating
- Wetlands in danger: we ignore ‘water factories’ at our peril
- Green energy projects for R49bn approved
- Black carbon found to be ‘a powerful climate pollutant’
- Crops for biofuel ‘lift global food prices’
- Rise in rhino poaching ‘threatens to undo years of successful effort’
- SA gears up for rush of energy explorers
- Joburg ‘needs effective education’ to go green
- Tyre-recycling plan on skids
- Why ‘green’ cars may be out before they have arrived
- Investors back South Africa's green plans
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