Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has the power to quash any attempts that may jeopardise the country’s astronomy projects, including fracking in the Karoo, her deputy said on Tuesday. Pandor delivered her budget vote in Parliament on Tuesday afternoon. While briefing the media, the minister and her deputy Derek Hanekom promised the country is [...]
Saving water doesn’t often rise to the top of businesses’ sustainability initiatives, especially in regions where water shortages aren’t everyday concern. But it should get more attention. Environmental scientists expect worldwide shortages of fresh water to be one of the most pressing environmental concerns in the next 50 years, as the world’s population nears 10 [...]
Werner Neuhoff, Ecopreneur from Water Rhapsody- South Africa, has been invited to join leaders from 70 nations in Montréal, Québec during 13-15 October for a World Leadership Conference that will draw women heads of state, corporations and enterprise, as well as members of the diplomatic community, women policy-makers, decision-takers and opinion-leaders on five continents. An [...]
The “Energy-Water Nexus”: A Springboard to Profits By Sam Hopkins | Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 It’s been a “water week” so far here at Green Chip Stocks. The theme kicked off on Monday, which the United Nations declared World Water Day. The UN says that more than 1 billion people are dependent on water resources [...]
Nairobi — Wallace Kantai – www.AllAfrica.com 23 November 2009 There is a very useful principle in economics called the diamond-water paradox. It captures the oddity of the relative value placed on diamonds (which serve no useful purpose, but are highly prized) against that of water — crucial for sustenance of life itself, but whose unit [...]
South Africa has even less water than previously thought, a study has found. Scientists have warned that the country, with 98 percent of its surface water allocated for use, faces tough decisions as it becomes hotter and drier. But the Water Resources of South Africa 2005 study, the fifth of its kind, found 4 percent [...]
What on earth is a Dunning Charge? Not simple to explain but, let me have a go. The avaricious Municipality of Cape Town has invented a new charge levied against unsuspecting property owners. If for any reason you have not paid your rates bill, these kind boys and girls will send you a letter threatening [...]
…is better than you think CTV.ca News Staff Anyone who decides to give up electricity for an entire year to draw attention to climate change has to be a little crazy, right? So how crazy would someone have to be to give up electricity and elevators and toilet paper, along with a million other comforts [...]
