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JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South Africa needs “urgent”investment of some R100-billion in bulk water infrastructure and reticulation,and it will be up the State alone to do this,says Xstrata CEO Mick Davis. Davis,who addressed the Wits Business School,says that,“in the not too distant future,under-investment in water infrastructure risks pitting the Continue reading R100-billion needed in South African Water infrastructure Installing a domestic Solar water heater has become cheaper,thanks to Eskom subsidy. Eskom has announced that,subject to certain conditions,it will substantially increase subsidies through a 15-30% rebate for the installation of approved solar heaters. This brings the previous rebate figure of R4900 to a new maximum of just over R12 000. A Continue reading New Solar Water Heating Rebate Coca-Cola’s subsidiary in India and its partners have completed 16 Rainwater harvesting projects in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh which covers the business of the Indian food industry. The projects have the combined capacity to harvest 36 lakh liters (3.6 million liters) of rainwater annually,benefiting the schools and surrounding communities. “Rain water Continue reading Coca-Cola &Rainwater Harvesting! The world’s fifth largest emitter of greenhouse gases,Japan,has pledged to cut its emissions by a quarter by 2020. To reach that goal,various sectors of Japanese society,from local governments to corporate giants and the general public,are going green SIX simple acts – that is all you need to do daily to Continue reading Dreaming Green Assuming your new year resolutions are well on their way,have you set any green resolutions for this year? Are you planning on reducing your carbon footprint or will you continue to consume without care? Just because 6 billion other people seem not to care,it doesn’t mean that you don’t have to either. Continue reading Green New Year Resolutions BUY local,cook local,travel local,think local and long- term. Don’t waste. This is the message for an environmentally friendly Christmas Local versus further afield – at worst overseas – is all about cutting carbon emissions,Pierre- Louis Lemercier of the Renewable Energy Centre in Greenshields Park explained. The further the distance,the worse Continue reading The key to an eco-friendly festive season,think Local! The new Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe with “start/stop”is TheGreenCarWebsite’s ‘Green Car of the Year’after storming ahead in an online poll and beating rivals such as the Toyota Prius and BMW’s 316d. The car,which generates only 99g/km of CO2/km,is not only road-tax free in the UK but is also capable of 3 Continue reading Surprise,Green Car of the Year… It isn’t often that a principal arrives to find a crowd of eager students in his school’s front lobby. But that is exactly what happened the other morning at Grayson County Middle School in Leitchfield. “There were lots of kids gathered around waiting to take a turn on the exercise bike,” said principal Jim Blain. Continue reading Pedaling to a Green Christmas More than half of the 32 countries qualified for the soccer World Cup have committed to or support offsetting emissions from teams’flights to and within South Africa,the United Nations said on Tuesday. “We have worked on this in the past few weeks,”U.N. Environment Programme chief Achim Steiner told a news conference on Continue reading World Cup Teams Going Green! South Africa has committed to reducing its carbon emissions by 34% by Recuce Carbon Emissions 2020,but says it will need financial aid to do so. The announcement was made as the world climate talks started in Copenhagen. Environmental group Greenpeace said the announcement had made South Africa “one of the stars of the Continue reading Cut carbon emissions by 34% |  Against a global rainfall average of 870mm per year,South Africa receives a pitiful 450mm,making it the worlds 30th driest country. Water Rhapsody,with 15 years experience in water conservation,is number 1 in South Africa in Grey water recycling systems and Rainwater harvesting systems. Water Rhapsody,a WWF Green Trust award winner,can save you up to 90% of your municipal water bills!   |
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