New Solar Water Heating Rebate

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.

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The way to go:Harvest Rainwater &get rebate in taxes!

Mumbai:In order to give a boost to Rainwater Harvesting (RWH),the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to give a rebate in property tax as an incentive to buildings and housing societies who set up Rain Water Harvesting systems.

The BMC proposes to award points to residential buildings that have adopted eco-friendly measures and thereby

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Dreaming Green

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

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The key to an eco-friendly festive season,think Local!

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

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Surprise,Green Car of the Year…

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

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Pedaling to a Green Christmas

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.

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World Cup Teams Going Green!

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

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Cut carbon emissions by 34%

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

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Beijing announces water price hike

The hike in Beijing’s water price aims to encourage conservation and

Beijing

recycling in a bid to ease water shortages in the city. By subsidizing low-income residents,officials say the price hike will not impose an excessive financial burden on ordinary people.

Authorities say Beijing is short in water resources. With an average of

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Dying to be green? Try “bio-cremation”

VANCOUVER,British Columbia (Reuters) –Worried you haven’t been green enough in life? Don’t let death come in the way of a more eco-friendly you.

From coffins made of recycled cardboard to saying no to embalming chemicals that seep into the soil,people are increasingly searching for ways to make their final resting place a

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