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THE Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University’s George campus has established a Sustainable Campus Project that aims to gather data on sustainable living compared to conventional households. The George campus, known for its positive response to addressing energy and waste management on site, launched the Green Campus Initiative, of which the Sustainable Campus Project forms part, to Continue reading Sustainable Living aim of Campus Research One of the city’s newest attractions, a floating vessel shaped like a ball which was built by deaf Khayelitsha residents, has won the most innovative product award at the 2010 SA Boating Awards. The Whisper Ball is a boat shaped like a ball which floats on the water powered by an eco-friendly electrical Continue reading Whisper Ball, is it a soccer ball or a boat? 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 solar water Continue reading New Solar Water Heating Rebate A pilot project to test whether reusing grey water is feasible began about a year ago. Fourteen homes have reuse systems installed, and the city Guelph - Canada, would like another 16 homeowners to sign on. Ben Polley is convinced. The home builder installed a grey water system last year in the Manitoba Street heritage home he Continue reading Grey Water Systems reduce water use by 30% 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 harvesting has Continue reading Coca-Cola & Rainwater Harvesting! South Africa is heading for a water deficit of between 17 percent and 30 percent in 2030 – and needs to invest R2.8 billion per year to prevent shortages, according to a global water report. Its best-case scenario it projects a water shortfall in two decades of 2.9 billion cubic meters, rising to 3.8 billion cubic Continue reading We can generate energy but not water! 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. Not just Continue reading Pedaling to a Green Christmas 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 negotiations”. The country’s greenhouse gases Continue reading Cut carbon emissions by 34% |
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