We can generate energy but not water!

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

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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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Cut carbon emissions by 34%

South Africa has committed to reducing its carbon emissions by 34% by

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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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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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