Job-figure fantasies drain the power from national electricity plan hearings. An important issue at the public hearings on draft Integrated Resource Plan 2018 was the use of questionable figures in presentations. Regardless of who is represented, or whether they stand to benefit financially, it is a big problem if unsubstantiated and unreferenced figures are presented. [...]
The technology that uses light energy from the sun to generate electricity - Solar Electricity - has been around for approximately 179 years and was originally discovered by a French scientist called Edmond Becquerel somewhere around 1839 or so. Although the first silicon photovoltaic (PV) cell was already invented by Bell Labs in 1954, it [...]
WWF's 2010 Living Planet report, released last week, warns we are living beyond the capacity of the planet, pumping more CO2 than the earth can absorb, using up resources quicker than they can be regenerated. If we continue this rate of consumption by 2030 we would need two planets to sustain us. The findings are a stark reminder that we need to change the way we live and the choices we make. We've put together a few simple ideas for you to start cutting carbon by changing the way you live.. and you can start all of these today!
Robert Fischer writes for the annual Business Day Earth publication explaining how a transition to a low carbon power sector advances environmental goals while creating an affordable power supply.
Now that it's all over, I take a look at which environmental initiatives will remain after the World Cup.
Please sign our petition calling for 4 million Solar Water Heaters.
Our Product Observer, Gary Fahy, takes a look at whether turning your geyser off when you are not using it is more energy efficienct than leaving it on all the time.
Get some great ideas from our Howick High Club about how to live sustainably. Let us know if you have any more to add.
Find out how you can join Project 90's 2010 Climate Challenge.
We hope to see government departments take collective action to create an enabling environment for the much-needed transition to a green economy in South Africa.
