Curious to know a little bit more about the Project 90 winning clubs, and what sort of ideas they had and projects they implemented? Our regional clubs coordinators have written a little about each club for us, so read on to find out more.
Project 90's director, Brenda Martin, has been awarded a full scholarship to study a Climate leadership programme in Munich. She is travelling in Europe at the moment and on her arrival in France she she saw the alarming news headlines describing leaked documents which show that the design on French company EDF's nuclear power station is flawed and could cause a catastrophic accident.
Our last post looked at the world we would like to live in, now we take a look at the world we could find ourselves living in unless we start cutting carbon... today. And a reminder that voting for the Blog Awards closes tomorrow - so please vote for us if you haven't already. Thanks.
Gary Fahy takes a look at how a coal power station works and its relationship to carbon emissions. We are also very excited to announce that our Blog has been chosen as one of the top ten green blogs in SA!! Please help us to win and vote for us using the icon on the RHS of the Blog. Many thanks for your support.
If you've heard of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) but are not quite sure what they are or how they work, then read on... Marise Naude from GreenXEnergy explains. We've also posted our August edition of the latest renewable energy news here: http://90by2030.wordpress.com/renewable-energy-news/
Research shows that wind can provide 35% of SA's electricity, and at a cheaper price than coal. And we post a short video showing what Cape Town will look like if we don't start a transition to a low carbon, sustainable energy future.
Join us this Sunday to watch the demolition of the Athlone towers – a symbol of our dependence on coal – and express our desire to create a new sustainable and low-carbon energy future for South Africa.
Robert Fischer went along to watch the installation of a Biogas Digester at a household development in Newlands, Cape Town.
Our director, Brenda Martin, takes a look at whether boycotting BP is the answer.
Sweden recently overturned a 30-year-old ban on building new nuclear reactors. But with some conditions attached...