Eric Mair’s Energy 101: Part 9
Part 9 of Eric Mair's Energy 101 Series, exploring building planning and design, using sustainable materials.
Demystifying Renewable Energy: Eric Mair
Dear friends, Eric Mair, from Capstone Renewables, will be hosting a Demystifying Renewable Energy presentation on the 8th of August 2009. This is a 90 minute presentation on what can be and, indeed, is being achieved both in the domestic and utility scale markets with renewable energy resources and technology available today. It is an [...]
Sue Bellinger re-imagine National Cleanup Week
Sue Bellinger re-imagine National Cleanup Week. One of the most sustainable activities that I’ve come across is ‘cleanups’. We do them over and over again, in the same places and the same way. Come September we’ll ‘celebrate’ National Cleanup Week. Hordes of community members, schoolchildren and corporate employees will be urged to ‘celebrate’ and participate. [...]
Energy 101: Planning and design of buildings
Energy 101: Planning and design of buildings. Bearing in mind the energy efficiency mantra: The cheapest energy is the energy you don’t use (where “cheapest” refers to both finance and environment). The most efficient way to keep your spaces warm in winter and cool in summer is to design and build them with energy [...]
Leonie Joubert on Denmark’s green solutions!
This December, all eyes turn to Denmark, when scientists and governments will come together to discuss the fate of the planet’s atmosphere. Leonie Joubert visits some of the country’s green solutions ahead of the all-important United Nations climate summit.
NGO’s write benchmark Copenhagen climate treaty!
With the world's attention on the Copenhagen climate change negotiations happening later this year, a group of NGO's have drafted a climate treaty as a guide for governments to use at the negotiations. The proposes treaty brings together the need for ambitious and urgent action on adaptation and emissions reduction.
Climate Change Adaptation: Farmer Workshop 3
A summary of our latest climate change adaptation workshop with small scale farmers within the Swartland region of the Western Cape. This workshop is part of a larger pilot study which provides farmers with information about climate change and tools to adapt of shift their farming practices.
Climate Champions: Michaelhouse School, KZN
Two students at Michaelhouse private school in the Midlands, KZN have started their own small scale biogas system. Read their story of what they did, what worked and the successes they've had. Hopefully this project can the foundation a school wide biogas generation project.
The Firedogs of Climate Change – book review
You’re older than 15, but younger than 35? You expect at least another 50 years of the good life on planet earth? But you have heard that there are some problems? Sorry to disappoint you, but there are some seriously big ones. One of them is climate change, and it will hugely impact upon [...]
Abalimi Bezekhaya: growing sustainable urban neighbourhoods
Abalimi Bezekhaya: growing sustainable urban neighbourhoods Dear friends, Rob Small is like a force of nature and spending time with him will invigorate you or exhaust you or both, but you will not regret any of it. I first heard about Abalimi Bezekhaya back in 2000 as an organisation doing amazing work in townships. Abalimi [...]