Using the Sun to see the Stars
The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) is best known for the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT). Funded by a consortium of international partners from...
Plastic in the ocean kills threatened albatrosses
Plastic drink bottles, disposable utensils and balloons are among the most deadly items.
Plastic in the ocean can be deadly for marine wildlife and seabirds around the...
How Do Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming Affect Us?
Global warming and greenhouse effects are quite detrimental to all life on earth. To understand the magnitude and severity of these factors, we need...
Save the Oceans with Your Diet – South Africans Pledge Fish...
There are no longer plenty more fish in the sea! Fish Free February challenges you to help protect our oceans by removing seafood from...
Shoprite expands solar PV project and continues its commitment to more...
The Shoprite Group now generates a substantial amount of power using solar panels
Its biggest solar PV project, at the Basson distribution centre,...
Squirrels in the Rockies are feeling the pitch of warming temperatures
In the southern part of the Rockies the rodents are opting to stay at higher altitudes to escape warming temperatures.
Golden-mantled ground squirrels are photogenic...
Sign on – South Africa’s oceans need YOU
Johannesburg, 17 February 2021: It has been four months since WILDOCEANS, a programme of the WILDTRUST, caused a stir with the launch of their...
No, it’s not the renewables
The Texas cold fuels a storm over energy policy, even as the U.S. returns to the Paris Agreement and moves toward elements of a...
Scaling up reforestation can help us manage climate change
Climate change is accelerating, yet it isn’t too late yet if we are to keep warming to under 1.5 Celsius.
Climate change is accelerating, yet...
African Energy Chamber’s Energy Transition Committee Advocates for a Unique Energy...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 12, 2021/APO Group/ --
The African Energy Chamber’s (www.EnergyChamber.org) Energy Transition Committee held its first meeting of the year, to discuss...
Spectacular photos of Augrabies Falls in flood
Visitors on a viewing platform take pictures of the mighty Orange (Gariep) River in full flood as it plunges down the Augrabies Falls in...
Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global...
One of the big contributors to climate change is right beneath your feet, and transforming it could be a powerful solution for keeping greenhouse...
