Wind and solar photovoltaics require no water to generate electricity. Conserving energy and becoming more energy efficient doesn’t require a drop. [...]
Wind and solar photovoltaics require no water to generate electricity. Conserving energy and becoming more energy efficient doesn’t require a drop. [...] Joburg roads are starting to crumble because of the rising water table. Underground water is seeping through the roads and causing huge sinkholes and flooding into neighbouring properties. Acid mine water flooding Johannesburg Affected residents are facing costs of thousands of rand to install special drainage systems because the Joburg Roads Agency (JRA) [...] City of Cape Town and Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) were invited to discuss the ongoing eutrophication causing toxicity in Wildevoel Vlei [...] Questions for Shell at the proposed meeting 25th March 2011 Dear Shell,I have done a study of other frackers,and I see no difference between you and others elsewhere worldwide,what with the lack of transparency and downright lies. Fracking in our Karoo is not something that we simply don’t want. We are not [...] South Africa could become a place for further great scientific discovery or we could become a country that poisons groundwater supplies in order to burn more fossil fuels [...] It is advised that household use alternative sources of water,including greywater to irrigate gardens and to conserve water where possible. It should be encouraged that all communities start practicing water saving behaviours. [...] The state of the main dams supplying the Cape metropolitan area as compared to the five previous years is reflected in the table below. It is important to bear in mind that the time to save water is when there is water to save,and we should therefore not become complacent about our water saving efforts. [...] The rate at which these critical groundwater aquifers are being sucked dry doubled between 1960 and 2000. The trend,which contributes to the rise of sea levels,at the same time threatens the fresh water supplies around the globe. [...] 1. Approximately 97% of the worlds water is found in the oceans and seas as salt water. 2. Only the remaining 3% is fresh water. [...] heard of the concept of showering more to save water,then it might sound counter intuitive,but…[...] | ||
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