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People often think of wastewater as serving no purpose because they are unaware of wastewater treatment which has been clarified.
lifestyle

Wastewater treatment: Africa’s scientists have this to say

Oil and gas exploration
Environment

Fracking rears its head again as SA looks for new energy sources  

SA government set to invest more in renewable energy
Environment

Mantashe accuses NGO’s of blocking vital development in SA

People often think of wastewater as serving no purpose because they are unaware of wastewater treatment which has been clarified.
Environment

Wastewater treatment: Africa’s scientists have this to say

Oil and gas exploration
Environment

Fracking rears its head again as SA looks for new energy sources  

SA government set to invest more in renewable energy
Environment

Mantashe accuses NGO’s of blocking vital development in SA

China's Covid-19 mass testing mantra
Environment

China’s Covid-19 mass testing mantra bursts bins with ‘medical waste’

By Agence France-Presse20-06-2022 15:23

China’s Covid-19 mass testing mantra has generated a sheer amount of medical waste at a scale that is practically unseen in the human history

screaming dustbins
Environment

‘Do it again’: Dustbins scream with pleasure

By Agence France-Presse11-06-2022 13:11

Swedish dustbins scream with pleasure once a trash is thrown into it like ‘come back soon and do it gain’ or ‘Aaah that was really good’

bees-bee-endangered-california
Environment

Is it a bird, is it a bee? Nope, it’s a fish – according to a California court

By Marilynn Manuel03-06-2022 18:55

A California court has ruled that bees are a type of fish to protect them under the state’s endangered species act.

Plastic
Environment

Plastic trash turned into art with a message

By Agence France-Presse29-05-2022 11:06

Maria Nissan as an artist with a mission ‘to rid the world of single-use plastics’, decided to turn Jordan’s plastic trash into an art

SANParks, Flower Picker, Cape Town
News

Arrested for picking flowers? Cape Town man BUSTED for ‘serious offence’

By Nathan Craig05-05-2022 18:01

A man is now facing serious charges after he was caught and arrested for picking flowers in the Table Mountain National Park.

Microbe-based faux beef instead of grilled meat
Environment

Would you eat microbe-based faux beef to save forests and slash CO2?

By Agence France-Presse05-05-2022 09:00

Researchers reported on Wednesday that swapping half of red meat consumption for microbe based beef, would reduce tree loss and CO2 pollution.

Tourism
Environment

Future tourism may include an underwater visit to Mandela’s prison cell

By Alicia Naidoo26-04-2022 14:49

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is calling on citizens from across the world to fight climate change with #ChangeTheJourney.

Sawa Lake in Iraq
Environment

Iraq’s Sawa Lake disappeared due to overuse and climate change

By Agence France-Presse26-04-2022 10:08

Human activities and climate change have combined to turn Sawa lake in Iraq’s southern province into a barren wasteland with piles of salt

Flames rise high as firefighte
Kenya News

Flames rise high as firefighters battle to bring Kenya forest blaze under control

By Agence France-Presse07-02-2022 13:54

Dozens of forest rangers, firefighters and volunteers struggled Monday to stem a blaze that broke out in Kenya’s Aberdare national park at the weekend, as suspicions of arson emerged.

‘Remarkable’ giant coral reef
Environment

‘Remarkable’ giant coral reef found off Tahiti

By Agence France-Presse20-01-2022 15:19

Scientists have discovered one of the world’s largest coral reefs off the coast of Tahiti, a vast area of “pristine” rose-shaped corals deep under water apparently unharmed by climate change, UNESCO announced Thursday.

Spain volcano island residents
News

Spain volcano island residents return home to battle ash

By Agence France-Presse12-01-2022 08:33

For weeks they dreamt of returning to the homes they fled when a volcano erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma.

Western Cape weather
Weather

Last 7 years ‘warmest on record’ globally: EU

By Agence France-Presse10-01-2022 14:24

The last seven years have been the hottest on record globally “by a clear margin”, the European Union’s climate monitoring service reported Monday, as it raised the alarm over sharp increases in record concentrations of methane in the atmosphere.

Study: Most countries may see
Weather

Study: Most countries may see annual heat extremes every second year

By Agence France-Presse06-01-2022 19:58

Almost every country on Earth could experience extremely hot years every other year by 2030, according to new research Thursday highlighting the outsized contribution of emissions from the world’s major polluters.

GM electric truck latest entra
Motoring

GM electric truck latest entrant in rich US pickup market

By Agence France-Presse06-01-2022 10:20

General Motors launched its all-electric Chevrolet Silverado on Wednesday, formally entering a contest for the lucrative US pickup market against fellow Detroit giant Ford as well as Tesla and other electric vehicle upstarts.

Jaguar released in Argentina t
Environment

Jaguar released in Argentina to help endangered species

By Agence France-Presse01-01-2022 11:15

A jaguar named Jatobazinho was released into a national park in Argentina Friday as part of a program to boost the numbers of this endangered species.

Rare leopard captured in north
Environment

Rare leopard captured in northern Iraq

By Agence France-Presse01-01-2022 10:47

An endangered leopard captured in Iraq’s mountainous north had its hind leg amputated on Friday following a trap-inflicted wound, an AFP photographer said.

Colombia’s forgotten Alcatraz:
Environment

Colombia’s forgotten Alcatraz: the island prison of Gorgona

By Agence France-Presse23-12-2021 10:53

At the end of October, a presidential candidate stirred up old memories when proposing to send corrupt politicians to Colombia’s notorious former island prison of Gorgona.

Walmart
Environment

California sues Walmart over toxic waste dumping

By Agence France-Presse21-12-2021 11:30

The US state of California announced Monday it is suing Walmart, alleging the retail giant unlawfully disposes of millions of toxic waste items.

Melting Arctic ice draws kille
Environment

Melting Arctic ice draws killer whales further north

By Agence France-Presse17-12-2021 10:51

In the pale winter darkness of northern Norway, a huge flock of seagulls circles above an Arctic fjord, signifying the presence of a group of unusual predators in the water below.

European stores pull products
Environment

European stores pull products linked to Brazil deforestation

By Agence France-Presse16-12-2021 13:30

Several European supermarket chains are dropping Brazilian beef products linked to destruction of the Amazon rainforest and tropical wetland, the US activist group Mighty Earth said Thursday.

Mayan Train, the president’s p
World News

Mayan Train, the president’s pet project exposing Mexico’s cracks

By Agence France-Presse15-12-2021 12:43

A proposed Mayan tourist train in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula has divided residents in one of the country’s poorest regions, known for its indigenous uprisings.

Bewilderment Richard Powers
Books

Environmental ode meets sci-fi in Richard Powers’s ‘Bewilderment’

By Carmen Coetsee25-11-2021 18:14

Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers’s ‘Bewilderment’ tells the tale of a planet in peril as seen and experienced by one remarkable boy and his father.

Hope takes root with tree plan
Environment

Hope takes root with tree planting in war-wrecked Iraq city

By Agence France-Presse25-11-2021 17:09

Oil-rich Iraq, devastated by decades of war and chaos, is also one of the countries most threatened by climate change

Two mountain gorillas born in
Environment

Two mountain gorillas born in DR Congo’s Virunga park

By Agence France-Presse18-11-2021 22:52

The mountain gorilla population has increased fivefold in 40 years in the three countries where they live – the DRC, Uganda and Rwanda

Pakistan Lahore blanketed by s
World News

Pakistan Lahore blanketed by smog, ‘Find a solution,’ residents say

By Agence France-Presse17-11-2021 14:16

Air pollution has worsened in Pakistan in recent years, as a mixture of diesel fumes, smoke from crop burn off, and cold temperatures hangs

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