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3 Reasons We Don’t Say Climate Change Anymore
Talking about climate change requires critical language skills. Is it really an accurate way to describe one of the planet's biggest existential threats?
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Eskom court ruling kicks consumers while we’re down
This week, the high court ruled in favour of Eskom in its legal battle with the National Energy Regulator NERSA, allowing Eskom to implement further…
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2 000 MW emergency power won’t fix a broken system
22 July 2020, Johannesburg — This week, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced that bid documentation for 2 000MW of emergency power would be released in the coming…
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Reusables are just as safe: The Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating single-use plastic pollution
More than 125 health experts, including virologists, epidemiologists, emergency room doctors, and specialists in public health and food packaging safety, have signed a statement on the safety of reusables during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Keep Your Promise Mr. President, We Need 100% Green Energy This Year
Kenya has been severely hit by unseasonable heavy rains and an unprecedented infestation of locusts, that is devastating agricultural production. Heavy floods that are hitting the country have resulted in…
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The Story of Plastic is an eye opener into the global plastic pollution crisis
What does an anti-oil & gas activist in Houston, Texas, have in common with a lawyer advocating for plastic bag bans in Jakarta, Indonesia, and a waste picker in Delhi,…
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Eskom seeks to deepen South Africa’s air pollution crisis
15 May 2020, Johannesburg — Media reported today that Eskom is seeking to delay the closure of three of its ancient coal-fired power stations – Grootvlei, Camden and Hendrina. In…
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Greenpeace Africa disgusted by Dr Khumalo’s comments on radio amid pandemic
02 April 2020, Johannesburg — This morning, South Africa’s National Air Quality Officer (NAQO), Dr Thuli Khumalo, appeared on SAFM to discuss the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries’ last-minute…
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SA government gazettes approval for air pollution increases
Johannesburg, 28 March 2020 — Barbara Creecy, Minister of the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries this week gazetted the doubling of the minimum emissions standards for Sulphur Dioxide (SO2),…
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Water is central to our humanity – Greenpeace Africa
22 March 2020, Johannesburg — This World Water Day, the nexus of coal, water security, and air pollution is at the centre of the discussion for Greenpeace Africa. South Africa’s…