Being Green

Being Green - 13 Nov 2020

There is widespread agreement among climate activists and experts that Donald Trump’s tenure as the president of the United States has been a disaster for the environment. In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook speaks to former United States diplomat, Brooks Spector, about what we can expect from US President-elect,…

13 Nov 2020 7 min

Being Green - 06 Nov 2020

Think global, act local – the environmental activists used to say. Maybe they still do. A local spatial-environmental issue that has been catching my eye is pretty much in our faces, although you may not be aware of it if you’re not a follower of the great science of Astronomy,…

6 Nov 2020 5 min

Being Green - 31 Oct 2020

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook, talks to Naude Dreyer of the non-profit organisation Ocean Conservation Namibia, about the death of over 7,000 Cape fur seal pups that have washed ashore at Pelican Point in Walvis Bay. For more information, please go to: https://www.ocnamibia.org

30 Oct 2020 6 min

Being Green - 24 Oct 2020

The economy. Don’t groan. If I can understand it, you can. Everyone agrees that rebuilding the economy is number one priority. We’re looking to our leaders – and particularly the chief leader Cyril Ramaphosa – for cues to show the way and dispel the trauma of these times. Or at…

23 Oct 2020 5 min

Being Green - 16 Oct 2020

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook, talks to Chris Krauss, the chairperson on an NPO called Sea the Bigger Picture, which has been testing an innovative way of removing microplastics off our beaches. The Enviro Buggy basically vacuums up sand, small bits of plastic and other debris…

16 Oct 2020 7 min

Being Green - 09 Oct 2020

We know that life on Earth, for all of us – humanity – depends on life on Earth, for every living thing – plants, animals, birds, sharks, fish, molluscs, reptiles, arachnoids, microbes – even viruses, if they are to be considered living. The minister of the environment Barbara Creecy stressed…

9 Oct 2020 4 min

Being Green - 02 Oct 2020

Spring has sprung, and in this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook, looks ahead to next week’s Garden Day. Horticulturist Tanya Visser, presenter of The Gardener on the Home Channel, gives us ideas about what to plant in our gardens that is good for both us and the environment…

2 Oct 2020 6 min

Being Green - 25 Sept 2020

PROUDLY SPONSORED BY GERLINDE MOSER OF RE/MAX. Being Green – Your window on the environment broadcast every Friday morning at 9.30. Glynis Crook will focus on key issues affecting our lifestyles, science and research outcomes, the quest for sustainable living and a healthier planet.

25 Sep 2020 4 min

Being Green - 18 Sept 2020

In this week’s edition of Being Green, as we celebrate Clean-Up & Recycle SA Week, National Recycling Day, and both the International Coastal Clean-Up and Let`s Do It - World Clean-Up Day, Glynis Crook speaks to Candice Burgess-Look of the annual Eco-Logic Awards, Blake Dyason of “Love our Trails”, and…

18 Sep 2020 6 min

Being Green - 11 Sept 2020

Things to Ponder on Whilst You Tend Your Indoor Plants in Lockdown. www.roboticsandautomationnews.com “vertical farming” The south-western Cape storage dams are pretty well supplied after the rainy days of mid-August and a few cold fronts that actually brought more than a smattering of showers. The relatively new (and once controversial)…

11 Sep 2020 5 min

Being Green - 04 Sept 2020

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Dr Tlou Masehela, a researcher working on honeybees, about National Arbor Week, the importance of planting trees, the role played by bees, and why they are so important for biodiversity. To find out more about what trees you can…

4 Sep 2020 5 min

Being Green - 29 Aug 2020

You probably didn’t notice it, but last week we passed a date, or rather overshot a date – Earth Overshoot Day. What is it? A day that marks the limit of resources used to full capacity, or all the goods and services the Earth systems can supply or regenerate, as…

28 Aug 2020 5 min

Being Green - 21 Aug 2020

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Nigel Forshaw, the regional team coordinator for the Scout programme in the Western Cape, about a project to rid their Hawequas Adventure Centre of alien vegetation. The camp, near Wellington, is used for outdoor adventure activities and environmental education…

21 Aug 2020 5 min

Being Green - 14 Aug 2020

I think that means if you haven’t tested positive but are complying with all the recommended protocols including the legally binding ones. New Zealand has been in the news this week, for the wrong reason really – a bit of nervousness over the import of a single case of Covid-19…

14 Aug 2020 4 min

Being Green - 07 Aug 2020

In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook speaks to Professor Leslie Petrik of the Department of Chemistry at the University of the Western Cape, lead author of a new study which has found toxic herbicides, that are banned in other parts of the world, in seawater, mussels, sea urchins, limpets…

7 Aug 2020 7 min

Being Green - 31 July 2020

One thing you can say about the human condition is that we seem to be slightly more on the glass half-full side, despite the prophets of doom making the most noise. I mean that there’s quite a buzz of positive views on the blogs and in the media generally. You…

31 Jul 2020 4 min

Being Green - 24 July 2020

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to the lead author of a new study which shows that polar bears could be wiped out by the end of the century if global warming continues at the current rate. Dr Péter Molnár and the team of researchers say…

24 Jul 2020 6 min

Being Green - 17 July 2020

One of the environment ironies of the pandemic is the fact that conservation areas are benefiting from the reduction in tourist traffic – as far as biodiversity is concerned, though not funding. So if the funding is compromised, it upsets the conservation-must-pay-for-itself model, and there may be a future reduction…

17 Jul 2020 5 min

Being Green - 10 July 2020

In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook speaks to Dr Niall McCann, founder and conservation director of the UK-based conservation charity, National Park Rescue, to get an update on the unprecedented death of some 400 elephants in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. No-one knows why they are dying, but the country’s government…

10 Jul 2020 6 min

Being Green - 03 July 2020

In amongst all the media noise of the “new normal” – sorry, that’s the last time I’ll use that phrase – here is a spotlight on this topic: the importance of nature, the environment, whatever you want to call it. Modeling remedial action on natural examples will loom larger and…

4 Jul 2020 3 min