Being Green

Being Green - 04 August 2017

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.

4 Aug 2017 5 min

Being Green - 28 July 2017

We all know the name Albert Einstein, not to be confused with the musicologist Alfred Einstein, and we know the famous e=mc 2 thing, even if we’re a bit hazy about what it means. But I certainly didn’t find the name Milankovitch rolling off my tongue – yet he should…

28 Jul 2017 6 min

Being Green - 21 July 2017

Water in the Rocks Have you noticed how the obligatory chat about the weather has changed in the last little while? Now we say – “Beautiful day – but of course I’d be happy if it were overcast and raining….” The City of Cape town continues to exhort us about…

21 Jul 2017 5 min

Being Green - 14 July 2017

Giant iceberg Splits off Antarctic A huge ice-berg broke off the edge of the Larsen ‘C’ Ice Shelf in Antarctica this week. It was not an unexpected event, as scientists have been monitoring the huge crack in the ice for a number of years, and saw it extending steadily. The…

14 Jul 2017 5 min

Being Green - 7 July 2017

WILL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING SAVE THE PLANET? Things are happening fast in technology and development, or are they? The Swedish-Chinese owned motor manufacturer Volvo created quite a stir this week by announcing the end of the internal combustion engine as we know it. From 2019 Volvo will be turning out…

7 Jul 2017 5 min

Being Green - 30 June 2017

AQUAPONICS – THE WAY TO FEED MILLIONS WHILST CONSERVING WATER? John Richards talked to Prof James Rakocy, of the University of the Virgin Islands, pioneer developer of the AQUAPONICS cultivation and harvesting method, a revolutionary closed-cycle system whereby food can be grown, both carbohydrate and protein. The method employs fish…

30 Jun 2017 7 min

Being Green - 16 June 2017

Here on BEING GREEN on FMR we followed the fortunes of Braam Malherbe and his rowing partner Wayne Robertson as they crossed the mighty Atlantic Ocean from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro in the Mhondoro, a rowing boat with a cramped cabin, some rechargeable batteries, food of course, and…

16 Jun 2017 8 min

Being Green - 9 June 2017

ALL ABOUT ANTS Peter Slingsby talked about his book ANTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Read more… www.theantbook.blogspot.co.za www.slingsbymaps.com/ Book obtainable at good booksellers or through above websites or call 021 788 4545 or fax 086 508 2817

9 Jun 2017 6 min

Being Green - 2 June 2017

BUCHU PROFESSOR PATRICK BOUIC Independent researcher, Cape Kingdom Neutraceuticals. “The medicinal benefits of this plant are incredible. Research results show that the anti-inflammatory properties of buchu outperform well-known molecules normally used to treat-inflammation. Buchu has an average 60% higher activity at an equivalent concentration of Quercetin which is well known…

2 Jun 2017 7 min

Being Green - 26 May 2017

EVERY BREATH WE TAKE! I was in Gauteng earlier this week, where it was overcast and uncharacteristically rainy for this late-autumn season on the Highveld. And where Gautengers are watering their gardens, with due respect we hope for the water restrictions that are in place. Difficult to sell extended restrictions…

26 May 2017 7 min

Being Green - 19 May 2017

DON TOOTH, C E O of the VERGELEGEN Wine Estate talks about the science projects and conservation initiatives on this historical and modern-day working farm on the banks of the Lourens River. Four PhD’s have been produced based on field work in the Estate, and there are numerous partnerships with…

19 May 2017 7 min

Being Green - 12 May 2017

BIOMIMICRY and Water - Claire Janisch, eco-systems engineer, founder member of Biomimicry SA, and a partner in For Love of Water, explained the principle of biomimicry in designing systems to reproduce natural processes and harness the complex efficiency of nature. With particular reference to water treatment, but it could apply…

12 May 2017 6 min

Being Green - 5 May 2017

AFRICAN UTILITY WEEK - the continental showcase for the utility sector in Africa - Energy and Water. John Richards talked to EVAN SCHIFF, event director, on the challenges and exciting innovations in utility management and governance that will be highlighted in Africa’s biggest industry conference and exposition. At the Cape…

5 May 2017 6 min

Being Green - 28 April 2017

Developments in the Nuclear Power Saga – and the DOT Challenge What with the Freedom Day holiday yesterday and other distractions, the ruling of the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday didn’t get the spotlight it deserved. So a recap here – the Court was approached by Earthlife Africa and…

3 May 2017 6 min

Being Green - 21 April 2017

John Richards talked to FELIX PHILIPP about energy resources for communities ‘at the base of the pyramid’, those informal settlement and township dwellers who have a great need for fuel for cooking and living, and electricity, but who often end up paying far more than mainstream consumers. Felix is project…

21 Apr 2017 6 min

Being Green - 14 April 2017

Fracking hasn’t been in the headlines much recently, but it’s not going to go away. The current state of play is that a limited number of licenses for exploration are going to be issued for the designated region in the Karoo to three entities – 3 to Shell, and one…

14 Apr 2017 7 min

Being Green - 7 April 2017

Do One Thing - D –O-- T – Dot. That’s the challenge thrown out from the Cape-to-Rio rowing pair of Braam Malherbe and Wayne Robertson. Do One Thing for the environment. Well, they’re doing one huge thing by rowing across the South Atlantic in their 6.8 metre craft, the Mhondoro,…

7 Apr 2017 5 min

Being Green - 31 March 2017

Over 2 billion PET plastic bottles were recycled in South Africa last year. Plastic bottle recycled tonnage in SA has grown by over 800% since 2005. PETCO* has announced their 2016 recycling figures. These indicate that the annual PET recycling rate has grown from 52% of post-consumer bottle PET in…

31 Mar 2017 6 min

Being Green - 24 March 2017

Climate change won’t go away, despite many, including the champion of fossil fuels Donald Trump, wishing it would. Climate science is really very advanced today, and I often hear remarks from those who should know better decrying or putting down the findings. Nothing like ignoring uncomfortable news – but hey,…

24 Mar 2017 5 min

Being Green - 17 March 2017

The energy debate simmers on, and has been relatively quiet for a while, but don’t be lulled into a sense of false security. At the moment we’re in a holding pattern, with the decision on Nuclear new-build programs in the pending tray. The Government has passed the hot potato on…

17 Mar 2017 9 min