Being Green

Being Green - 7 October 2016

John Richards talks to Bronwen Lankers-Byrne of the Hout Bay “Thrive” movement about developments in food gardening for Hout Bay residents and Imizamo Yethu informal settlement; school outreach and projects, and the opening of a weekly Organic Market at the Valley Farmstall. Contact Zikhona 0626272719

7 Oct 2016 5 min

Being Green - 23 September 2016

Modern Human Society’s Intimate involvement with Plastics – France Takes a Stand – and a promising innovation in Mega-Batteries: "A big thanks to our energetic FMR listeners who joined the International Ocean Clean-Up local event on Robben Island last Saturday. We were a tiny but vital segment of about a…

23 Sep 2016 6 min

Being Green - 16 September 2016

Re-writing the genetic taxonomy of the Gentle Giants of Africa - the Giraffes. To taxonomists and biologists surprise, latest DNA research show 4 distinct species.

16 Sep 2016 6 min

Being Green - 9 September 2016

Plastic and the world we live in: John Kieser of Plastics SA, the plastics industry spokespeople and community liaison organisation, talked to John Richards about current challenges in plastic manufacturing, recycling initiative, regulations and public perceptions. For more information contact John Kieser 021 591 5512.

9 Sep 2016 7 min

Being Green - 2 September 2016

"Ocean Cleanup Still on Track Despite Setback - and South Africa introduces Waste Management Plans for Industries."

2 Sep 2016 6 min

Being Green - 26 August 2016

Food Security - the Good, the Bad and the Dangerous!: Prof David Sanders is co-chairing the World Nutrition Congress here at the University of the Western Cape next week (30 August - 2 September). He talks to John Richards about some of the major health concerns in today’s food supplying,…

26 Aug 2016 9 min

Being Green - 19 August 2016

Food information, labelling, and all you need to know about Safe Shopping. Robyn Smith, founder of Faithful to Nature online organic shop. Contact them for your free Pocket Guide to Safe Shopping or call 021 785 3268

19 Aug 2016 6 min

Being Green - 12 August 2016

"You probably know all this stuff, if you don’t you really should, but it bears repeating as they say. So here goes… What am I talking about? Well, we all live in it and listen to FMR in it, and spend most of our time in it. The Cape Floristic…

12 Aug 2016 5 min

Being Green - 5 August 2016

“Normal is Over” – a film by Renee Scheltema: Premiere at the Labia Theatre. "Where are we headed on the planet? And how long have we got? Can the ship be turned around - ? Some of the questions that might occur to us when we think about the future…

5 Aug 2016 6 min

Being Green - 29 July 2016

John Richards talked to SUSAN WISHART of the Western Leopard Toad volunteers about conservation and status of our highly endemic - and endangered - amphibian, and the ongoing research. The good rains mean it's good news for the Leopard Toads breeding drive - they should soon be out there, and…

29 Jul 2016 6 min

Being Green - 22 July 2016

TIPS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AT HOME: John Richards talked to Paul Dimaio of Spindel about improving the winter heating profile in your home, and switching to more efficient devices such as the infra-red electric heaters. "Warmwatchers" infra-red heaters for info contact: 0860 555 135

22 Jul 2016 6 min

Being Green - 15 July 2016

“A Tale of Two Power Plants: Two approaches to providing electrical energy - both valid and necessary, but very different in philosophy. One is in the arid heart of the Karoo, and the other, in the far frozen wastes of the vast Russian territories."

15 Jul 2016 5 min

Being Green - 8 July 2016

Announcement of a new Sustainability Award for South African restaurants - a first. The Eat Out Woolworths Sustainability Awards call for entries from restaurants. Annelde Greeff, Editor-in-Chief of Eat Out. Information on Eat Out’s web-site www.eatout.co.za or contact info@eatout.co.za

8 Jul 2016 6 min

Being Green - 1 July 2016

OCEAN CLEANUP IS HAPPENING! The imaginative project of Dutch student Boyan Slat is becoming a reality, and one day soon will be addressing the curse of plastic waste in the world’s oceans - well at least the floating plastic. The prototype test rig goes into action today for a test…

1 Jul 2016 6 min

Being Green - 24 June 2016

"Is the Dead Sea Dying? A popularly held take on the famous, historical, biblical, cultural and political feature, the 67-long kilometre ‘sea’ is that it is heavily impacted and is threatened to the point of destruction. But that’s far from the truth, and recent discoveries show that there’s more life…

24 Jun 2016 5 min

Being Green - 17 June 2016

Breakthrough in Carbon Sequestration – turning gas into rock! If we could just get the Carbon away from the Oxygen in Carbon Dioxide - but we can! Iceland shows the way, and South Africa also has plans and a lot going on with the South African Centre for Carbon Capture…

17 Jun 2016 5 min

Being Green - 10 June 2016

It's World Oceans Week - and the spotlight is on all aspects of marine conservation. Things are not good. For instance the Great Barrier Reef just off the coast of Australia is bleached out by rising temperatures. If a big rescue operation and bold mitigation steps are not taken soon,…

10 Jun 2016 5 min

Being Green - 3 June 2016

“The Climate Suite”: John Richards plays a familiar tune with new variations - the current state of atmospheric monitoring, Carbon Dioxide levels top 400 ppm in the Southern Hemisphere. But there may be good news on the horizon as El Nino subsides and gives way to La Nina, with possible…

3 Jun 2016 6 min

Being Green - 27 May 2016

John Richards speaks to Cathy Wijnberg: A business growth professional about the Fetola Project, a mentoring programme to assist and develop entrepreneurs in the green sector of the economy. Definition of the ‘green economy’ and its significance for future growth, the ‘triple bottom line’ concept: Economic performance; Social integration and…

27 May 2016 6 min

Being Green - 20 May 2016

Diversity at African Utility Week: “The African Utility Week mega-show has just ended in Cape Town, with delegates and role-players in the electrical energy and water utility fields showing off their specialities and expertise, and delegates trading views on the rapidly developing energy and water scene throughout Africa. From energy…

20 May 2016 7 min