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Being Green

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.
Weekly English South Africa Health & Fitness
452 Episodes
440 – 452

Being Green - 6 May 2016

John Richards talks to Evan Schiff about the preview of African Utility Week: Conference & exhibition at CTICC 17 – 19 May
6 May 2016 7 min

Being Green - 29 April 2016

Extracting the Maximum, "District Heating – towards sustainable energy”: Sustainability, that admirable condition that we all strive for, means different things in different contexts. And it’s in the context of energy efficiency that I'm talking this week. Cities account for most of the consumption of energy – about 70 percent…
29 Apr 2016 4 min

Being Green - 15 April 2016

Stormy Weather for Energy Policy: “There are no signs of the weather conditions improving for those flying through the energy debates. ‘Flying’ is not the term I should have used, rather hovering, trudging or halting.I think it’s a good idea to keep informed, so I’ll just mention a few developments…
15 Apr 2016 5 min

Being Green - 1 April 2016

Titanium in the Spotlight - AGAIN: “The metal Titanium has a long history in South Africa. Just to refresh your chemistry, Titanium is a silverish-white metal of high strength, very popular in high-performance alloys in the motor trade, and essential to jet engines and aerospace activities. It’s also the best…
1 Apr 2016 5 min

Being Green - 18 March 2016

Some Major Climate-Change Consequences: Here are a number of happenings, news items, which are symptomatic of our present state of affairs, economically and environmentally. Well, first, the drought, which has broken all records in the West of the country and is generally believed to be the ‘worst ever’. There are…
18 Mar 2016 5 min

Being Green - 11 March 2016

John Richards speaks to Dr. Kelvin Kemm: “South Africa will need 9600 megawatts of electric power if we’re to grow the economy, as everyone hopes. This is what we call base-load or continuous power. That means making a choice for big power stations: fossil-fuel or nuclear?”
11 Mar 2016 8 min

Being Green - 4 March 2016

DiCaprio’s Appeal at Academy Awards & Earth Observation: The Oscar Awards ceremony was not perhaps the place where you would expect to hear an impassioned environmental appeal, but … come to think of it, it’s a good venue to get the message out. The movie and media people are in…
4 Mar 2016 6 min

Being Green - 26 February 2016

John Richards speaks about some amazing research called ‘My Eye’; getting the maximum amount of water out in arid water scarce environment.
26 Feb 2016 4 min

Being Green - 19 February 2016

Refuse-derived fuel: John R talked to Technical Services Director MIKE NICHOLLS of Interwaste. The first plant producing RDF has just been launched, and Mike explained what it is and how the production can benefit sustainability by turning un-recyclable waste into high-quality fuel with a calorific value nearly as high as…
19 Feb 2016 6 min
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