Climate change is the most widespread & complex problem humanity has ever faced! There is no time to waste and we need to turn green talk into profound green action. This is the intention of the GREEN TIMES.
From the 3rd of July 2014 (International plastic bag free day), Greyton aims to become South Africa’s first town to phase out single use plastic shopping bags. This is a drive initiated by Greyton Transition Town (GTT) and supported and assisted by Hayley McLellan from Rethink the Bag. This is just one of the … [Read More...]
The Cape Flats is a windswept, crime-ravaged area in Cape Town, South Africa, that’s beset by apathy, unemployment, and substance abuse. … [Read More...]
From the outside, the Living Hope Farm tunnels in Masipumelele, Cape Town, look just like any large vegetable tunnel filled with lush growth. … [Read More...]
Next week is Green Office Week (GOW) which is intended to raise awareness of the importance of eco-friendly offices and inform office workers that they too can make a positive impact on the environment whilst at … [Read More...]
What has happened to the clean-up operations after the Deepwater Horizon gulf oil spill? Tom Young from The Legal Examiner reports on the scale of pollution still remaining since the BP Deepwater Horizon catastrophe … [Read More...]
Have you ever wondered why lately so many people are "gluten intolerant?" I have long held and expressed the opinion that it is not the wheat that's at fault. Something else must be slipping into the wheat. Now a … [Read More...]
This week the cargo ship Alma, carrying 2,000 tons of endangered fin whale meat from Iceland, has decided not to enter the South African port of Durban. The ship was en route to Japan to deliver its condemnable … [Read More...]
Geologists in Columbus, Ohio, have for the first time linked earthquakes in a geologic formation deep under the Appalachians to hydraulic fracturing, leading the state to issue new permit conditions Friday in … [Read More...]
You are invited to take part in a worldwide celebration of Earth Day with NASA's #GlobalSelfie event. The year 2014 is a big one for NASA Earth science. Five NASA missions designed to gather critical data about … [Read More...]
Learning through the audio visual medium is really what speaks most deeply perhaps to our current generation. Art for the sake of art, or entertainment, has its place in our society, but with our very civilisation … [Read More...]
“In Transition 2.0” is a film that offers hope and resilience in challenging times. It was a pleasure to be part of the audience at the Eco Film Festival this month at the Labia in Gardens. For me the film presents … [Read More...]
The dazzling icescape at the top of our planet is mutating into a place that is barely recognizable to those who have studied it for years. The Arctic is home to some of the world's most dramatic climate change, … [Read More...]
Green Times this week signed The Trillion Tonne Communiqué, a global call to arms from businesses who take the science of climate change seriously and are demanding a proactive policy response. The latest report … [Read More...]
So organic, so healthy, that your fingers will go green! Based in picturesque Stellenbosch, well-established Green Road is a community-based, non-profit organisation that runs a rapidly growing organic/biodynamic … [Read More...]
We must stop climate change. And we can, if we use the tactics that worked in South Africa against the worst carbon emitters. Twenty-five years ago people could be excused for not knowing much, or doing much, … [Read More...]
Some of our world's largest global investment funds are seriously considering dropping dirty energy. Ernest Pillay speaks with Kevin James of GCX Africa. Ernest Pillay: Investors are increasingly considering the … [Read More...]
Dune Spinach is a spreading shrub with dark green, sessile, glistening succulent leaves. Its family name is Aizoaceae (carpetweed family) and name Tetragonia decumbens. The sheen is caused by small, shiny, … [Read More...]
