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Collecting polymetallic nodules from the Pacific Ocean floor

August 25, 2020 Leave a Comment

DeepGreen Metals Inc., today announced it has formalized partnerships with leading scientific research institutions and internationally-renowned universities in a significant investment into its ongoing deep-sea discovery program to characterize the potential impacts of lifting polymetallic nodules up from the bottom of the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the Pacific … [Read more...]

Replace shaky fossil energy with reliable sunlight

February 27, 2019 Leave a Comment

Eskom energy is shaky. First you have it, then you don’t. In the bigger scheme of things this is a good thing. We need to shift off fossil fuels anyway to save the climate. The more they charge us for energy, the better our motivation to take the plunge and do the sideways jump to renewables – essentially free power. Barring your installation of course. There is only one way … [Read more...]

The great Trek for Trash begins

October 4, 2012 Leave a Comment

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The ‘CAN DO! Trekking for Trash’ expedition has begun. Social change adventurers Michael Baretta and Camilla Howard started their 3000km trek yesterday. The trek will continue for approximately seven months and will see Michael and Camilla walking along the South African coastline (from Alexander Bay on the Namibian border to Kosi bay on the Mozambican border) whilst … [Read more...]

Pioneering recycling Part 1: Against all odds

November 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

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No matter where I travel across the country, I inevitably find folk lamenting their desperate desire to have their household waste recycled. Either there's an almost uniform waste guilt permeating South Africans, or perhaps talking recycling is the average person's default recourse when they find themselves in the company of a serious greeny. That's when I realise again how … [Read more...]

Aluminium foil recycling campaign for green 2010

November 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

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A giant soccer ball made of used aluminium foil is planned by an aluminium collection drive and competition with great prizes. In supporting South Africa's promise to deliver a greener 2010, the Brightwater Commons in Randburg, in conjunction with the Aluminium Federation of South Africa and Hulamin, has launched a recycling campaign for the collecting of used aluminium foil … [Read more...]

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