• Climate
    • Climate Change
    • Extreme Weather
    • Mitigation
    • Natural Phenomena
  • Green Living
    • Buildings
    • Farming
    • Food and Drink
    • Holidays
    • Home & Garden
    • Natural Health
    • Personal Journey
    • Shopping
  • Resources
    • Finance
    • Water
      • Fresh Water
      • Oceans
    • Energy
    • Trees
    • Waste
      • Composting
      • Pollution
      • Recycling
      • Reduction
      • Repurpose
      • Reuse
  • Biodiversity
    • Air
    • Water
    • Land
  • Innovation
    • Creativity
    • Design
      • Green Building
    • Science
  • Community
    • Civil Society Work
    • Climate Express
    • Eco Communities
    • Faith communities
    • Gatherings
      • Awards
      • Conferences
      • Expo
    • Green Jobs
    • Vulnerable People
  • Responsibility
    • Calls to Action
    • Business
      • Corporate
      • SME’s
    • Governance
      • Cities & Towns
      • Governments
      • Policy Development
    • Individual
  • Training
    • Books
    • Courses
    • DVD’s & Films
    • Youth
      • Bursaries
      • Challenges
      • Competitions
      • Internships
      • Mentorships
      • Schools

The Green Times

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.

You are here: Home / Archives for Mexico

Short film aims to ban animal testing in SA

April 7, 2021 Leave a Comment

Hollywood filmmakers and movie stars have joined forces with Humane Society International to produce a powerful stop-motion animated short film, #SaveRalph, to end cosmetic testing on animals around the world, including South Africa. Although banned in 40 countries, the practice is still legal in most of the world, and is even making a comeback in some regions, subjecting … [Read more...]

Global SO2 emissions dropped last year according to new report

October 8, 2020 Leave a Comment

Anthropogenic sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions fell globally in 2019, reveals a new analysis of NASA satellite data by Greenpeace India and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). In 2019 human-made SO2 emissions fell in all three of the world’s top SO2 emitter countries - India, Russia and China - the report shows. "While heartening at first glance, the drop … [Read more...]

South Africans plan mass global demonstration

August 29, 2020 Leave a Comment

The immense socio-economic impact under one of the world’s most extreme lockdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in South Africans uniting for their voices to be heard under a grassroots movement called Move One Million. The movement, launched in July 2020, has garnered interest from half a million South Africans to date and organisers are using a combination of … [Read more...]

Mexico death toll reaches 361 after massive earthquake

October 2, 2017 Leave a Comment

The death toll from Mexico's magnitude 7.1 earthquake rose to 361 on Sunday after another casualty was confirmed in the capital, where a search continued at a collapsed seven-story office building in a central neighborhood. National Civil Defense chief Luis Felipe Puente reported on Twitter that the dead include 220 people killed in Mexico City by the Sept. 19 quake. The … [Read more...]

Can human urine replace chemical fertilizers?

June 8, 2016 Leave a Comment

The Rich Earth Institute in Brattleboro, Vermont, is likely the only organization measuring success in gallons of urine. In 2012, Kim Nace, Rich Earth’s administrative director and partner Abe Noe-Hays collected 600 gallons of urine from friends and neighbors. The next year, the organization brought in about 3,000 gallons from 170 human volunteers. Rebecca Rueter, a board … [Read more...]

Hurricane Patricia a sign of things to come

October 27, 2015 Leave a Comment

Last week, Hurricane Patricia made landfall here in Mexico. It was the strongest hurricane ever recorded. At one point, Patricia would have been a “Category 7” hurricane, except that the measurement scale only goes up to Category 5. By the time you read this, the worst part of the storm will have passed us. Thankfully, early reports indicate that the damage has been … [Read more...]

Banks for bean counters

September 27, 2015 Leave a Comment

In the early 1970s Asia’s rice farmers faced ruin. The brown planthopper, an insect up till then found mostly in Japan, began to appear across the region. It fed on young plants and transmitted grassy stunt virus, causing crops to shrivel and brown. As it swept through Asia’s paddy fields, yields crashed. By the end of the decade it had caused damage costing over $300m—more … [Read more...]

HFC’s in your fridge is a dangerous greenhouse gas

August 7, 2012 Leave a Comment

have-rio+20-commitments-already-been-broken?

Brazil, China and India have the dubious honor of becoming the first nations to directly contradict the pledges made at the Rio+20 summit last month. All 193 member states of the UN signed the declaration in Rio which included: “We recognize that the phase-out of ozone-depleting substances is resulting in a rapid increase in the use and release of high global-warming … [Read more...]

Brave Elvis reaches America

July 16, 2012 Leave a Comment

brave-elvis-reaches-america

Twenty-five-year-old Tanzanian conservationist Elvis Munis recently cycled from Mexico to the United States, raising funds to set up a scholarship for Tanzanian students to study conservation and resource management. His fundraising goal is 100 000 US dollars. The Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) will administer the scholarship. Elvis began his trip in Chile and … [Read more...]

Chill out, but don’t forget the bottles

December 15, 2011 3 Comments

chill-out-but-dont-forget-the-bottles

Relax. Unwind. Chill out. But don’t forget the bottles. Taking time out in our glorious South African summer is thirsty work. And the most convenient way to quench that thirst is with the water or soft drinks bottled and chilled in store fridges everywhere. But after cracking open the top and drinking the contents, please remember that the bottle your water or soft drink … [Read more...]

A Prayer for the Gulf of Mexico

November 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

a-prayer-for-the-gulf-of-mexico

Dr. Masaru Emoto is a scientist from Japan who has done alot of research and publications about the characteristics of water. Among other things, his research has revealed that water physically responds to emotions. Many people have the predominantly angry emotion when we consider what is happening in the Gulf. And while justified in that emotion, we may be of greater … [Read more...]

A River Runs Through Us

October 18, 2011 Leave a Comment

a-river-runs-through-us

International Rivers is proud to announce our  new  22-minute movie on the movement to protect rivers and rights. It was made by an independent filmmaker from Mexico, and filmed mostly at the "Rivers for Life" meeting of activists that took place in Mexico in October. 'Rivers are life' is the unifying theme motivating activists in the global movement to protect rivers from … [Read more...]

Welcome to SA\s green news portal

Upcoming Events

  1. Energy Water Waste Webinar

    April 22 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
  2. Waste Management Training

    May 10 @ 8:00 am - May 14 @ 5:00 pm
  3. World Bee Day

    May 20 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  4. Earth Action Hub Launch

    May 21 @ 8:00 am - May 23 @ 5:00 pm

View All Events

Radio Disa
PETCO
Cape Pulpit Radio
Plastics SA
ANAC Solar

Facebook feed

1 day ago
Cher turns attention to mall gorilla after freeing 'world's loneliest elephant'

Singer calls for release of Bua Noi, who has spent almost all her life at zoo in Bangkok shopping centre

View on facebook
1 day ago
China Started More Coal Plants Than The Entire World Retired In 2020 | OilPrice.com

Despite commitments to become a net-zero emission economy by 2060, China—the world’s biggest carbon emitter—commissioned more coal-fired capacity last year than the rest of the world retired

View on facebook
1 day ago
Bill Gates Will Have to Wait a While to Block the Sun

Scientists have postponed the billionaire-backed study of the controversial technology called solar geoengineering.

View on facebook
2 days ago
Floating solar farms could cool down lakes threatened by climate change

Earth's floating solar power capacity has grown one-hundredfold in the last five years.

View on facebook
2 days ago
Energy Water Waste Webinar

This free and informative event will focus on: Resilient organisations navigating shifts in the way we work and redefine ‘office space’ in a post Covid-19 future Higher performance, lighter footpri… ... See more

View on facebook
« ‹ 1 of 74 › »
2012-giving-thanks-for-environmental-wins
CONTRIBUTE HERE
Do you like what we do? Would you like to help keep this work afloat with a small monthly contribution? Join as a member and let's do it together.
nedbank-plays-pivotal-role-in-sas-first-green-bond
BECOME A SPONSOR
Doing good is good for business. We rely on corporate CSI and philanthropic support to drive sustainability mainstream, where it belongs.
  • ABOUT GREEN TIMES
    • Our Ethos
    • Our Intention
  • Feedback from Our Clients
  • Newsfeed archive
JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORKS
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
JOIN OUR MONTHLY NEWSFEED
Like our work? Please help Subscribe-now

[footer_backtotop text="Return to Top of Page" href="#top"]      · Copyright © 2011–2021 All rights reserved · GREEN TIMES +2721 855 0518 · Design & Admin - THE GREEN TIMES ·