Sustaining your energy in the environmental field is all about counting small blessings. And sometimes they aren’t so small either. We reported last year about the brave chap, 33-year-old Capetonian, Ray Chaplin who became the first person to riverboard the entire 2,400km length of the Orange River, from source to sea in order to raise awareness of our country’s water quality … [Read more...]
Riaan Manser takes on the Peninsula Paddle
The annual paddle event from the Indian to the Atlantic Oceans along Cape Town’s waterways takes place on Sunday 9th June. This paddling adventure passes through many neighbourhoods of the city through its canals, lakes and rivers. This year Riaan Manser joins the paddle. Riaan has ridden around Africa on his bike, paddled right around Madagascar and Iceland. Now he is going … [Read more...]
Take back the City’s waterways
A group of intrepid social activists and outdoor adventurers will take to the Peninsula’s rivers, vleis and canals to highlight the plight of Cape Town’s inland waterways. The third Annual Peninsula Paddle, set to take place on Sunday, 3 June 2012, will see paddlers use kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddle (SUP) boards to traverse the waterways from False Bay in the South to … [Read more...]
World’s dirtiest river
The Citarum River, in West Java, Indonesia, is heavily polluted by human activity; about five million people live in the basin of the river. This river has an important role in the life of the people of West Java, as it is used to support agriculture, water supply, fishery, industry, sewerage, electricity etc. There are three hydroelectric powerplant dams installed along … [Read more...]
