This book was the first basic book about saving energy in the household that I have found. It educates people like me who only know Eskom as a monopoly and all the bad press around it. It informed me of all the other parties involved and that there are plans in place to make Eskom one of many to supply energy and also in different more sustainable ways. 'REDs (Regional … [Read more...]
Putting global warming into SA perspective
You might think global warming is something happening elsewhere in the world and that we’re just having a drier/wetter summer than usual, depending on where you live in southern Africa. Then 'Scorched' is the book you’ll need to read, and soon. Because climate change is here already and Leonie Joubert (pictured) is helping South African’s put things into perspective. The … [Read more...]
Major progress in resolving climate change still possible
What America does - or fails to do - in the next few years to solve the problem of climate change will largely determine the fate of the earth and humanity for centuries to come. A leading environmental economist, Robert Repetto, author of America's Climate Problem: The Way Forward, sets out steps to accelerate clean energy transition, overcome obstacles to adaptation, and … [Read more...]
Top 50 Sustainability Books
Green Drinks Cape Town shares their top 50 sustainability books: 1 A Sand County Almanac Aldo Leopold (1949) 2 Silent Spring Rachel Carson (1962) 3 Unsafe At Any Speed Ralph Nader (1965) 4 The Population Bomb Paul L. Ehrlich (1968) 5 Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth R. Buckminster Fuller (1969) 6 The Limits to Growth Donella H. Meadows, … [Read more...]
