Environment

Green dream grows in Grahamstown

If you were to fly over Grahamstown, what you’d see is a town surrounded by greenery - a small human jewel dropped into the middle of a vast landscape of natural splendour.

Back to basics on climate change

After the dust, or more appropriately the beach sand, settled in Durban this past Sunday, the UN climate change agreement that was reached by 194 nation-states kicks the can farther down the road:

What are the outcomes of the Durban climate change talks?

 

The COP17 climate change meetings in Durban produced several interesting outcomes after the 12-days of talks over-ran into the early hours of the 14th day. Top negotiators stretched their powers of endurance in the final week of the conference so that some of them did not sleep at all in the last two days.

COP17 - thumbs up or thumbs down?

Was the 14-day COP17 gathering in Durban a success or a failure? This question does not do justice to the intricate and critically important discussions that took place at the UN Conference in South Africa’s port city during recent weeks.

Green gifts for the festive season

It's that time of year again when we all start scratching our heads trying to think of original Christmas gift ideas for loved ones. Why not try a simple, inexpensive and environmentally friendly option this festive season?

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