Why clean, affordable water should not be in the hands of private companies targeting profit – new research: Shutterstock/Nigel J. Harris England’s water companies have come in for some heavy criticism this summer. An extremely dry July has led to drought status being declared in many areas, while 3 billion litres of water are lost …
A nice Camps Bay Beach image: The cistern never got a clean or wash underneath Image by spelio These were all loaded to flickr to show the lack of maintenance by the "cleaners" at Booderee camp grounds.. Green Patch and Caves Beach. All of ACE, our camping mob, who have visited Jervis Bay for 40 …
From ‘biologically dead’ to chart-toppingly clean: how the Thames made an extraordinary recovery over 60 years: The Thames is one of the world's cleanest city rivers. JPLenio/Pixabay It might surprise you to know that the River Thames is considered one of the world’s cleanest rivers running through a city. What’s even more surprising is that …
Your forgotten digital footprints could step on your job prospects – here’s how to clean up: fizkes / Shutterstock Applying for a new (or first) job can be time consuming. The job application process, particularly for graduate schemes, involves multiple steps: tailoring your application, psychometric testing, interviews and participation in a day or more of …
Clean, boost, save: Optimise your device, lower your data costs: Consumer spending on mobile apps reached $ 170 billion in 2021 according to App Annie’s newly released “State of Mobile 2022? report, seeing 230 billion apps downloaded worldwide in 2021, setting another record. As phones become more accessible and data costs start to decrease in …
South African court rules that clean air is a constitutional right: what needs to change: Coal fired power station in South Africa . Willem Cronje via GettyImages A court in South Africa has confirmed the constitutional right of the country’s citizens to an environment that isn’t harmful to their health. This includes the right to …
South Africa’s carbon tax rate goes up but emitters get more time to clean up: South Africa's carbon tax is in line with the international 'polluter pays' principle. Willem Cronje via shutterstock Following a decade of consultation and public debates, South Africa introduced a carbon tax in June 2019. Treasury faced strong opposition, especially from …
Why TV decluttering shows need to clean up their act: GoodStudio / shutterstock Homes across Britain looking fine on the outside but secretly they’re drowning on their inside…Homes, people, lives, they’re crushed by loads of stuff. This is the opening sequence of Nick Knowles’ Big House Clearout, a TV show on Channel 5 in the …
South Africa in the news: Cricket Controversy: How Disdainfully Has BCCI Clean Bowled Virat Kohli As ODI Captain!: India’s national selectors have made Rohit Sharma as the captain of limited-overs team while Virat Kohli, who earlier stepped down as T20 captain, will lead in Tests only.: “South Africa” – BingNews Pfizer says COVID booster offers …
Hyenas’ unpicky feeding habits help clean up a town in Ethiopia: shutterstock Hyenas aren’t the most popular animals. Sometimes they kill people’s livestock. They are also thought of as scavengers, with some unappealing eating behaviour. Then there’s their cackling “laugh” and their physical looks, less graceful in some eyes than other large predators like lions …
This Amazon dam is supposed to provide clean energy, but it’s destroying livelihoods and unique species: Indigenous activists have long been protesting the Belo Monte complex. International Rivers/Flickr The Volta Grande region of the Amazon is a lush, fertile zone supplied by the Xingu River, whose biodiverse lagoons and islands have earned its designation as …
South Africa in the news: 15 September declared River Clean-Up Day, Let’s keep our rivers and streams clean: Wednesday the 15th of September 2021 has now been declared national River-Clean-Up Day. Douw Steyn, Sustainability Director of Plastics|SA, explains that rivers and streams are an important part of …: “South Africa” – BingNews Teenage pregnancy during …
Green bonds can help finance clean energy – as long as the projects they fund are transparent: Green growth? Shutterstock/Freedom365day Ahead of hosting the climate change summit in Scotland later this year, the UK government appears keen to demonstrate its green credentials. So far it is not on track to meet its own carbon-free goals, …
Your bed probably isn’t as clean as you think – a microbiologist explains: Germs love your bed as much as you do. L Julia/ Shutterstock There’s nothing quite like crawling into bed, wrapping up in your blankets, and nestling your head into your pillow. But before you get too comfortable, you might want to know …
After net zero, we will need to go much further and clean up historic emissions: As the G7 summit gets underway, all the group’s members are now firmly committed to achieving net zero by 2050. This is quite a turnaround from just two years ago when the UK became the first major economy to make …
South Africa in the news: Platinum Group Metals Leveraged to Palladium, Platinum, Rhodium Prices and Pivots into Clean Transportation: Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (NYSE: PLG) is a mining and technology company focused on the production of platinum, palladium and rhodium and the use of these metals in emerging battery chemistries.: “South Africa” – BingNews UK …
COVID-19: a new challenge for clean cooking progress in Kenya: Cooking on solid fuels exposes people to toxic pollutants. JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP via Getty Images Over 90% of the 238 million people living in sub-Saharan Africa’s informal settlements, rely upon solid fuels for cooking, heating, and lighting their homes. These fuels include wood, charcoal, dung and …
Red kites and ravens swooped through Elizabethan London – and helped keep the city clean: EPA-EFE/Ronald Witte We sometimes think of cities as concrete deserts inhabited only by humans, pigeons and rats. But that has never been true. In London, for example, the streets are lined with plane trees, foxes come out at night, and …