 Saving water is an excellent way to show that you care and are willing to do your little bit to help. Whether you store just a small amount to reduce your use of the municipal supply or get off the grid completely,it will be beneficial for the entire community and for future generations.The more we can save now the more there will be for our children. Saving water now will also teach our children to save and we can create a water wise generation for the future. Keep on saving,even when it's raining. | Montreal –About 3 000 people marched to call for an end in Quebec to shale gas exploitation and a technique known as “fracking”that has triggered strong opposition from environmental groups. The demonstrators marched through downtown Montreal,chanting slogans against drilling. “Quebec should take a turn for renewable energy,especially new energy sources which are [...] Carbon emissions Saliem Fakir,head of WWF’s Living Planet Unit,rejected claims that shale gas extraction would have lower carbon emissions. “Professor Phillip Lloyd says that he believes that shale gas is going to have lower carbon emissions. There’s lots of conflicting evidence about that. What he’s doing is generalising and simplifying. “If you were [...] Cape Town –The claims by a Cape Town professor that fracking was a solution for South Africa’s energy needs has been criticised by environmental organisations. “We feel that the issue around shale gas needs to be looked in the broader picture of South Africa’s integrated energy plan,and since that plan hasn’t been produced,[...] |
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Against a global rainfall average of 870mm per year,South Africa receives a pitiful 450mm,making it the world's 30th driest country.