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Ho Ho Ho – Merry Thriftmas

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International Buy Nothing Day is this coming Saturday 26 November. And this will be great practice for this year’s Buy Nothing Christmas! We’ve found some great ideas for alternative gifts which will save you money and reduce your Christmas carbon footrpint. Continue reading

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Nix nuclear from our energy mix

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Come and join the growing movement of people who oppose nuclear power being part of our energy mix in South Africa. Call for energy efficiency and renewable energy instead! There are three events happening in Cape Town next week and we hope to see you there! Continue reading

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Off with your lights!

Turn off your lights tomorrow between 8:30 and 9:30pm for Earth Hour or…. the moths will get you! And if you don’t believe me, watch this video… Continue reading

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Fracking: your chance to say ‘no’

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Now that we know what fracking is, it is time to start voicing our opposition to this destructive process. Screenings of Gasland, a documentary about fracking, are happening next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Cape Town and there is a public meeting on Friday 25 March at the Sports Science Institute in Newlands. This is our chance to tell Shell to leave our beautiful Karoo alone, so please come along to make your voice heard. Read more for details..

Do you have an environmental question to ask us? Or a topic or issue you would like us to write about? Submit a comment on the blog and you could win a reusable ‘save the rhino’ shopping bag. Click here to enter: https://90by2030.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/i-travelled-to-africa-to-see-the-%e2%80%98big-four%e2%80%99/ Continue reading

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What the frack is fracking?

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There has been a lot in the news about fracking in the Karoo recently. We take a look at what is it and why it is so destructive. We’ve included a link to the anti-fracking petition, please sign it and forward to your friends and family. We don’t need this highly invasive, polluting technology that would use billions of litres of water in our water-stressed country! Continue reading