Good Green News
The Good Stuff: your weekly fix of happy green news (17.08.2010)
My favourite good green news stories locally and globally.
‘Pikitup’ campaign makes Joburg’s suburbs cleaner and greener
The environment will be the ultimate winner, with more and more Joburg residents taking part in Pikitup’s Separation at Source campaign. Some 20 000 tons of recyclable waste was collected within the first week of the project in November 2009. In December that amount more than doubled. Residents are being educated about how to separate [...]
SA wind farms get UK funding
International investment in South Africa’s nascent renewable energy industry has been bolstered by the acquisition of a portfolio of 300MW wind-farm plans by the British RES Group.
Massive wind farm planned for Caledon
A 150-turbine wind farm capable of generating 300MW of electricity is planned for near Caledon, in the Western Cape. The Caledon Wind Farm would span 15 farms covering an area of 3500 hectares within the Theewaterskloof Muncipality approximately 16km west of Caledon and 7km east of Botrivier. Read the full story.
SA marks Year of Biodiversity
The UN has declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB), and South Africa, with its wealth of natural treasures, is set to mark the event along with the rest of the world. The year-long celebration of the variety of life on earth is driven by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), [...]
Local Fairtrade wine wins prizes
The South African wine industry is receiving widespread acclaim for its fair and ethical practices, while exports continue to grow despite the global recession. The industry took home most trophies and prizes in the Fairtrade Wine Committee’s competition for best wines of the year in London, and won the 2009 Ethical Award from the influential [...]
Backsberg Winery Now Green and Gold
Backsberg Estate Cellars, South Africa’s first carbon neutral winery, has once again been recognised for its leading role in adapting to cellar and farming practices that are environmentally friendly by winning the Mail and Guardian Greening the Future award in the Agricultural category.
Ocean Basket joins SASSI
Great news on the sustainable seafood front: Ocean Basket has joined SASSI…
