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Seismic testing destroying South Africa’s sea life

Humpback whale beached at Amanzimtoti Beach

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DeCoalanization protest – Thabametsi could add 9.9 Mega-tonnes CO2e per annum if DBSA funding is approved

Despite damning reports by independent environmental impact assessments and the lack of need for this project the Department of Energy have pushed ahead with applying for funding from the DBSA. Given that the DBSA themselves…

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The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has defended the industry’s job creation potential.

16th November 2018 original By: Simone Liedtke This comes ahead of a peaceful march by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), which is planned for November 17, to protest potential job losses in the coal-fired…

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A Very Grim Forecast by Bill McKibben

Original Article Though it was published at the beginning of October, Global Warming of 1.5°C, a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is a document with its origins in another era, one…

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