A UCT student's new biogas initiative is tackling South Africa’s energy delivery problems safely and cheaply, bringing renewable energy to far-flung communities.

We have entered the Anthropocene Epoch, where human influence will leave marks on this planet that may be comparable to an Ice Age. Professor Mark New opened his inaugural lecture as Pro Vice Chancellor for Climate Change and Director of the African Climate and Development initiative at UCT with a grim outline of the picture the research data is sketching.

Scientists confirm that a wave of highly radioactive waste is headed directly for the US coast, while authorities continue to keep everyone in the dark and push for more nuclear energy.

When having a relaxing day at the beach, it's always saddening to see dead birds and animals trapped in old fishing line. Luckily, an innovative solution is now being launched to rid our oceans of this problem.

This year, World Water Day was celebrated on 22 March and focused specifically on water and food security.

Enter a new year of recycling, reusing, recovering. And the renewed energy to make a difference.

Plastics|SA, the umbrella body representing the plastics industry of South Africa, was awarded the 2011 Enviropaedia Award for Recycling at the inaugural Eco-Logic Awards ceremony which took place in Cape Town on Saturday evening in partnership with The Greenest Event expo.

‘Farming for the Future’ is a holistic approach based on working with nature instead of against it, which seeks to combine the best of conventional farming with the best of organic farming. Woolworths recently audited 15 of their largest fruit and vegetable growers, who supply some 37% fresh produce on a total area of about 45 000 hectares.

Now that we know that it is possible for a car rental company to be super serious about their water and carbon footprints, what are they doing about their waste? Avis has invested significantly in the implementation of a comprehensive waste management programme throughout the business.

An independent school situated in Blouberg, Elkanah House is committed to embracing the principles of sustainable development and has adopted an Environmental Policy to guide these endeavors. Such a commitment includes buildings that reduce any adverse environmental impacts whilst contributing to a productive and healthy environment for work, studies and leisure. Care has been taken to select the most sustainable materials available that meet a range of sustainability criteria ' renewable sources, recycled content, low embodied energy, non-toxic, and reducing pollution in manufacture.

'Many hands make light work'. This idiom was particularly true for the Climate Train on Monday, 7 November, when the entire team came together for a collaborative AMbush (guerrilla gardening) on the corner of Market and George Street, Krugersdorp.

My reason for choosing the 'Coffee-Can Drum' craft is; when I observe a young child banging on different surfaces two things becomes very clear; tapping on things comes very natural to us and forms part of how we discover this world. 

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, celebrity chef and food campaigner, tackles the subject of "discard" - and the waste of fish in our oceans.

Nature sets the perfect example ' she recycles all her waste. Every atom from dead plants or animals is recycled into nutrients, which feed new living things.

In 2007 a group of concerned Hout Bay residents created the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). This environmental action group focuses on creating awareness of how and why we should responsibly manage our waste.

When I think of Polystyrene my mind conjures pictures of drinking cups, egg trays, meat trays and picnic plates.

Looking after the earth and vulnerable people at the same time always creates a beautifully holistic project, which simply makes total sense. Hence many townships now have initiatives where folk can bring recyclable waste to a central place and receive much needed items, food or money in exchange.

Innovations that Nourish the Planet spotlights successful agricultural innovations and unearths major successes in preventing food waste, building resilience to climate change, and strengthening farming in cities. This Worldwatch Institute State of the World 2011 report provides a roadmap for increased agricultural investment and more-efficient ways to alleviate global hunger and poverty.

Approximately 2000 plastic chemical drums & not flax? are sold weekly in the eThekwini district to an unsuspecting public, who then use them for collecting and storing drinking water or brewing traditional beer ' leading to a potentially lethal concoction.

The massive explosion following a cooling problem at one Fukushima's nuclear reactors, Daiichi, has been followed by more blasts at three more nuclear reactors, and two others are in danger. Up to date reports confirm that the Japanese government has issued a statement saying that radiation levels are now at dangerous levels, given the additional radiation from a fire in a storage pond of used fuel rods. The level measured is the same as if a person were receiving 4000 chest X-rays every hour. This has created an untenable situation for workers and local residents, especially given that a state of emergency has been declared for five reactors at the two plants.