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2012: giving thanks for environmental wins
 It looks like our species has finally begun to reunite economics and ecology for a sustainable future. Biologist Dr. Reese Halter looks back at a few examples of environmental triumphs that we can all celebrate from 2012.
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What Makes Northern Lights Happen?
 One of the most stunning natural events our atmosphere offers us is the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights. Waves of color dance across the sky during the night, displaying different colors and patterns. But What makes this happen?
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BIODIVERSITY
A world of life in a single cubic foot
 Photographer David Liittschwager has captured the beauty of biodiversity by placing a cube in a variety of habitats and recording whatever moves through it. The fate of humanity may depend on these micro-environments.
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Second Madikwe rhino killed
 The carcass of the second rhino killed in 2013 was found in the Madikwe Game Reserve on Monday evening, according to the North West environmental affairs department.
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Former army general joins war against rhino poaching
 In an ongoing fight against rhino poaching, South African National Parks (SANParks) has acquired the services of a retired army Major General to oversee the overall anti-poaching operations in Kruger National Park, the area hardest hit by poaching.
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OCEANS
Alaska oil rig's lifeboats may have leaked fuel
 Lifeboats from an oil rig that was temporarily grounded on a small island in southern Alaska may have leaked as much as 272 gallons of diesel fuel into pristine waters along the shoreline, but that cannot be determined until a full inspection is completed, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.
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8 reasons why Shell can’t be trusted in the Arctic
 Shell’s most recent 'mishap' was not the first setback the oil giant has suffered in its plans to drill for oil in the Arctic. In fact, it’s the eighth in a growing list of reasons why Shell should not be trusted in the Arctic.
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GREEN BUILDING
Africa’s Greenest Hotel from the ground up
 Company owners have a responsibility, as employers and as visitors on this planet to live as sustainably as possible. This is the only way we can survive long-term and hand over to our children in a responsible manner.
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PETITIONS
Help make life worth living for pregnant pigs
 Pregnant sows all over the world are being given the right at last to use the legs they were born with! Now 60 000 pregnant sows in South Africa need your voice to help them gain their freedom too.
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Platinum mine planned near Nylsvlei floodplain
 We recently learned of a planned Platinum mine downstream of the 16 000 ha Nylsvlei floodplain in the Limpopo Province. The following letter was sent out to members of a pressure group called AIKONA (Against Interference in Kruger & other National Assets).
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GREENER CITIES
SA's first green cycle lane lands in Bree Street
 In an attempt to make cycling safer and reduce inner-city traffic, the cycle lane in Bree Street between Strand Street and Waterkant has been colourised green as a test phase.
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TRAINING/EDUCATION
Earth needs your voice
 The more we learn about the human-induced critical declines over the past 100 years in the life supporting biological systems, which gradually developed on our planet over the past 4 billion years, the easier it is to slide into a place of hopelessness.
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Wanted: free thinkers to build Africa’s future
 The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) is seeking to recruit free thinkers to invent and reinvent relevant, inclusive, innovative solutions for African socio-economic challenges.
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Upskilling for a bright green future
 Green skills are key to South Africa's ability to respond expediently and prompty to the immediate challenges of energy efficiency, water shortages, carbon emmissions and job creation. What our young people need to know is how to access the relevant training for the future.
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WATER
Durban and CT may soon drink recycled water
 Durban and Cape Town residents will have to start looking seriously at drinking recycled water from the local sewage works within the next few years. Water supplies are running out and there is not enough time to build big new dams.
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Acid mine drainage to be pumped into already ailing rivers
 Our environment is daily becoming more and more under threat, there does not seem to be an end to this trend or a reversal thereof.
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EXTREME WEATHER
Tropical storm knocks out electricity at Reunion
 Nearly 70,000 homes were left without electricity during the first week of January 2013 after tropical storm Dumile struck the island in the Indian Ocean.
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Almost 6000 evacuated across Northern Mindanao
 Nearly 6,000 residents were evacuated from their homes in Butuan City as floods submerged at least 21 villages there, the Office of the Civil Defense in Caraga region said Friday.
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NATURAL FARMING
Are We About to Hit Peak Fertilizer?
 While few people are fully ignorant of the damage done to the environment through the agricultural use of synthetic pesticides (and fertilizers), not many people have given much any thought to what will happen when we run out of these vital resources; which is nearing much faster than you might have guessed.
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Rolling hills bring forth heavenly organic wine
 There’s a lot to be said about winemaking the way it used to be. There were no chemicals, no “technological advancements” that made the process a process, and natural balance was far more important than balance sheets.
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