One day soon, people in South Africa will be subjected to radioactive particles in everyday household goods. According to a group of concerned activism organisations, our country is heading down a radioactive metal "recycling" road.

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) will protest against Eskom’s proposed 16% electricity increase, the union said on Sunday.

Small-scale fishermen from across Europe are joining forces to put sustainable, artisanal and low-impact fishing at the heart of the on-going reform of European Union (EU) Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).

Greenpeace Africa and the South African History Archives have lodged a formal complaint with both the Public Protector and SA Human Rights Commission with regards to the second refusal by the Minister of Energy to publicly release the Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR).

Greenpeace Africa together with the South African History Archives (SAHA) have today submitted four requests for information on the management of nuclear energy in South Africa. These requests have been submitted due to the increasing lack of transparency and growing secrecy in this high-risk sector.

According to global civic organization Avaaz, Hundreds of South African lions are being slaughtered to make bogus sex potions for men in Asia. But a global public campaign can stop this cruel trade by hitting the government where it hurts - the tourism industry.

Genetically engineered corn has been banned in Poland following protest by beekeepers who showed the corn was killing honeybees.

Cabinet has officially endorsed a ‘Carbon Capture and Storage Roadmap’ as one of the instruments for lowering the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of South Africa’s coal-intensive energy system.

Every year on and around March 14, thousands of people take action for the world's rivers. Find out how you can make a difference.

The South African Catholic Bishop’s Conference (SACBC), in association with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) kick started the SACBC Justice and Peace cycling tour on Wednesday, 9 November.

The Climate Train has made a detour and is stopping over at Bosman Station instead of Centurion from today (Friday, 11 November) until Sunday.

Stand up for your future €“ respect the environment. That€™s one of the calls to action by the Lead SA campaign that was launched in 2010.

My mind was racing back to that first plastic sample we found in the ocean. Clear navy blue water filled with small coloured pieces of plastic. I stood in line at the supermarket, bursting with excitement because I had finally remembered to bring along my own shopping bag.

What do you do when temperatures reach single digits and its pouring rain outside? You cling to your hot water bottle or snuggle under a bunch of blankets - sometimes you don€™t even know how many. When you absolutely have to go outside, you wear a thick coat or a waterproof jacket and a scarf.

Are you aware of the impact a pair of shoes has on a child? For those of us who have the luxury of clothed feet on a daily basis, probably not. Earlier this year the Green Times supported the 'One Day Without Shoes' cause to help raise awareness for those worldwide who are without.

The Centre for Energy and Electric Power (CEEP), Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at Tshwane University of Technology, announces its inaugural annual workshop on Energy and the Environment for Africa€™s Public Officers.

Greenpeace has identified  our national energy supplier's addiction and  named it coal. How do we get them to rehab? Greenpeace found it suitable to nudge them towards the sober path by dumping five tons of coal on their headquarters€™ doorstep.

My name is Gaia. I have a kiss as gentle as butterfly eyelashes and a bite as deep as the jaws of a lioness in the soft neck of a young impala. When you feel your feet each time they touch the earth, and you walk across plains and mountains until sweat pours down your limbs, making small rivers run through the dust on your body, and your eye takes in the millions of singing blades of grass, and your fingers stroke them gently, changing the way that the light paints each soft blade, then you are tracing the surface of my body, touching lightly the patterns of my hair.'

So starts the foreword by Sally Andrew in her book The Fire Dogs of Climate Change €“ An Inspirational Call to Action.