Being Green

Being Green - 01 Jan 2021

www.compology.com Greetings from me, JR, on this designated day. About the only thing we can say with certainty about the year ahead – it’s not a leap-year. As common-sense would suggest, the extraordinary disruption of the pan-demic didn’t impact as disastrously on the state of the environment as some prophets…

1 Jan 2021 3 min

Being Green - 31 Dec 2021

PROUDLY SPONSORED BY GERLINDE MOSER OF RE/MAX. Being Green – Your window on the environment broadcast every Friday morning at 9.30. Glynis Crook will focus on key issues affecting our lifestyles, science and research outcomes, the quest for sustainable living and a healthier planet.

31 Dec 2020 5 min

Being Green - 25 Dec 2020

In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook speaks to Michael Stausholm, founder of the Danish start-up “Sprout”, that has come up with the incredible idea of growing Christmas trees and other plants from pencils. They are made from sustainably harvested wood that have a plant-based capsule at the end of…

25 Dec 2020 6 min

Being Green - 18 Dec 2020

www.globalcarbonproject.org The Main Emergency Feature Continues… Amid the shock-horror reports of the new peak – practically world-wide – in Covid-19 infections and the inevitable death score, the United Nations kept the flag flying on climate-change action in their virtual top-level meeting, “Climate Ambition Summit”. Attended by 71 governments, the Summit…

18 Dec 2020 5 min

Being Green - 11 Dec 2020

In Being Green this week, we learn about the ancient Japanese art of furoIn Being Green this week, we learn about the ancient Japanese art of furoshiki. The traditional cloths have been used for centuries to transport food, clothes and gifts. And today, they are increasingly being embraced as a…

11 Dec 2020 8 min

Being Green - 04 Dec 2020

Good news about climate change for a change. When I look at trees I somehow feel…well not exactly happy, rather relieved or reassured. There’s something about trees, forests, coppices, trees in a garden, trees in a park, trees in the wind, trees on the veld that is, somehow companionable. The…

4 Dec 2020 5 min

Being Green - 27 Nov 2020

In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook speaks to Cape Town entrepreneur, Vusumzi Mahlatshana, who uses the alien invasive species, the Prickly Pear, to make everything from bricks, to insulating material, lamps and even jewellery. To find out more about Cactu-tecture, you can visit his website: www.pricklypearproducts.co.za, or find him…

27 Nov 2020 6 min

Being Green - 20 Nov 2020

www.esrl.noaa.gov Strong Plea for Aggressive Investment in the Climate Emergency From time to time here on BEING GREEN we’ve checked in on the atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. The agreed best site, most reliable, most credible, is the NOAA’s GLOBAL MONITORING LABORATORY. The benchmark carbon dioxide reading from the Mauna Loa…

20 Nov 2020 5 min

Being Green - 13 Nov 2020

There is widespread agreement among climate activists and experts that Donald Trump’s tenure as the president of the United States has been a disaster for the environment. In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook speaks to former United States diplomat, Brooks Spector, about what we can expect from US President-elect,…

13 Nov 2020 7 min

Being Green - 06 Nov 2020

Think global, act local – the environmental activists used to say. Maybe they still do. A local spatial-environmental issue that has been catching my eye is pretty much in our faces, although you may not be aware of it if you’re not a follower of the great science of Astronomy,…

6 Nov 2020 5 min

Being Green - 31 Oct 2020

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook, talks to Naude Dreyer of the non-profit organisation Ocean Conservation Namibia, about the death of over 7,000 Cape fur seal pups that have washed ashore at Pelican Point in Walvis Bay. For more information, please go to: https://www.ocnamibia.org

30 Oct 2020 6 min

Being Green - 24 Oct 2020

The economy. Don’t groan. If I can understand it, you can. Everyone agrees that rebuilding the economy is number one priority. We’re looking to our leaders – and particularly the chief leader Cyril Ramaphosa – for cues to show the way and dispel the trauma of these times. Or at…

23 Oct 2020 5 min

Being Green - 16 Oct 2020

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook, talks to Chris Krauss, the chairperson on an NPO called Sea the Bigger Picture, which has been testing an innovative way of removing microplastics off our beaches. The Enviro Buggy basically vacuums up sand, small bits of plastic and other debris…

16 Oct 2020 7 min

Being Green - 09 Oct 2020

We know that life on Earth, for all of us – humanity – depends on life on Earth, for every living thing – plants, animals, birds, sharks, fish, molluscs, reptiles, arachnoids, microbes – even viruses, if they are to be considered living. The minister of the environment Barbara Creecy stressed…

9 Oct 2020 4 min

Being Green - 02 Oct 2020

Spring has sprung, and in this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook, looks ahead to next week’s Garden Day. Horticulturist Tanya Visser, presenter of The Gardener on the Home Channel, gives us ideas about what to plant in our gardens that is good for both us and the environment…

2 Oct 2020 6 min

Being Green - 25 Sept 2020

PROUDLY SPONSORED BY GERLINDE MOSER OF RE/MAX. Being Green – Your window on the environment broadcast every Friday morning at 9.30. Glynis Crook will focus on key issues affecting our lifestyles, science and research outcomes, the quest for sustainable living and a healthier planet.

25 Sep 2020 4 min

Being Green - 18 Sept 2020

In this week’s edition of Being Green, as we celebrate Clean-Up & Recycle SA Week, National Recycling Day, and both the International Coastal Clean-Up and Let`s Do It - World Clean-Up Day, Glynis Crook speaks to Candice Burgess-Look of the annual Eco-Logic Awards, Blake Dyason of “Love our Trails”, and…

18 Sep 2020 6 min

Being Green - 11 Sept 2020

Things to Ponder on Whilst You Tend Your Indoor Plants in Lockdown. www.roboticsandautomationnews.com “vertical farming” The south-western Cape storage dams are pretty well supplied after the rainy days of mid-August and a few cold fronts that actually brought more than a smattering of showers. The relatively new (and once controversial)…

11 Sep 2020 5 min

Being Green - 04 Sept 2020

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Dr Tlou Masehela, a researcher working on honeybees, about National Arbor Week, the importance of planting trees, the role played by bees, and why they are so important for biodiversity. To find out more about what trees you can…

4 Sep 2020 5 min

Being Green - 29 Aug 2020

You probably didn’t notice it, but last week we passed a date, or rather overshot a date – Earth Overshoot Day. What is it? A day that marks the limit of resources used to full capacity, or all the goods and services the Earth systems can supply or regenerate, as…

28 Aug 2020 5 min