Being Green

Being Green - 06 October 2017

Occasionally on Being Green we have extended the definition of ‘environment’ beyond the limits of our earthly realm, to the wider view of other planets, even planetary systems beyond our own solar system. You may remember the stunning images of Pluto, the object now known as a trans-Neptunian, but which…

6 Oct 2017 6 min

Being Green - 22 September 2017

LINDA SCARBOROUGH, Deputy Editor of EAT OUT MAGAZINE talked to John Richards about the restaurant awards that are underway for 2017, The Mercedes Benz Restaurant Awards, combined with the Woolworth’s Sustainability Awards. Entries for restaurateurs close the end of this month (September) and the winners will be announced in November…

22 Sep 2017 7 min

Being Green - 15 September 2017

Wind Energy Gathering Momentum The competing energy forces are lined up in a sort of military display across the world it seems. Everywhere you go it’s Nuclear versus Renewables, versus Natural Gas, with Coal coming in somewhere down the list, usually with an apology – sorry, but we need it…

15 Sep 2017 6 min

Being Green - 08 September 2017

On International Coastal Cleanup Day on 16 September, FMR staff together with 150 listeners will be picking up plastic and other litter on Hout Bay beach. The project is in collaboration with Plastics South Africa. In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to its Sustainability Manager, John…

8 Sep 2017 6 min

Being Green - 01 September 2017

Recycling is one of the many ways we can help to protect the environment. Among other benefits, it saves energy and raw materials, and reduces the amount of harmful chemicals and greenhouse gases produced in landfills. According to 2011 figures, an average South African produces about 3 kilograms of waste…

4 Sep 2017 6 min

Being Green - 25 August 2017

Those of us lucky enough to have electricity in our homes probably still have strong memories of the winter of 2015 when the country experienced regular load-shedding. Rushing home to fill a few flasks with hot water, children trying to get schoolwork done by candlelight, or figuring out at which…

25 Aug 2017 6 min

Being Green - 18 August 2017

It's estimated that almost one third of food produced in South Africa for human consumption is effectively thrown away, most of it ending up in landfills where it produces a large amount of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Equally disconcerting it that this happens despite the fact that some 13.8…

18 Aug 2017 7 min

Being Green - 11 August 2017

Being Green this week speaks to Peter Johnston, climate researcher at University of Cape Town’s Climate Systems Analysis Group. He talks about the chances of sufficient rain before the end of winter, what this means for the summer ahead and discusses what more can be done by both the city…

11 Aug 2017 6 min

Being Green - 04 August 2017

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.

4 Aug 2017 5 min

Being Green - 28 July 2017

We all know the name Albert Einstein, not to be confused with the musicologist Alfred Einstein, and we know the famous e=mc 2 thing, even if we’re a bit hazy about what it means. But I certainly didn’t find the name Milankovitch rolling off my tongue – yet he should…

28 Jul 2017 6 min

Being Green - 21 July 2017

Water in the Rocks Have you noticed how the obligatory chat about the weather has changed in the last little while? Now we say – “Beautiful day – but of course I’d be happy if it were overcast and raining….” The City of Cape town continues to exhort us about…

21 Jul 2017 5 min

Being Green - 14 July 2017

Giant iceberg Splits off Antarctic A huge ice-berg broke off the edge of the Larsen ‘C’ Ice Shelf in Antarctica this week. It was not an unexpected event, as scientists have been monitoring the huge crack in the ice for a number of years, and saw it extending steadily. The…

14 Jul 2017 5 min

Being Green - 7 July 2017

WILL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING SAVE THE PLANET? Things are happening fast in technology and development, or are they? The Swedish-Chinese owned motor manufacturer Volvo created quite a stir this week by announcing the end of the internal combustion engine as we know it. From 2019 Volvo will be turning out…

7 Jul 2017 5 min

Being Green - 30 June 2017

AQUAPONICS – THE WAY TO FEED MILLIONS WHILST CONSERVING WATER? John Richards talked to Prof James Rakocy, of the University of the Virgin Islands, pioneer developer of the AQUAPONICS cultivation and harvesting method, a revolutionary closed-cycle system whereby food can be grown, both carbohydrate and protein. The method employs fish…

30 Jun 2017 7 min

Being Green - 16 June 2017

Here on BEING GREEN on FMR we followed the fortunes of Braam Malherbe and his rowing partner Wayne Robertson as they crossed the mighty Atlantic Ocean from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro in the Mhondoro, a rowing boat with a cramped cabin, some rechargeable batteries, food of course, and…

16 Jun 2017 8 min

Being Green - 9 June 2017

ALL ABOUT ANTS Peter Slingsby talked about his book ANTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. Read more… www.theantbook.blogspot.co.za www.slingsbymaps.com/ Book obtainable at good booksellers or through above websites or call 021 788 4545 or fax 086 508 2817

9 Jun 2017 6 min

Being Green - 2 June 2017

BUCHU PROFESSOR PATRICK BOUIC Independent researcher, Cape Kingdom Neutraceuticals. “The medicinal benefits of this plant are incredible. Research results show that the anti-inflammatory properties of buchu outperform well-known molecules normally used to treat-inflammation. Buchu has an average 60% higher activity at an equivalent concentration of Quercetin which is well known…

2 Jun 2017 7 min

Being Green - 26 May 2017

EVERY BREATH WE TAKE! I was in Gauteng earlier this week, where it was overcast and uncharacteristically rainy for this late-autumn season on the Highveld. And where Gautengers are watering their gardens, with due respect we hope for the water restrictions that are in place. Difficult to sell extended restrictions…

26 May 2017 7 min

Being Green - 19 May 2017

DON TOOTH, C E O of the VERGELEGEN Wine Estate talks about the science projects and conservation initiatives on this historical and modern-day working farm on the banks of the Lourens River. Four PhD’s have been produced based on field work in the Estate, and there are numerous partnerships with…

19 May 2017 7 min

Being Green - 12 May 2017

BIOMIMICRY and Water - Claire Janisch, eco-systems engineer, founder member of Biomimicry SA, and a partner in For Love of Water, explained the principle of biomimicry in designing systems to reproduce natural processes and harness the complex efficiency of nature. With particular reference to water treatment, but it could apply…

12 May 2017 6 min