http://www.news24.com/Tags/Topics/environment Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Thu, 17 May 2012 03:59:57 +0200 The government is pushing ahead with plans to create "equity" in the distribution of water resources, water affairs Minister Edna Molewa has said. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Molewa-Focus-on-water-equity-20120516 South Africa's ecological footprint, or its demand on natural ecosystems, has increased in the last two years, the World Wide Fund for Nature says. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/SAS-eco-footprint-increases-20120515 London has pledged to host the greenest Olympic Games ever staged, but it could take years before the promises start to flower. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/London-Olympics-the-greenest-maybe-20120515 Towing operations on the stricken Japanese long-line fishing vessel stranded at Clifton has been suspended after the cable snapped. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Cable-snaps-on-Cape-Town-shipwreck-20120515 The World Wide Fund for Nature has released its annual Living Planet Report which has found that growing demand is putting strain on biodiversity. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/WWF-calls-for-sustainable-economy-20120515 Environmental specialists have questioned whether a proposed 3km cable car in the Drakensberg is really needed, and if the negatives will outweigh the benefits. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Mixed-response-to-Berg-cable-car-idea-20120515 A farmer from Delmas has lodged a complaint against Exxaro with the Blue Scorpions, after the mining company reportedly destroyed a wetland. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Farmer-goes-to-Blue-Scorpions-over-Exxaro-20120514 Australia has enough gas reserves to maintain current production for almost 200 years, a report has showed, supporting the nation's push to become a global exporter. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Australia-in-gas-export-push-20120514 Quarantine measures have been imposed in the northern parts of Limpopo where an invader fruit fly, Bactrocera, has been detected. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Fruit-flies-invade-Limpopo-20120509 The Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union is pleased with the improvement in municipal drinking water quality following the release of the Blue Drop report. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Union-pleased-with-water-improvement-20120508-3 Water affairs has red-flagged 14 municipalities in seven provinces, warning residents of numerous small rural towns in these areas not to drink untreated tap water. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Warning-on-small-town-tap-water-20120507 Giant dinosaurs that roamed the Earth millions of years ago may have warmed the planet with the gas they produced from eating leafy plants, British scientists say. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Gassy-dinos-may-have-warmed-Earth-20120507 Norway, together with Sasol and others has inaugurated what it called the world's largest laboratory for capturing carbon dioxide. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Norway-builds-largest-carbon-capture-lab-20120507 Municipalities in Gauteng have given that province the top score for its drinking water in South Africa after a national analysis conducted by the department of water affairs. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Gauteng-tops-SA-water-with-Blue-Drop-certification-20120507 Peru's government has declared a health alert along its northern coastline and has urged residents and tourists alike to stay away from long stretches of beach, as it investigates the unexplained deaths of hundreds of dolphins and pelicans. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Peru-issues-health-alert-20120506 Greenpeace activists have halted an icebreaker headed for the Arctic for a third time, in a bid to block plans by Anglo Dutch giant Shell to drill for oil in the region. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Greenpeace-blocks-Shell-icebreaker-20120504 The Working for Water (WfW) programme, which spearheads the fight against invasive alien plants, has saved South Africa an estimated R400bn, Environment Minister Edna Molewa says. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/WfW-saves-SA-R400bn-20120502 There is "merit" in carrying out some hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for shale gas in the Karoo, Environmental Affairs Director General Nosipho Ngcaba says. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Government-OKs-controlled-fracking-20120502 Treasury has made R800m available for its Green Fund over the next two years, Environment Minister Edna Molewa has announced. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/R800m-for-green-fund-Molewa-20120502 Nearly 15% of people worldwide believe the world will end during their lifetime and 10% think the Mayan calendar could signify it will happen in 2012, according to a new poll. http://www.news24.com/World/News/15-believe-end-of-world-coming-poll-20120501