Many governments and private organizations around the world are searching for new ways of producing energy. Often, the focus is on renewable energy -energy that comes from natural resources (or natural capital) that are constantly and sustainably replenished. Yet, we…
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Why a corporate strategy grounded in ecological economics makes good business sense
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When playing soccer became a renewable source of energy
Tagged with: Africa, energy, renewable energy, SOCCER, sOccket, social development
Posted in economic development, energy, sustainable development, sustainable technologies
Posted in economic development, energy, sustainable development, sustainable technologies
Back to basics: a room for small changes, everyday?
Going back to basics like switching off lights in unoccupied rooms can go a long way in the reduction of fossil fuel effects on the environment, especially if 49m people do it consistently. This is a South African government initiative…
Tagged with: Africa, electricity saving, role of government, sustainable development
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Posted in Uncategorized
Is China Colonizing Africa?
Today Reuters published an update on China-Africa strategic partnership as President Hu addressed the opening ceremony of Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing. President Hu called China the “good brother” of Africa and offered…
Tagged with: Africa, China, China Safari, colonization, Dragon Gift, geopolitical, good brother, pollution
Posted in economic development, food, pollution, water
Posted in economic development, food, pollution, water
African Sun for Europe
The plan is to put a huge amount of solar power plants in the Sahara Desert and bring the power into Europe the project would eventually supply Europe with approximately 50% of if energy needs.
Tagged with: Africa, EU, France, Germany, market-based solutions, Ovington, renewable energy, research, sustainable development
Posted in climate change, corporate sustainability, economic development, energy, food, government policy, industrial ecology, sustainable buildings, sustainable development, sustainable living, sustainable technologies
Posted in climate change, corporate sustainability, economic development, energy, food, government policy, industrial ecology, sustainable buildings, sustainable development, sustainable living, sustainable technologies
Population
I purpose a solution to these problems that some might consider against their religion or downright raciest.
Tagged with: Africa, China, CO2, consumerism, deforestation, development, education, environmental sustainability, India, Kyoto, oil, Ovington, population, raciest, religion, waste management
Posted in climate change, community, ecological degradation, ecological footprint, economic development, energy, food, government policy, pollution, sustainable buildings, sustainable development, sustainable living, US politics
Posted in climate change, community, ecological degradation, ecological footprint, economic development, energy, food, government policy, pollution, sustainable buildings, sustainable development, sustainable living, US politics
Are Bio-fuels an Economic Driver for Developing Nations?
Over the past forty years America and Europe have been benefiting through protective policy behaviour in the form of subsidies, and international trade tariffs. This has been at the detriment to African countries, where farmers are unable to get a…
The last person to leave may not have any lights to turn out…
My reflection: It is clear to me that sustainable development won’t make any real progress until almost all of the nations reach a critical state where the global economy becomes paralyzed by the environmental constraints. Until such a point, exploitation…
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