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Africa’s Cement Industry to Gather in Cape TownAfrica’s cement industry will for two days this April gather in one of the continent’s biggest environmental...by Kathy Newman on January 26th, 2010 at 09:01 am
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Ethical and Social Implications of New BiofuelsBy Joyce Tait and Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka* Biofuels were first pioneered in the early days of car manufacturing. Cheap...by Scidev Network on March 16th, 2010 at 10:03 am
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Solar Lighting Spells End of Kerosene in AfricaBy Charlotte Webster* A simple but effective solar kit is helping to bring light to homes in the less-industrialised...by Guest Writer on February 9th, 2010 at 05:02 pm
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Ethical and Social Implications of New BiofuelsBy Joyce Tait and Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka* Biofuels were first pioneered in the early days of car manufacturing. Cheap...by Scidev Network on March 16th, 2010 at 10:03 am
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Africa Lagging Behind in Green Energy Economy Development – UNAfrica is lagging behind the rest of the world in developing renewable energy projects with initiatives aimed at...by News Agencies on March 4th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
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4 Keys to a Successful Sustainability StrategyBy Mindy S Lubber* Consider these morsels from last week’s Wall Street Journal: “By 2050, there could...by Guest Writer on March 16th, 2010 at 11:03 am
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Ethical and Social Implications of New BiofuelsBy Joyce Tait and Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka* Biofuels were first pioneered in the early days of car manufacturing. Cheap...by Scidev Network on March 16th, 2010 at 10:03 am
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Nuru Lights Pedals Toward Clean Energy in Africa
By Tina Casey*
A clean energy startup called Nuru Lights has come up with a low cost pedal-powered LED light kit that is designed to help households in East Africa and India ditch their kerosene lamps.
Kerosene lamps are ubiquitous in the developing world. They’re a notorious fire hazard and can cause carbon monoxide poisoning when [...]
4 Keys to a Successful Sustainability Strategy
By Mindy S Lubber*
Consider these morsels from last week’s Wall Street Journal: “By 2050, there could be two billion cars on the road — twice as many as there are today.”
“Energy demand is expected to be 35 percent higher in 2030 than in 2005.” “Pollution of drinking water is Americans’ No. 1 environmental concern.”
If you’re [...]
Ethical and Social Implications of New Biofuels
By Joyce Tait and Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka*
Biofuels were first pioneered in the early days of car manufacturing.
Cheap fossil fuels soon overtook them as our fuel of choice, but concerns about climate change have revived interest in them — global biofuel production doubled between 2000 and 2007, and is expected to double again by 2011.
‘First generation’ biofuels, [...]
Africa Lagging Behind in Green Energy Economy Development – UN
Africa is lagging behind the rest of the world in developing renewable energy projects with initiatives aimed at producing clean and ‘green’ energy remaining largely under-exploited, warned a new report released today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
A UNEP assessment noted that the entire continent has just over 120 carbon market projects up [...]
Solar Lighting Spells End of Kerosene in Africa
By Charlotte Webster*
A simple but effective solar kit is helping to bring light to homes in the less-industrialised world without the choking side-effects of kerosene lamps.
About 14 per cent of Kenya is electrified, Tanzania even less at 11 and Malawi a pitiful seven. These statistics correspond directly to poverty and development.
The extensive off-grid rural areas [...]
