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Manuel appointed chairperson of Global Climate Fund

mydreamcourse — Thu, 12 May 2011 08:00:38 +0000

South Africa’s Minister in The Presidency Trevor Manuel has recently been appointed as joint chairperson of the Green Climate Fund, which happens to be given the job of coming up with a finance system to assist developing countries get accustomed to climate change.

R500m approved for solar water heaters

mydreamcourse — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:00:57 +0000

The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has recently agreed upon a sum of R500 million to install low pressure solar water heaters to homeowners that have already reaped the benefit as a result of government's low cost housing programme.

Renewable green power sources

mydreamcourse — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:00:45 +0000

It's electric! You can check how much of your electricity comes from renewable "green" power sources, such as wind or solar.

Eat seasonally

mydreamcourse — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:09:32 +0000

Food that is in season is fresher, less expensive and tastier than food that has been kept in cold storage. Keeping fruit and vegetables in cold storage also uses more energy and therefore, generates more carbon emissions contributing to climate change. Source: the Enviropaedia © 2009 – 2010, My Dream Course Blog. All rights reserved.

Eat locally grown food

mydreamcourse — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:31:55 +0000

Local is lekker! When we eat food that has been grown locally, we reduce the distance that our food travels from its place of production to reach our table. If your food travels a shorter distance to the table, less carbon is emitted during the process of transportation, which means that your food has less impact on …