Hi there! My name is Jackie.
I’m not an environmental activist. I’m not an expert on sustainability. I don’t recycle. I’m not a vegan. I don’t drive an EV. I have no idea what my carbon footprint is…. not yet anyway. This is just the start of my journey.
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Water scarcity is the next big challenge
World Water Day – 22 March 2020 There is another crisis looming: that of water scarcity. On 22 March every year the South African government adopts World Water Day as a time to underline the importance of water. “After a very somber week, government and the private...
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The Role of Technology in Conserving the Environment
Indusrialization has always been seen as the key to better living and wealth; but in reality, it’s clear that although it leads to better living conditions, industrialization affects the environment and eventually causes climate change. By industrialization, we are...
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THINKING INSIDE THE BOX: TOP TIPS ON BUILDING A CONTAINER HOME
December 2019 - Container homes take simplistic living, creative design and affordable building to the next level. It is not surprising then that the trend for modular houses is booming; before launching headlong into your own container build some preparation is...
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New elements spice up SPAR Charity Golf Day
There was some of the old and some of the new as competitors braved breezy conditions during the annual SPAR Charity Golf Day at Humewood on Thursday. The old was the penguin theme of the day to highlight the plight of coastal birds in the region, which are monitored...
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Golden chance to promote PE’s cleanliness
SPAR Eastern Cape delivered a strong message to the Nelson Mandela Bay community when the SPAR Summer Nathi programme was launched at Happy Valley in Port Elizabeth yesterday. With an exciting festival, co-ordinated by events company Soul Good, laid out from December...
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Volkswagen unveils the ID.3, its first ‘electric car for the masses’
Volkswagen unveils the ID.3
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Sanctor children do their part for Mandela Day
SPAR Eastern Cape took their campaign to clean up the environment on Mandela Day to Port Elizabeth’s northern areas yesterday when they joined hands with several parties and the Sanctor schools to make a difference. Set up by the Project Nelson Mandela Bay Clean City...
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Dutch Company Reveals An Electric Car That Charges Itself With Sunlight
A Dutch company from Eindhoven has released a prototype car that has already sold 100 orders to be filled in 2011. What’s special about the car is that it is completely electric as well as solar powered. The prototype car actually won the Bridgestone World Solar...
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Solar power system that works at night a renewable energy game-changer
An innovative thermal battery being developed by Curtin University researchers will be key to a solar power system capable of producing electricity overnight, rivaling fossil fuels as a viable source of power for commercial and heavy industries around the world,...
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