Pollution

How engineered bacteria could clean up oilsands pollution and mining waste

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Climate Change, Pollution / By / June 23, 2021

Picture Credit: A tailings pond at an oilsands facility near Fort McMurray, Alta., in July 2012. The estimated cost of reclaiming oilsands mines is almost $31 billion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Rampant industrialization has caused our planet to warm at an unprecedented rate. Glaciers are melting away and sea levels are rising. Droughts last longer and are more devastating. …

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Hyperlocal air quality monitoring offers a cost-effective solution for reliable air pollution insights

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, CSR, CSR Reporting, Environment, Global Warming, Pollution / By / June 2, 2021

Air quality is not the first factor typically considered when assessing matters like infrastructure and public health. However, global air quality statistics are truly shocking when it comes to their effects. In fact, 91% of the world’s population lives in locations where the WHO’s air quality guidelines are not met. Air pollution is a crucial health challenge …

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NPO strikes deal with mines to produce oil from recycled material

1 Comment / ChangeMaker, Environment, Global Warming, Innovation, Pollution, Save Earth, Technology / By / May 6, 2021

Waste pickers in Barberton will benefit from a deal signed between Africa Green Earth and Barberton MinesImage: VUKUZENZELE A non-profit organisation Africa Green Earth will soon start with a waste recovery and green energy deal with Barberton Mines in Mpumalanga. The deal, which was signed in October last year, will see the organisation use plastic and …

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Why CSR should be more than show-off

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, CSR, CSR Reporting, Eco-Friendly, Global Warming, Pollution, Save Earth, sustainability / By / April 22, 2021

A member of the Canaan Riverside Green Peace voluntary group takes care of tree planted on the bank of the Nairobi River, in Dandora, Nairobi, on Sunday last week. PHOTO | AFP Businesses in less developed economies prefer cutting a cheque for a cause rather than adopting greener practices in their quest to be perceived …

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Noise pollution poses long-term risk to tree populations and plant diversity: Study

Leave a Comment / CSR, CSR Reporting, Environment, Pollution / By / April 16, 2021

While previous research has documented the short-term impact noise has on tree populations as it scares off pollinators such as insects and animals, few studies have investigated the long-term effects. Noise pollution poses a long-term risk to tree populations and plant diversity that may persist even after the sources of excess noise are removed, according …

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