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Being Green

PROUDLY SPONSORED BY GERLINDE MOSER OF RE/MAX. Being Green – Your window on the environment broadcast every Friday morning at 9.30. Glynis Crook will focus on key issues affecting our lifestyles, science and research outcomes, the quest for sustainable living and a healthier planet.
Weekly English South Africa Health & Fitness
414 Episodes
60 – 80

Being Green - 17 FEB 23 - e-cigarettes / e-waste

The popularity of e-cigarettes continues to grow in South Africa with estimates suggesting that close to half a million people are now vaping. In Australia, the situation is pretty much the same, and environmental organisations there have sounded the alarm saying the sharp increase in the number of people vaping,…
17 Feb 2023 5 min

Being Green - 03 FEB 23 - Global warming and urban heat islands

Global warming, combined with the fact that there tend to be fewer shaded areas and more heat-absorbing surfaces in cities, results in a phenomenon known as urban heat islands, which can have a negative impact on our health. But a new modelling study, led by the Barcelona Institute for Global…
3 Feb 2023 6 min

Being Green - 30 Dec 22 - Nylon, polyester, and spandex swimwear

As you hit the beaches or swimming pool over the holidays, did you know that the materials most commonly used to make your bikini or swimming trunks - nylon, polyester, and spandex - are plastic based? And that while there are alternative biodegradable fabrics, like organic cotton and viscose, currently…
30 Dec 2022 6 min

Being Green - 23 Dec 22

Globally, the agriculture sector is responsible for around one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, and the biggest chunk of that comes from livestock. Many scientists believe eating less meat is an important step to reducing the environmental impact of the methane-rich belches of sheep and cows. So does this mean you…
23 Dec 2022 7 min

Being Green - 16 Dec 22

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Ian Michler, co-author of the book “Living in Two Worlds: Addressing Humanity’s Greatest Challenges”. It documents the four-month non-motorised journey he and fellow conservationist, Ian McCallum, took across six southern African countries, the insights they gained, and the questions…
16 Dec 2022 6 min

Being Green - 09 Dec 22

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Dr Robin Fears, project leader of the InterAcademy Partnership, a global network of academies of science, medicine and engineering, who was one of the speakers at a World Science Forum panel on the impact of climate change on health.
9 Dec 2022 7 min

Being Green - 02 Dec 22

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Talitha Noble, conservation manager at the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, about its sea turtle programme which is the beneficiary of a charity event taking place this weekend. The DELI2SEA ocean awareness fun run is taking place on Sunday from…
2 Dec 2022 6 min

Being Green - 25 Nov 22

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Eben Olderwagen, the environmental project manager at Vergelegen Wine Estate, about its involvement in the Quagga Project and the imminent birth of a foal on the farm.
25 Nov 2022 7 min

Being Green - 18 Nov 22

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Dr Nicholas Simpson, Senior Advisor and Lead for Knowledge and Practice at the African Climate Mobility Initiative. He delivered a paper earlier this week at the United Nations Climate Conference, COP27, which says that by 2050, 113 million people…
18 Nov 2022 6 min

Being Green - 11 Nov 22

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Soil for Life’s CEO, Cindy Buské, and Fine Music Radio’s station manager, Eon de Vos, about a joint project to plant an FMR vegetable garden at WIN Educare in Delft on the Cape Flats. To find out more or…
11 Nov 2022 6 min

Being Green - 04 Nov 22

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Olivia Rumble, a director of Climate Legal who specialises notably in environmental law, climate change, climate finance and development, about the financial expectations of Africa’s negotiators attending this year’s edition of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP27,…
4 Nov 2022 6 min

Being Green - 28 Oct 22

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to 24-year-old Capetonian Gabriel Klaasen, who is Youth Coordinator at the African Climate Alliance about the message young South Africans will be taking to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) which gets underway on 6 November in Egypt.
28 Oct 2022 5 min
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