The fight against Shell and its plans to ‘frack’ for gas in the Karoo is far from over. Earthlife Africa have called for a national boycott of all Shell service stations and products. “Tens of thousands of square kilometres of the ecologically fragile, water-scarce Karoo are under threat from being devastated by a dirty, water-…
HOME is a not-for-profit film project, that approaches the current debate about climate change from a whole new perspective, giving viewers the opportunity to see for themselves how Earth is changing. Spanning 54 countries and 120 locations, Home is a visually stunning journey of epic proportions, all seen from the air. The film captures the…
EU fishermen being paid to catch plastic: A trial project aims to provide fisherman with an alternative income whilst cleaning up marine plastic pollution and reducing pressures on dwindling fish stocks. More from the Guardian.Green Plastics on the Rise: Global bioplastic production capacity is predicted to double between 2010 and 2015, says a recent study…
This brilliant article which is the content of a speech delivered by renowned author, philosopher & linguist, Noam Chomsky, discusses an old argument made by American Biologist, Ernst Mayr, which says that intelligence is a form of lethal mutation. “…He also added, a little bit ominously, that the average life span of a species, of…
MEDIA RELEASE: EARTHLIFE AFRICAA Salute to Radiation workers everywhere. – Japanese Consul to receive messages of condolence and concern from local anti-nuclear groups.The ongoing disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant could not have come at a more poignant moment. While the world’s attention is focused on this unfolding catastrophe we must remember to contextualise current…
Press release Earthlife Africa calls for Public Hearings into Nuclear Power and a recall of Government Energy Plan. THE events at Fukushima over the past few weeks have raised public awareness about the health risks of nuclear power. . “Around Fukushima Daiichi Station, on March 23rd, they measured 400 millisieverts – that’s per hour. With…
This beautiful and inspiring letter, ‘A Letter from Sendai’, is written by Anne Thomas who lives in Sendai, Japan, which was recently hit by a 9.0 earthquake and a subsequent major tsunami. …During the day we help each other clean up the mess in our homes. People sit in their cars, looking at news on…
The above picture shows the amount of plastic ingested by a juvenile green turtle accidentally captured off the coast of Argentina. More photos here and the full story here.Scientists have confirmed that they have found oil from the BP Oil Spill that happened almost 1 year ago on dead dolphins that washed up recently in…
