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Fracking won’t impact on SKA bid

admin — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:11:22 +0000

There seems to be little chance that oil giant Shell’s plans to prospect for shale gas in the Karoo Basin using the “fracking” method will have an impact on South Africa’s bid to host the square kilometre array (SKA) radio telescope.

Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor said this in [...]

Water is the New Oil

admin — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:20:05 +0000

Russia is considering becoming the world’s top supplier of fresh water as growing demand turns it into a strategic resource. That is if it can upgrade its own consumption to modern standards.
If you pay attention to the perils that future may bring, you probably know that the oil will run dry, the [...]

Will H2O Scarcity be the Next Global Challenge?

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:15:55 +0000

Until recently, the industrialized nations have taken cheap, abundant fresh water largely for granted. Now global population growth, pollution, and climate change are shaping a new view of water as a potentially scarce resource that may drive up prices and fines around the world. In Barcelona, Spain, for example you can be [...]

Clem Sunter – SA Water could have Eskom type problems

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:47:19 +0000

Irrespective of Copenhagen, oil is becoming a scarce commodity with only 90 years of cheap reserves left and peak production expected in the next five years. With any kind of recovery, oil will go straight through $200 a barrel. Since oil revenues are more than all other commodities combined, this could have a major [...]