BLOGS
Dr. Andrew Venter
Archives for 2012
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May 7, 2012
Whale of a time
The ongoing onslaught against our rhino continues to make headlines, with little obvious sign of any let up in the pressure. 200 Rhino have already been poached this year and in the face of this onslaught it is hard to remain positive and to have confidence that we’ll “win this... ...
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April 16, 2012
Flooding our future
According to Swiss Re, 2011 saw the highest natural catastrophe and man-made disaster based economic losses in history. Over US$ 116 billion in insured losses and over US$ 370 billion in economic losses. This “record” was triggered by unprecedented events, including earthquakes in Japan, New Zea ...
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March 26, 2012
FRACKING battle lines drawn
Carte Blanche’s rather shocking documentary on Hydraulic Fracturing (fracking) last Sunday, came shortly on the heels of the highly controversial Econometrix Report in favour of fracking, and was contextualised by the Treasure the Karoo Action Group’s (TKAG) on-going and increasingly vociferous ...
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March 12, 2012
Tough questions for Exxaro’s huge gamble
This past week, KwaZulu-Natal’s weather was dominated by Cyclone Irina. Intense rain, flash floods, rough seas and marine storm surges caused havoc, destroying houses and infrastructure, blocking roads and bridges. Starting last Friday (2nd March) the Province’s rescue services were placed on hi ...
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February 27, 2012
Environmental time bomb
Last week Yale University released their 2012 Global Environmental Performance Index. This Index ranks 132 countries on 22 performance indicators, spread across a mix of environmental measures associated with health, water and food security, biodiversity and climate change. Unbelievably, South Afric ...
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