The Lions River Club in Dargle was completely overwhelmed as 400 people arrived for the Rhino Oil & Gas Exploration Application Meeting on Tuesday 3 November 2015. After only 11 people had come to their morning meeting in Taylor’s Halt,
Think Outside the Barrel
While senior citizens are worried about Climate Change and the possibility of fracking, it is young people who will bear the brunt of the bad decisions taken and fossil fuels burnt over the past 100 years. Student, Dominique Clinckemaillie (16),
Stop Fracking in it’s Tracks
It comes as a surprise to most South Africans to discover that land ownership does not extend to ownership of any of the minerals buried in the earth. Mineral rights belong to the State. ‘Mineral’ means any substance, whether in
Don’t Fiddle with our Water Factories
In nature, there is no magic water factory – the water on the earth now is the same water that has been here since the beginning of time. Whether in the Karoo or the forests of the Congo, the basics
Fracking – Coming Soon to an Area Near You
Penny Rees writes: Coming soon to an area near you – Fracking – anywhere with shale deposits and there are plenty in KZN. Fracking is the extraction of gas from between layers of shale and is punted as a ‘green’ alternative
