South Africa’s rare succulent plants are threatened by illegal trade – how to stop it
The popular Conophytum, Lithops and Tylecodon are part of the group of rare and aesthetically unique succulents which are now ...
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Drax plans $1 billion bioenergy plants in U.S. South to boost renewable power and carbon capture
British power producer Drax plans to construct bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) pla ...
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Construction on Cape Town’s desalination plant set to start in 2026
The City of Cape Town aims to start construction of a permanent desalination plant in Paarden Eiland in 2026 with the aim of having it operational by 2030 if the plan receives all the necessary ...
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Are your houseplants fuelling extinction? South Africa’s rare succulents face silent crisis
Unknowingly, many buyers in these regions are providing economic incentives for illegal harvesting, devastating ecosystems and impacting local communities that rely on these plants. One high-profile ...
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Funding for South Bay sewage crisis in jeopardy after gov spending bill falls apart
$250 million to fix and expand the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant -- one of the plants that is supposed to treat sewage flowing into San Diego from Mexico. Get top local ...
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Fusion Start-Up Plans to Build Its First Power Plant in Virginia
in the James River Industrial Park in Chesterfield County, from Dominion Energy, a power utility. Dominion currently doesn’t have plans to invest in the plant, nor does it have an agreement to ...
POWER Magazine23d
Explosion at Coal Power Plant in South Africa Injures Nine
The Matla Power Station is one of Eskom’s 15 coal-fired power plants but it plays an important role in ensuring South Africa’s reliability, given its proximity to Mpumalanga’s coal-mining ...
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Lightsource bp begins construction on 450MW solar PV plant in New South Wales, Australia
Image: Lightsource bp. Solar PV developer Lightsource bp has commenced construction on a 450MW solar PV plant in New South Wales, Australia, and a 214MW solar-plus-storage project in Queensland.
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Tesla begins operation at its South Texas lithium refinery, firing up its kiln for first time
Tesla Inc. has begun operations at its new lithium refinery near Corpus Christi, a plant CEO Elon Musk said eventually would produce enough of the material for batteries in 1 million electric ...
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Eyre Peninsula desalination plant has no comprehensive Aboriginal heritage survey
The Barngarla people have expressed immense disappointment at the approval of Billy Lights Point as the site for the Eyre Peninsula's desalination plant. A comprehensive survey of the area for ...