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South African Solar-Powered Eco-Village Will Be Car-Free

2016-05-27 18:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: One village in South Africa is taking green living to a whole new level. Blue Rock Village, situated just 45 minutes outside of Cape Town, sits on Blue Rock Lake, an old rock quarry that provided construction materials to Cape Town in the late 1990s. The village was inspired, according to architecture firm Swisatec, "by our vision to create a safe, environmentally friendly, car-free village for all ages." Blue Rock will be a self-functioning 1,000-apartment town, equipped with a lifestyle...

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South African court gives green light to domestic trade in rhino horn

2016-05-23 15:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A pair of White Rhinoceros await buyers in pens at the annual auction in the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi national park, South Africa, September 18, 2010. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo left1 of 3right A 33 month old black rhino is seen at a game reserve near Cape Town, South Africa, January 8, 2005. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo left2 of 3right A rhino is kept in an enclosure at the Kruger national park in Mpumalanga province August 26, 2014. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/Files left3 of 3right JOHANNESBURG...

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