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Greeting cards and shopping bags
We have a few volunteers who have offered to give their time for free to make greeting cards (Christmas, Birthday, Anniversaries, special Holidays, etc.) and shopping bags. For examples of the work: See pictures above and below. All proceeds of the sale thereof will...
Global Warming: How and Where?
I wrote before that my own research did not show 'global' warming, as you would expect to see if more greenhouse gases were the cause of global warming. The difference in warming between the northern (NH) and southern hemisphere (ZH) was remarkable, especially where...
When will the North Pole be ice free?
Take 5 minutes of your time to watch the video below and find out when all the North Pole ice will be melted.....
Some feedback from Heart for Children
We have asked our beneficiaries if perhaps they could give us some feedback about some of the children that were placed in their care and that in the meantime have left the nest, so to speak. We received our first feedback from Alfonse and Yvonne van Galen from the...
The Green Religion
What makes ecology so popular in the modern world? It seems to be turning into a type of religion, thrust forward by the notion that it was God himself who has given mankind the mandate to take care of nature. It has become a secular ideology with respect for earth as...
And you thought your life was complicated?
Be inspired by the video of this young lady who handles her handicap so graciously.
A blast from the past
Picture: Richard Lindzen Amazing. To see the similarities in the discussions about what to do about 'man made climate change' between now and 20 years ago... In a letter to the Wall Street Journal of June 11, 2001, in reaction to media reports that ‘the science was...
The Green Illusion (2)
Figure 1. Total consumed energy for the world in BBOE. Data source: OurWorldinData.org I hope you looked at the video's in The Green Illusion | Bread on the water Now let us look at some data. Note that BBOE stands for billions of barrels of oil-equivalent energy....
Did you see the farmer laugh? (Het jy al n boer sien lag?)
Listening to this song, made me realize something. The farmer admits that he is dependent on the Hand of God for the rain on his land. Here are the lyrics: Op n plaas buite kant die klein Karoo staan n boer en wagHy wag al lank vir n druppel reën om sy grond te kom...
Add your voice against the Climate Change Bill
If you want to prevent that a carbon tax is levied on all fuels, make sure that your voice is heard before 27 May 2022. Use this link to vote against the bill: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/climate-2022/ As an example, a copy of my input is below. Dear Ms AF...
Make your OWN masterpiece!!
Whether it is music or songs you write, whether it is needlework or artwork or any other product that you make, whether it is research work or anything you write that you think is important: Make it your own MASTER piece. Essentially, there will always be people who...
A Bridge Too Far: Climate Models
Take some time off to check if the IPCC is correct in saying that the climate crisis is worse than it ever was. John Christy is a well known expert in climatology.