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I am a sustainability writer and journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa. A key interest is promoting understanding of the restorative economy – understanding the deep links between social injustices and inequality, the environment, economic myths, human culture and the huge potential of ecological restoration. I'm also an editor and speaker. More ...Twitter Updates
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- ‘Why “peak oil” collision provides opportunity for bold invention’
- ‘The climate change bottom line’
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Category Archives: My published articles
Business Day: ‘Stop giving the government a free pass on nuclear power’
Published in Business Day, 25 November 2011 ‘The nuclear path will compound centralisation and elitism, and necessitate importing skilled foreign labour’ IS SA about to multiply and repeat the R40bn arms-deal debacle that has haunted our politics for more than … Continue reading
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Tagged Alvin Weinberg, arms deal, Business Day, Citigroup, corruption, Fukushima, Koeberg, Moody's, nuclear energy, renewable energy, World Bank
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Sunday Times: ‘Stop these crimes against humanity’
Published in The Sunday Times, 20 March 2011 Climate breakdown is destroying the lives of millions, but SA has merely adopted a morally bankrupt position, writes David Le Page Parliament has been holding hearings on South Africa’s climate change green … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcelor Mittal, Bolivia, BP, climate change, climate justice, COP 16, crimes against humanity, Shell, South Africa
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Sunday Times: ‘Save us from the super-rich’
Published by the Sunday Times, 10 October 2010 The very rich are a danger to the environment, democracy, economic empowerment and themselves, says David Le Page Rich people are becoming a luxury we can no longer afford. In fact, rich … Continue reading
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Tagged inequality, South Africa, super-rich, The Spirit Level
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City Press: ‘Equality is key in fight for the poor’
Published in City Press, 2 October 2010 Growing inequality is one of the awkward truths of South Africa’s new democracy. According to local researcher Kate Philip, at a recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) conference on the subject, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andries du Toit, inequality, Kate Philip, PLAAS, poverty, South Africa, The Spirit Level, Zwelinzima Vavi
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Sunday Times: ‘Can we fight corruption in a world that’s built on greed?’
Published in the Sunday Times, 8 August 2010 The only way to stop the rot is to create a fair society Man, are we ever in a stew over corruption. The issue is in the news every day, bloggers have … Continue reading
‘Why “peak oil” collision provides opportunity for bold invention’
Published in Business Day, 8 January 2009 One day, oil production will begin declining. The world’s drivers and transport operators and airlines, not to mention fertiliser, plastics and pharmaceutical manufacturers, will file their usual orders — only to be met … Continue reading
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Tagged Business Day, Fatih Birol, Global Witness, IEA, peak oil, Simon Taylor, Virgin, Will Whitehorn
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‘The climate change bottom line’
Published in The Weekender, 24 October 2009 There’s a widespread and significant misconception about the likely effects of strong action to cut or “mitigate” greenhouse gas emissions: that it will hurt economies. The chair at a recent climate debate in … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, GPD, growth, Krugman, Waxman-Markey
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‘Southern Africa in for 10°C temperature rise’
Published in The Weekender, 3 Oct 2009 Without global cuts in carbon emissions, Southern Africa could see average temperature increases as high as 10 degrees centigrade as soon as 2060, according to a study released by the UK’s Meteorological Office … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Met Office, Southern Africa, ten degrees
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