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Everyone In Cape Town Is Talking About This Jewellery Auction
10 Mar 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Tonight sees a very special auction going under the hammer and the fine folk of Cape Town seem very intrigued. You guys further afield can still get involved, don’t worry.
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SERIOUS WARNING: The World Is Running Out Of Chocolate
17 Nov 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If the world runs out of chocolate we can also eliminate the idea of women ruling the world, because it would literally be unstoppable war over the last few bars of mint Aero.
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China Is Freaking Out Over This ‘Blood’ River
28 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It is a pretty disturbing thing to wake up and discover the river you have been living beside all your life has turned blood-red overnight. It is difficult to say which would be a more disturbing hypothesis: that the river has been turned red due to massive bloodshed or due to massive chemical dumping…
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Earthquakes Linked Directly To Fracking
08 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As usual, we as human beings need to wait for a bunch of researchers to confirm things we actually already knew. But now that it has the official stamp of scientific research and evidence, we can say with greater authority and certainty, Fracking is very, very bad!
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Buzzfeed Says Cape Town Is The Most Beautiful City In The World
05 Jun 2014 by chelsea / 1 Comment
Yes, that’s right. Out of Buzzfeed’s top 20 most beautiful cities in the world, Cape Town is numero uno. That means we kicked the asses of those beautiful historic European countries that you’ve always dreamed of losing yourself in. Like Vienna (placing 14th), Prague and Rome (placing 5th). So stop day dreaming – you’re living […]
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How To Transport A Goat On Your Bike While Riding A Bike Like A Boss [Video]
30 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Goat on a man on a bike. It’s poetry in motion…
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Caught on camera: Mama bear rescues cub from highway
21 May 2014 by chelsea / No Comments
Caught on camera by a Mr. Ricky Forbes, while driving through Kootenay National Park on Saturday afternoon, here we see the incredible rescue of baby bear by mama bear.
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Preacher Makes Followers Eat Grass To Get “Closer To God”
13 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Pastor Lesego Daniel is known for his, shall we say, ‘experimental’ teachings. He reinforced this perception a few days ago when he ordered his congregation to drop to the floor and eat grass, in a bid to get “closer to God”.
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The Dead Sea Is Drying Up And This Is How They Plan To Fill It Up Again
10 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The River Jordan is being dried up for use in irrigation, which has led the Dead Sea’s water levels to drop by about a metre every 12 months. The middle-eastern nations have reacted quickly, and signed an agreement that might just bring the Dead Sea back.
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Energy Problem Solved: Tokyo Company Wants To Put Solar Panels All Over The Moon
29 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Well, they don’t want to put solar panels ALL OVER the moon, they just want to to put a cheeky little 400 kilometer-wide belt of solar panels around the moon. Casual.
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This Map Will Help You Find The Best Cofffee In New York, Paris And London
28 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
If you’re anything like us, your love for coffee knows no bounds. And while you might be on good terms with your local barista, travelling abroad and not knowing where to get your morning cuppa is an awful thought.
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Richard Hardiman makes it to the Global Final of Entrepreneur X Factor 2013
26 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Making Capetonians proud: Cape Town-based businessman and media personality, Richard Hardiman, has made it into the global final of Entrepreneur X Factor 2013! Hardiman has had his entrepreneurial fingers in a number of successful pies like digital platforms, online radio (right here at 2oceansvibe nogals) as well as manufacturing. But it’s his latest venture that pits him against 20 businessmen from 15 countries.
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Australia Declares Katy Perry’s Album A Bio-Hazard
07 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In yet another case showcasing Australia’s uber-tight border control regulations, officials at Australia’s customs desk have declared international copies of Katy Perry’s new album, “Prism,” to be an indisputable bio-hazard. Why? Is it because her album is just so terrible and they need an excuse to get it off the number one spot on Australia’s Aria chart? No. It’s because Katy Perry gives away free seeds with her album.
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If We Let The Ice Caps Melt, London & Amsterdam Will Disappear [SEE HERE]
05 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 9 Comments
National Geographic recently compiled an interactive map that allows us to examine what the Earth might look like if we allow all the sea-ice to melt. It is estimated that if said ice does melt, the ocean will rise by a full 66 metres. And anyone who knows how the ocean works will know that 66 metres is a stupendously ridiculous number that will have massive effects on the landscape.
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Mindblowing: Chinese City Shuts Down Due To ‘Choking’ Smog [GALLERY]
22 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
When it comes to air pollution, China is pretty much the worst. Chinese citizens are used to grey skies in summer, acid rain in winter and choking smog all year round, but nothing quite like this has ever happened. Harbin, the rough-and-tough capital city of Heilongjiang province is home to some 11 million people – all of whom tried to evacuate at the same time, when pollution reached critical levels just yesterday.
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You Need To See This Maldives Island Completely Covered In Rubbish
21 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Maldives – well known for it’s crystal blue waters, brilliant white sands and those boats with the glass bottoms that let you see the coral reefs. This is the last place on earth you’d associate with the word “rubbish dump”. But there’s something sordid just a stone’s throw away from the swankiest hotels on earth. There’s something smelly on the horizon. It is ‘Rubbish Island’, and it stinks to high hell.
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What Does Billion-Year-Old Water Taste Like? Find Out Here
18 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Click through to find out exactly what billion year old water tastes like, according to scientists.
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Planting Trees Is Hard – Drink Ice Tea If You Want To Save The Environment [VIDEO]
06 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Do your bit. When you buy a can of BOS Ice Tea you are contributing to an initiative that will help to reduce the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. It’s simple and easy.
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Cape Town Engineer, William Graham Invents Incredible Plastic-To-Fuel Converter
16 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
For years, science has agreed that plastic waste is destructive for our environment , but not according to Somerset West inventor, William Graham. To Graham, the tons of plastic waste produced by our society on a weekly basis is an ever-growing stack of gold
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Solar Panel Companies All Over The World Are Failing – Here’s Why
03 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last month Chinese solar panel making company, Suntech Power filed for bankruptcy. And it seems it’s not the only solar panel manufacturer heading into trouble, with bankruptcy fears looming for a multitude of solar panel makers across the globe. Innovation in the industry has also taken a decisive dip as a compound effect of the […]
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St. Patrick’s Day Around The Globe, In Pictures [GALLERY]
18 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
St Patrick’s Day celebrations were in full swing on Sunday all across the world. Check out the gallery, featuring a dazzling array of Irish people, and people who desperately want to be Irish people engaging in pub brawls and street parades. Even the Obamas celebrated in front of the White House. The building was illuminated in green for the occasion. […]
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New Online Calculator Shows R50,000 a Year Saving On A Scooter Instead Of A Car
05 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Look, hard evidence speaks for itself. In a world where petrol prices continue to soar, you simply cannot afford to keep ignoring the amazing affordability of a scooter. Not if you want to keep on choking down those Woolies heat and eat meals you’ve been getting full-figured on. Vespa’s nifty calculator works out how much […]
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Beautiful Aerial Photos Of Giant Google-Funded Solar Farm [GALLERY]
15 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
These black and white photographs are beautiful to look at. The problem is that they showcase a solar energy plant that has been caught up in a green energy debate.
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Greenpeace Puts Eskom Under New Management
23 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Activists from Greenpeace Africa, groundWork and Earthlife Africa JHB, this morning hoisted a banner and chained themselves to the entrance of Megawatt Park, Eskom’s headquarters in Johannesburg.
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Going Green Could Actually Save You Money [INFOGRAPHIC]
01 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Everyone is always harping on about saving the environment and living sustainable lives, yet it often seems that doing so would be more expensive than the typical lifestyle. A recent inforgraphic, compiled by paydayloan, suggests the complete opposite.
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Company Develops Waterless Fracking Technique
31 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
The controversial technique of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in its current form, may soon become a thing of the past. A company is busy guarding some rather interesting patents that promise to pave the way for safe fracking.
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Brazilian Prisoners Shave Time Off Their Sentence With Pedal Power
19 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In Brazil, the Santa Rita do Sapucaí prison has taken a new approach in its attempts to produce green energy – they’re harnessing the pedal work of their inmates.
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13-Year-Old Kenyan Boy Saves Cattle From Lions With Invention
20 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Wherever humans and wild animals come into close contact with one another, there will likely be negative consequences for one or the other, or both. 13-year-old Richard Turere, who lives in Empakasi, on the edge of the Nairobi National Park, just south of Nairobi, has invented a system that keeps his family’s cattle safe from lions that had previously sought an easy meal from their herd.
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49 Former NASA Scientists Ask NASA To Stop Lying
13 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A rather large group of former NASA scientists and astronauts have come together to express their distrust at the way NASA thinks about climate change. They’ve written a letter, in which they criticise the Goddard Institute For Space Studies for telling fibs about man-made carbon dioxide.
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Heartland Institute Paid Scientists To Discredit Climate Change Research
16 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A bunch of emails have been leaked from the Heartland Institute, the think tank vaguely infamous for being at once massively skeptical of climate change and funded by billionaire global warming deniers, the Koch Brothers. The emails suggest that the Institute has been paying scientists and bloggers to discredit climate change research.
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