Whale Coast Conservation Expo |
Are Are you committing the ‘energy crime’ and you don’t even realise it? Just how fast will the kids have to turn a merry-go-round to boil the water for that cuppa? Have you ever wondered how a generator works? What about using the energy in the waves of Walker Bay for our long-term energy needs? How can you save money on your electricity costs? The answers are all at Whale Coast Conservation’s Energy Expo. What’s on at the Expo? The Energy Expo is a fun, interactive experience. It educates and informs through hands-on displays. And what’s more, it’s free! For example, kids can experience their food energy converted to muscle energy, which is converted to kinetic energy, which is then converted into electrical energy to light up the TV. Or put more simply, come and play on the merry-go-round, and let your brain light up. Come and see a working model of a wave-energy proposal that could change the face of the Overstrand. Ponder, while you watch, the possibilities of cutting your electricity bills by 30%. There are solar powered toys and wind-driven toys to delight the young (and young at heart); a bungee-jumping bear, a biogas generator to turn your waste to gold (well not quite, but pretty valuable cooking gas); and maybe even some dancing girls. Since man discovered how to use coal to fuel steam engines, our dependence on energy-driven technology has increased to the extent that we are now addicted to fossil fuels. Like all addiction this is not healthy – not healthy for the planet and not healthy for our future on it. This energy-driven technology has enabled man, in 200 short years, to use up more of Earth’s resources than the amount lost since the birth of mankind. And the loss is growing exponentially. Accompanied by an ever-increasing population, this exploitation has now reached 150% of the carrying capacity of the planet and carbon and other emissions are contributing to global climate change with serious consequences. |