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Grameen shakti - help poor people + protect the environment
Grameen Shakti, a nonprofit in Bangladesh that adeptly marries two goals: helping people escape poverty and protecting the planet. Grameen Shakti?the word comes from a Sanskrit root meaning energy, force or empowerment?has enabled as many as 2 million people in Bangladesh to light their homes using solar power. It has helped thousands more use chicken or cow dung either to make electricity or as a fuel in cook stoves that are efficient, safe and clean. - Read More
Tags : poverty sustainable development bangladesh
Topics : Organization
One latte needs 200 l of water
Here?s the breakdown, by liters, of the water needed to make that latte: 0.1 for the water itself 2.5 to make the plastic lid 5.5 to make the paper cup and sleeve 7.5 to grow the sugar 49.5 to feed the cows that make the milk 143 to grow the coffee That adds up to more than 200 liters of water to make a latte. - Read More
Topics : Water
Growing plants using seawater
Carl Hodges has a plan that may sound too good to be true. He wants to grow millions of acres of plants in the middle of the desert using seawater ? a plan that he says ultimately would lower rising sea levels, halt global warming and provide jobs for millions of people in developing countries. It might sound like a pipe dream, but the Tucsonan's concept is very real. In fact, it's sprouting in Sonora, Mexico, right now. - Read More
Tags : seawater biomass biofuels
Topics : Biology