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Amazon destruction increasing alarmingly
According to a report from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, Amazon destruction jumped 228% in August 2008, compared to August 2007. That equates to at least 757 square kilometers compared to 230 square kilometers the August before. - Read More
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Single largest consumer of energy
As the single largest energy consumer in the world, the US Defense Department...
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A 6 billion Indian rural energy opportunity
A $6 billion rural lighting/cooking opportunity seems to be lying untapped in the country early 60 per cent of India's rural population is without electricity and continues to use primitive, wood-based methods to cook food. What an opportunity! - Read More
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60% of Indian villages do not have electricity
60% of Indian villages do not have electricity. This situation could undergo a sea-change with far reaching implications if due attention is paid to the development of low-cost lighting and cooking technologies with the help of biofuels, biomass gassifier-based microturbines, nano-engines and other technologies, says energy systems expert Anil K Rajvanshi (2005 article) - Read More
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More than 2 billion people have no access to...
...electricity!
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Community gardens
There are lots of community gardens available in North America
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Urban farming factoids
Some aspects and examples of urban farming - green roofs, earthworks urban farms, Some 800 million city dwellers worldwide grow food while 200 million earn from farming in the cities!
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100 mile diet
This concept implies using food that has been produced within a 100 miles of your home
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