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October 1, 2012
Esource: Recycling, and cycling
Esource is the name of an idea proposed by Hal Watts to make a machine that uses the energy generated from cycling to shred electrical wires so finely that the inside copper and the outside rubber coating would be separated. This would eliminate the need for burning the wires which […]
October 1, 2012
African policymakers seek to reduce pollution for clean air
It was decided at a recent conference of high level government officials and policy makers in Accra, Ghana, that efficient ways to reduce the emissions of SLCPs (short-lived climate pollutants) would be devised. SLCPs include methane, black carbon (soot), tropospheric ozone, and many hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). According to Ghana’s Environment Minister […]
October 1, 2012
Organizations invest in CleanStar Mozambique
The Soros Economic Development Fund and the Industrialization Fund for Developing Countries recently announced that they would be investing approximately US$9 million in CleanStar Mozambique, the social enterprise which pioneered the use of cookstoves that run on cassava, do not produce smoke and hence reduce indoor air pollution. This investment […]
October 1, 2012
World LP Gas Association announces international programme
Cooking using LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas) produces no smoke filled with solid particles which are extremely harmful for health. However, cooking with LPG is not a luxury for people in the developing world. However, the World LP Gas Association (WLPGA) recently announced that it would soon be launching a five […]
October 1, 2012
Clean fuels & cookstoves for Haiti
This post enlists the scope and cause of CDi’s initiatives in scaling the use of clean cookstoves throughout the underserved households in Haiti, through a number of eco-enterprise projects and programmes. Read more here.
October 1, 2012
Nigeria: 100,000 die of IAP yearly
In Nigeria, about 100,000 people die from inhalation of fumes and cookstove generated smoke. This smoke thus is the third largest killer of people in Nigeria after AIDS and malaria. According to experts, even the people who are aware of this danger continue to use inefficient fuels and stoves due […]
October 1, 2012
India: Households opt for biomass fuelled stoves
As the Indian Government has restricted the supply of subsidized LPG cylinders to households, the households in villages around Quepem in Goa have turned to Biomethanation units that produce biogas from kitchen and vegetable waste. Read more here.
October 1, 2012
Pollutant Emissions and Energy Efficiency under Controlled Conditions for Household Biomass Cookstoves and Implications for Metrics Useful in Setting International Test Standards
Thus far, the initiatives for clean cookstoves aimed at reducing the amount of IAP (Indoor Air Pollution) that have failed, failed because of inadequate testing outcome in ‘field’ conditions. This study details the outcome of clean cookstove tests using six fuel types under ‘realistic’ conditions. Read more here and download […]
October 1, 2012
Food for Hungry has a successful deworming campaign in Burundi
According to the WHO, as many as 400 million children suffer from intestinal worms worldwide. The results are stunted growth, an irreversible phenomenon for children. Many regions in most developing nations have no easy or cost effective access to deworming. International charity Food for Hungry has furthered the goal of […]
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