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Aaron Freeman's Blog – March 2010 Archive (31)
Chinese Seniors at "Outdoor Gym" Generate Electricity For Local TVs
Six exercise bikes lined up in the street of Beijing's…
Added by Aaron Freeman on March 30, 2010 at 11:58pm — 6 Comments
Power generating exercise equipment - thanks agent Lucas!
There's are companies doing that or we…
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Added by Aaron Freeman on March 30, 2010 at 11:52pm — No Comments
Amnesty Int. - ISRAEL RATIONS PALESTINIANS TO TRICKLE OF WATER
Added by Aaron Freeman on March 30, 2010 at 11:34am — 1 Comment
'India plans 52 projects to control Pakistan's water'
BUREWALA – Chairman Indus Water Treaty Council Hafiz Zahoor-ul-Hassan Dahr has said that previous 131 rounds of talks between Pakistan and India under Indus Water Treaty bore no fruits and the latest dialogue would meet the same result.…
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Added by Aaron Freeman on March 30, 2010 at 11:30am — 1 Comment
Some food insecurity is man-made and intentional - Gaza
Don't mean to get too political but I think it worthwhile to note that the manipulation of food/hunger is a time-tested tool of the powerful.
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This food crisis requires no new tech, only a renewed political commitment to make the evildoers stop.
Added by Aaron Freeman on March 29, 2010 at 9:12pm — 9 Comments
Following Pan's lead. Here are some inspiring posts by some fine agents.
Wonderful post highlighting the creativity ingenuity of Africans inventors and entrepreneurs. http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blogs/afrigadgets-1?xg_source=activity
Think like a child
Some…
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Added by Aaron Freeman on March 29, 2010 at 8:14pm — 1 Comment
Chlorination: new urban clean water system for Haitian poor gets award by former President Clinton
Added by Aaron Freeman on March 29, 2010 at 10:47am — No Comments
Potters for Peace - No, Harry ain't involved... but it's sort of magic
Since 1998, Potters…
Added by Aaron Freeman on March 29, 2010 at 10:35am — No Comments
Water harvested from clouds in rural South Africa
The University of South Africa is launching another of its fog-harvesting systems in South Africa today, this one in the country's Eastern Cape…
ContinueAdded by Aaron Freeman on March 29, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments
Tata Swatch - world's cheapest water purifier?
Tata Chemicals today unveils ‘Tata Swach’ – a unique and innovative water purifier. Requiring no energy or running water to operate, an early version of the product first saw the light of day as part of the Tsunami relief efforts. Today, the replaceable filter-based product, which is entirely portable and based on low-cost natural ingredients, delivers safe… Continue
Added by Aaron Freeman on March 29, 2010 at 10:05am — No Comments
That Xmas lump of coal - it 's a water filter!
JB's discovered that by simply wrapping cloth around coal and running water through it, disease-causing agents (such as those responsible for dysentery and ch***ra) can be removed. This is simple, cost-effective, and feasible. Having tested his theories in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ethiopia, JB learned that particles larger than one micron in size could…
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Added by Aaron Freeman on March 29, 2010 at 9:55am — No Comments
Clean water from clay and cow manure
A handful of clay, yesterdays coffee grounds and some cow manure: the ingredients that could bring clean, safe drinking water to much of the third world. The simple new technology, developed by [Australia National University] materials scientist Mr. Tony…
Added by Aaron Freeman on March 28, 2010 at 6:31pm — 1 Comment
The 2020 - World Human Fountain Day
To celebrate this great people's victory, in dozens of major cities around the world people will form human fountains. They will don costumes,…
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Added by Aaron Freeman on March 26, 2010 at 8:16pm — 1 Comment
Bicycle purifier delivers clean water to the developing world
Added by Aaron Freeman on March 26, 2010 at 7:30pm — 5 Comments
Tree seeds could provide low-cost water purification for developing nations
Added by Aaron Freeman on March 26, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments
Watching: Blue Gold - World Water Wars
Added by Aaron Freeman on March 25, 2010 at 10:49pm — No Comments
Joined Ashoka.org
As my act of water security I chose to join http://www.ashoka.org/…
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Lifestraw Portable Personal Water Filtration System - this is cool!
Added by Aaron Freeman on March 25, 2010 at 10:22pm — No Comments
Introduction to Rainwater Harvesting
Rainwater
harvesting is a technology used for collecting and storing rainwater
from rooftops, the land surface or rock catchments using simple
techniques such as jars and pots as well as more complex techniques such
as underground check dams. The techniques usually found in Asia and
Africa arise from practices employed by ancient civilizations within
these regions and still serve as a major source of… Continue
harvesting is a technology used for collecting and storing rainwater
from rooftops, the land surface or rock catchments using simple
techniques such as jars and pots as well as more complex techniques such
as underground check dams. The techniques usually found in Asia and
Africa arise from practices employed by ancient civilizations within
these regions and still serve as a major source of… Continue
Added by Aaron Freeman on March 25, 2010 at 9:58pm — 2 Comments
A green party
We will dance to Ska tunes stored on my google handheld 3d video projector. The scene will be lit by hand-cranked lights we will dine on home grown veggies in soil nourished by compost quick-cooked in a composting machine powered by the sun.
Added by Aaron Freeman on March 22, 2010 at 7:19pm — 1 Comment
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This past weekend was the annual celebration at the lake house in Connecticut. It is amazing that the lake is still so clear and beautiful after all these years. The watershed association has done a wonderful job protecting these waters from the damaging effects of development.The wood grill was finally ready to cook on, so we didn't miss the propane tank fueled grill anymore. The food actually tasted fresher than in the past and was easy to keep fueled.Dad was very proud of the solar hybrid…See More
Stinging Nettle
In this blog post I will focus on a plant that is abundant in our nature, and which is immensely nutritious. It's of course the Stinging Nettle. Let's start with the chemical constituents of this plant:37 % Non-Nitrogen-Extracts19 - 29 % Ash9 - 21 % Fiber4 % Fat22 % ProteinOnce the leaves are drid, their protein content can reach an astounding 40 %, which is much higher than beef, which even under the best of circ**stances can never exceed 31 % protein. In addition the Stinging Nettle consists…See More
The meal
It is 7'oclock, I was late home from work due to an assignment that i wanted to get ahead on. By the time I get home I am feeling extremley tired and I cannot be bothered to make a proper meal. I walk to the fridge and open it to see what there is for me to eat. All of the out of date foodstuffs have been automaticaly thrown away by the fridge, they will be recycled tomorrow as animal feed or something. I see i have organic local eggs and some local cheese. Foods are vacc** sealded for easy…See More
Future
FutureToday is 2020/1/1. It is just like yesterday. The war is still continuing. It has started since 2010. In 2010, that year was a horrible year. Almost every energy ran out. Every country’s governments were crushed down at the same time. There were riots everywhere. All of the big company’s bosses were killed xdeadx in the riots. Troops fought each other everywhere. Food was bought up xawayx at once. There were no more food supplies in any shops. The economy was all crushed down. All the…See More
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