solar energy
Lighting up Rwanda
Submitted by FreeplayFoundationTV on Tue, 2008-12-23 10:31.More than 500 million people in Africa have no access to electricity. The Freeplay Foundation provides wind-up and solar-powered lights to the poorest of the poor -- orphaned children in Rwanda. Meet some of the children who received their first Lifelights, on December 10. Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks and the Lemelson Foundation funded Freeplay Foundation's development of the Lifelights.
Transition to a Renewable Energy Future - Dr. Donald Aitken
Submitted by Ecological Opti... on Wed, 2008-01-23 18:32.
Dr. Donald Aitken ( http://www.donaldaitkenassociates.com/ ), physicist, solar architect and former lead scientist at the Union of Concerned of Concerned Scientists, talks about his certainty that we have all the tools and knowhow to make the shift to renewable energy sources right now.
Bio Liberty: Energy Is Freedom
Submitted by FluxRostrum on Tue, 2007-12-18 10:23.19 min. ~ Download iPod ~ Full Screen ~ Bandwidth Challenged ~
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The Bio Liberty relief / redevelopment camp in Slidell Louisiana is pioneering sustainable, off the grid, weather resistant and affordable housing solutions for the hurricane ravaged Gulf Coast region. The property itself was a landing/launching pad for numerous groups of grassroots hurricane relief workers and is now being developed as a model for Solar, Geothermal and BioDiesel powered communities.