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HEDON newsletter (15/02/2007)

Welcome to the email newsletter of the HEDON Household Energy Network. We hope you will find the information below interesting and useful. Please feel free to forward this email to others that may be interested.

Do you have household energy news, events, publications, website links or market information relevant to HEDON members? Please send them to us by simply replying to this email.

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Contains 15 new documents. Showing first 10. Visit http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/news.htm for the full list.

  • YOUR HELP NEEDED - LOBBY YOUR COUNTRY DELEGATES TO CSD15 TO GET
ACTION ON CLEAN INDOOR AIR

Join the HEDON Network and others and increase the attention given at the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD 15) meeting to the severe risks of using inefficiently burned biomass and coal for cooking in developing countries

More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/852/news.htm

  • GETTING INVOLVED IN THE HEDON HOUSEHOLD ENERGY NETWORK!
HEDON needs volunteers with all sorts of skills to help build, maintain and get the most out of our site and services. Help to build this "exciting-and-full-of-useful-people-and-information" network!

More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/851/news.htm

  • 500 EUROS AVAILABLE FOR BEST CASE STUDY ON HOW ENERGY CAN
SUPPORT POVERTY REDUCTION

WISIONS has launched its new PREP-call on the topic 'Sustainable Energy for Poverty Reduction'. Up to 5 good practice projects will be chosen for publication and will receive a grant of 500 Euros.

More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/850/news.htm

  • FOUNDATION ENSEMBLE SEEKS TO FUND PROJECTS RELATED TO SOLAR
COOKING

Foundation Ensemble seeks to fund projects dedicated to spread the technique of Solar Cooking. Deadline May 2007.

More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/849/news.htm

  • INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR: COCINAS PARA UNA VIDA MEJOR - STOVES FOR
A BETTER LIFE

An exciting international seminar will take place in La Paz, Bolivia, on the 5-7th March 2007 and there is a current call for those that would like to attend or participate at the seminar.

More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/848/news.htm

  • WORLD CHALLENGE 2007
World Challenge 2007, in association with Shell, is a global competition that seeks out projects and businesses that not only make a profit, but also put something back into the community.

More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/847/news.htm

  • ACP-EC ENERGY FACILITY-RESULTS OF CONCEPT NOTE EVALUATION
The step 2 of the evaluation of proposals for the EUEF has now been completed and 169 proposals have been accepted for detailed evaluation.

More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/846/news.htm

  • INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC) REPORT
PUBLISHED

Climatic changes seen around the world are "very likely" to have a human cause, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded.

More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/845/news.htm

  • ARE WOMEN ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO POLLUTION THAN MEN?
A women's coronary arteries are smaller and this might render them more vulnerable. The University of Washington team said each 10 microgram rise was matched by a 76% rise in the chances of dying from heart disease or stroke.

More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/844/news.htm

  • SCIENTISTS PREDICT THE EARTH WILL WARM BY 1.4 - 5.8C BY 2100
Scientists blame the Greenhouse effect partly on the increasing amounts of certain gases emitted by fossil fuel burning and other human activities. So what happens if we go on burning fossil fuel and not heed the warnings? To find out read the details

More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/843/news.htm

Do you have relevant household energy news? Please send your household energy news items us by return email!

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Contains 1 new documents.

  • WORLD ENERGY OUTLOOK
See the chapter on Energy and Cooking in Developing Countries in the 2006 edition.

Online link at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/798/links.htm

Do you have relevant household energy links? Please send details to us by return email!

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