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HEDON newsletter (27/06/2006)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. [top] [end]FEATURED HEDON SUBSCRIBERIn HEDON's first feature article on the amazing work of our subscribers, we look at the dedicated efforts of Robert Flanagan, who has committed himself to transforming international scientific research on soil, agriculture, and renewable energy into a workable system, first, for farmers in China, and then, the world. This arrangement, itself utilizing ancient soil practices in Brazil, is based on the science of converting biomass into bio-fuels and nutrient-rich high-carbon fertilizer, allowing for the soil on which bio-energy crops are grown to not only be restored, but actually improved given the unique make-up of the resultant fertilizer. Better yet, the process is both carbon negative and applicable the world over. The full article can be viewed at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/view/724/news.htm [top] [end]LATEST NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
This newsletter is concerned with energy utilisation and technologies in the developing world. For a list of articles, plus a link. . . More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/723/news.htm
For the past two to three decades, improving the efficiency of cookstoves has been one of the major goals of household energy practitioners - Lexa Laurance asks why the cooking vessel has received so little attention? More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/722/news.htm
Shah Zulfiqar Haider, PEng, offers insight, in a new report, based on his own experience as General Manager of the Comilla Rural Electric Society-2. More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/721/news.htm
Using plants rather than oil or coal to produce fuels and chemicals could play an essential role in reducing the world's dependence on fossil fuels, according to a group of scientists from the UK and the USA .... More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/720/news.htm
The Ashden Awards reward outstanding initiatives that use sustainable technologies to meet the needs of local communities and, at the same time, radically improve quality of life and address the urgent challenge of climate change. Six organizations from among five categories were each awarded a #30,000 prize to continue their efforts; runners-up each received a #10,000 prize. More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/718/news.htm
The campaign calls for international action to address indoor air pollution. More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/717/news.htm
Energy is essential to meet our most basic needs: cooking, boiling water, lighting and heating. It is also a prerequisite for good health - a reality that has been largely ignored by the world community. This report calls for action. More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/711/news.htm
An EPA contractor plans to conduct an external peer review workshop to review the external review draft document titled, 'A Framework for Assessing Health Risks of Environmental Exposures to Children' (EPA/600/R-05/093A). More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/710/news.htm
Held on June 2-3, 2006, in Krakow, Poland, this conference conducted an assessment of the the weight of evidence, etc., on the effects of prenatal and early postnatal exposure to ambient and indoor pollutants such as PAH, PM.... More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/edit/709/news.htm
The Journal of Human Ecology: International Interdisciplinary Journal of Man-Environment Relationship will have a special issue on Ecology, Energy and Sustainable Livelihoods - articles are invited. Deadline 31st January 2007. More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/edit/707/news.htm
A report by Dr. Siddhartha Sarkar, from Dinhata College, India, explores the link between biomass fuels and health. More details online at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/edit/714/news.htm
Philips Research announced the end of successful trials of a woodstove for cooking in communities currently relying on less efficient means. The stove cuts the smoke and toxic emissions which are claimed to cause 1.6 million deaths a year. It also burns more efficiently to reduce the load on the existing energy supply chain, without involving dependence on non-renewable energy sources. The stove could benefit up to 300 million families in the world's poorest regions. Online link at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/763/links.htm Do you have relevant household energy news? Please send your household energy news items us by return email! [top] [end]PUBLICATION LIBRARY
This document is a brief report of the activities and outcome of discussions at the First Meeting of the Network of Experts on Domestic Biogas, held on April 5-6, 2006, in Hanoi, Vietnam. MEETING SUMMARY: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/view/238/library.htm Conference presentations on biogas promotion in individual countries are also available for download: BANGLADESH: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/view/229/library.htm CAMBODIA: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/241/library.htm CHINA: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/view/231/library.htm INDIA: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/240/library.htm LAO PDR: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/view/233/library.htm NEPAL: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/view/234/library.htm RWANDA: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/235/library.htm VIETNAM: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/236/library.htm Do you have relevant household energy publications? We are happy to include your papers and reports on our database. Please email them to us! [top] [end]LINKS
One-third of the world's population relies on biomass (wood, dung and crop residue) for cooking. The costs are extremely high and unsustainable: environmental degradation, economic hardship and disease. Solar cooking with new technology like Solar Household Energy's HotPot solar oven offers practical, affordable, long-term relief. Sunshine sufficient to power solar ovens is available in some 67 countries. A non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, SHE, Inc., seeks to harness free enterprise to introduce solar cooking to improve quality of life and relieve stress on the environment. We are working both with private entities and local NGOs to establish the sustainable distribution of efficient, economical solar cooking technology. Working with these groups, SHE, Inc., designs and oversees training and distribution projects in targeted areas in Mexico, Central America and Africa. Training is provided to users and community instructors. Surveys generally are conducted before, during and after projects to measure success. The activities of SHE, Inc., have been supported through grants from the World Bank's Development Marketplace and the Environmental Protection Agency. Online link at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/762/links.htm
EcoSecurities, the leading buyer of carbon credits Online link at: http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/759/links.htm Do you have relevant household energy links? Please send details to us by return email! -- This newsletter was brought to you by the HEDON Household Energy Network. For further information please visit our website at http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/index.htm or email us with your contributions, comments and suggestions. Categories: HEDON Newsletters | |
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